| 100% | CLUE | 4 | Game played on a board, unlike 15-Across, 17-Across, 27-Across, 35-Across, 45-Across, and 47-Across |
| 41% | SPINTHEDREIDEL | 14 | Play a game during Hanukkah ... with a hint to 15-, 21-, 42- and 47-Across |
| 38% | RISK | 4 | War game played on a board |
| 38% | GOODOMENS | 9 | Amazon series starring 15-Across/17-Across and 45-Across/47-Across based on a novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (2 wds.) |
| 37% | DRAUGHTS | 8 | Game played on a chequered board |
| 37% | RISK | 4 | Board game played on a map |
| 37% | CHESS | 5 | Game played on a 64-square board |
| 36% | CHINESECHECKERS | 15 | Board game played on a big hexagram |
| 36% | TICTACTOE | 9 | Game played on a 3-by-3 board |
| 36% | SNOOKER | 7 | Game played with a cue and 15 red balls |
| 36% | SHOGI | 5 | Two-player game, popular in Japan, also known as the Game of Generals and played on a 9 x 9 board |
| 35% | BILLIARDS | 9 | Game played on a table with a cue stick and balls |
| 35% | ELMERSGLUE | 10 | What a kid might use to hold 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across together |
| 35% | COLORCOMMENTARY | 15 | Broadcast booth analysis … or a hint to 17-, 27- and 47-Across |
| 35% | MAKEMINEADOUBLE | 15 | Drink order on a tough day, and a hint to what's in 17-, 22-, 37- and 47-Across |
| 34% | INTHETANK | 9 | On a losing streak, or where to find 17-, 28-, and 47-Across |
| 34% | MIDDLEAMERICA | 13 | Heartland, and a hint to 20-, 27-, 35- and 45-Across |
| 34% | PACHISI | 7 | Game from India played on a cross-shaped board |
| 34% | RISK | 4 | Board game that's played on a world map |
| 34% | THEPRICEISRIGHT | 15 | Classic game show … or a hint to 17-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 34% | RISK | 4 | Popular board game that's played with armies on a map ... and the theme connecting 21a, 40a, 47a, 9d, and 38d |
| 34% | DOUBLEPLAY | 10 | Diamond feat ... and a hint to 17-, 21-, 35-, 47- and 59-Across |
| 34% | SPRINGROLLS | 11 | Chinese appetizers ... or a punny description of 17-, 28-, 35- and 45-Across |
| 33% | BILLIARDS | 9 | Game played with a long stick and balls on a table |
| 33% | POLO | 4 | Game played on horseback with a long mallet and a ball |
| 33% | SHUFFLEBOARD | 12 | Game played on a floor or table, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 33% | MIDDLENAME | 10 | What 50-Across is ... or a clue to 17-, 29-, 35- and 45-Across |
| 33% | CONNECTFOUR | 11 | Game involving dropping discs ... or a description of 17-, 30-, 37-, and 45-Across? |
| 33% | FRIENDSTOTHEEND | 15 | Lifelong companions, and a feature of 17-, 27-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 33% | BOCCE | 5 | Game played on a 91' x 13' court |