| 100% | STYMIE | 6 | Former situation on a golf green in which an opponent's ball blocked the line between the hole and the ball about to be played |
| 31% | TENPINBOWLING | 13 | Popular sport played with a ball that has three holes and whose history has been traced back to the Egyptians living in 3200 BCE: 3 wds. |
| 30% | STYMIE | 6 | Golf green problem prior to 1938 when one player's ball is blocking the path of the other player's route to the hole |
| 29% | BURNT | 5 | The 2015 film in which Bradley Cooper is on a mission to earn his former culinary glory |
| 29% | BAULK | 5 | In croquet, either of the two lines from which a ball is struck into play |
| 28% | THREESOME | 9 | Golf match between a single player and two others, who play alternate strokes on the same ball |
| 28% | PIN | 3 | In golf, the flagpole marking the hole on a green |
| 27% | MASSE | 5 | Billiards stroke in which the cue is held nearly vertically to make the cue ball swerve round a ball obstructing a clear shot on the object ball |
| 27% | ICE | 3 | ___ hockey, Winter Olympic sport in which two teams use sticks to shoot a rubber puck and was first played in the 19th century |
| 27% | GREEN | 5 | Where the hole and flagstick are, on a golf course |
| 27% | ALL | 3 | "___ in the Family," TV show about a working class man and his family, which is ranked 9th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" |
| 27% | TIME | 4 | What's seen on a clock ... and an invisible ingredient for farmers to grow the crops you see in the puzzle |
| 27% | FAIRWAY | 7 | Area of shorter grass between the tee and green of a golf hole |
| 27% | CUP | 3 | Metal container in the hole on a golf green |
| 27% | DONNIEWAHLBERG | 14 | New Kids on the Block singer who played Detective Danny Reagan on 48-Across and will reprise the role in a new series in 2025 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | NEWLOOK | 7 | Name by which the women's fashion lines Corolle and Huit, introduced in 1947 by Christian Dior, came to be known |
| 26% | KICKBOXING | 10 | Martial art in which the hands and feet are used for striking an opponent |
| 25% | BUGHOUSE | 8 | Chess variant played by four players on two boards, in which captured pieces on one board are moved to the other |
| 25% | ENDPLAY | 7 | Tactical play in the last few tricks of a game of bridge forcing an opponent to make a particular lead |
| 25% | THESALESMAN | 11 | 2016 drama about a married couple performing in an Arthur Miller play that was the second Iranian film to win an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film (2 wds.) |
| 25% | NATO | 4 | An alliance between American and European forces, that played a big part in the occupation of Afghanistan: Abbr |
| 25% | THATSAKEEPER | 12 | Happy cry on a fishing trip, and what can be said about the end of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 25% | WARTS | 5 | Bumps that are often seen on toads and also a feature of Shrek's anatomy as an ogre in the book |
| 25% | CRICKET | 7 | Sport that originated in England and is played with a bat and ball between teams of eleven |
| 25% | BRUCEALMIGHTY | 13 | Jim Carrey's fantasy comedy film which broke the Memorial Day opening weekend record and in which he gets a chance to be God: 2 wds. |
| 25% | RAGNAROK | 8 | Superhero film "Thor: ___," which is a sequel to the "Thor" films, and released in 2017 |
| 25% | SAFEHOUSE | 9 | 2012 film in which Denzel Washington plays a former CIA agent thought to be a traitor: 2 wds. |
| 25% | PERISCOPE | 9 | Tubular optical device allowing a viewer to see objects which are not directly in the line of sight |
| 25% | AMERICANGODS | 12 | Television series based on 45a's novel which is about Shadow Moon, a former convict and Mr. Wednesday, a con artist: 2 wds. |
| 24% | DIABOLO | 7 | Game in which a spinning top is thrown and caught on a cord fastened to two hand-held sticks |