| 100% | GEHRIG | 6 | First baseman Lou whose record of consecutive games was broken by Cal Ripken Jr. |
| 41% | ORIOLEPARK | 10 | Where Cal Ripken broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive games record |
| 32% | MARKSPITZ | 9 | American swimmer whose 1972 Olympic record of seven golds was broken by 31a: 2 wds. |
| 29% | PIPP | 4 | First baseman Wally most famous for being replaced by Lou Gehrig |
| 29% | CAL | 3 | He broke Lou's record for consecutive games played |
| 28% | ROYEMERSON | 10 | Australian tennis player whose record of six Australian Open wins was tied by 32-Across in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 27% | KURTISBLOW | 10 | Singer whose 1980 single "The Breaks" was the first gold record rap song |
| 27% | ETNA | 4 | Mountain whose volcanic eruption was first recorded by Diodorus Siculus in 425 BC |
| 26% | COUNTERSTRIKE | 13 | Series of first-person shooter video games whose latest instalment is "Global Offensive" : Hyph. |
| 26% | JEWOF | 5 | & 9D The —, drama in blank verse by Christopher Marlowe whose first recorded performance was in 1592 |
| 26% | RIVERPHOENIX | 12 | "Stand by Me" actor whose first name is a medium-sized body of water: 2 wds. |
| 25% | CARLPERKINS | 11 | Singer known as "The King of Rockabilly" whose first hit singles were with Sun Records (2 wds.) |
| 25% | DISTRICTOF | 10 | & 13D Novel trilogy by John Dos Passos whose first part was 1939's Adventures of a Young Man |
| 25% | OBAMA | 5 | President whose popular-vote record was broken by Joe Biden in 2020 |
| 24% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | Singer known as the "The King of Rock and Roll" whose first hit singles were with Sun Records (2 wds.) |
| 24% | BEP | 3 | ___ Guidolin, former NHL player who holds the record of being the youngest player to play his first NHL game at only 16 years, 337 days |
| 24% | WOMEN | 5 | "Little ___," written by Louisa May Alcott, following the lives of four sisters, whose first part is set during the Christmas period |
| 24% | ZZTOP | 5 | Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle |
| 24% | BRUCE | 5 | ___ Smith, defensive end who was selected first overall draft pick by the Bills and is a record holder of 200 career sacks |
| 23% | DOOM | 4 | First-person shooter game released in 1993 by id Software which is considered to be one of the most influential video games of all time |
| 23% | PETESAMPRAS | 11 | A retired American tennis legend whose record of 14 titles was only surpassed by Federer in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 23% | LOTTO | 5 | Game of chance whose results are often televised |
| 23% | ASTRODOME | 9 | Stadium whose first homer was hit by Mickey Mantle in an exhibition game in 1965 |
| 23% | PRINCEFIELDER | 13 | First baseman whose father Cecil was a 14-year Major Leaguer: 2 wds. |
| 23% | USAIN | 5 | First name of a sprinter whose surname is Bolt |
| 23% | UNO | 3 | Game whose name is shouted out by its players |
| 23% | MUSICBINGO | 10 | Game whose object is to get lots of hits |
| 23% | KITHARINGTON | 12 | "Game of Thrones" actor whose first name is also the term for a baby fox: 2 wds. |
| 23% | LOUGEHRIG | 9 | Yankees first baseman (1923-1939) whose jersey #4 was retired: 2 wds. |