| 100% | SUDOKU | 6 | Game typically with 81 squares |
| 55% | SUDOKU | 6 | Diversion with 81 squares |
| 55% | SUDOKU | 6 | Puzzle with 81 squares |
| 52% | BINGO | 5 | Game with 24 numbered squares |
| 47% | BINGO | 5 | Game with a free center square |
| 47% | BINGO | 5 | Game with 25 squares |
| 46% | PONG | 4 | Game with a square ball |
| 45% | CHESS | 5 | Game with 32 black squares and 32 white squares |
| 45% | BINGO | 5 | Game with a "Free Space" square in the middle |
| 45% | SCRABBLE | 8 | Board game with Triple Word Score squares |
| 45% | HOPSCOTCH | 9 | Sidewalk game with squares to jump on |
| 44% | BOGGLE | 6 | Word game with square of lettered dice |
| 44% | SCRABBLE | 8 | Word game with Double and Triple Letter squares |
| 43% | HOPSCOTCH | 9 | Children's game with a stone and chalked squares |
| 43% | SCRABBLE | 8 | 15 x 15 word game with triple-word squares |
| 42% | TICTACTOE | 9 | Three-in-a-row X-and-O game with squares |
| 41% | PONG | 4 | Video game with a square ball |
| 39% | OTHELLO | 7 | Game with a 64-square board |
| 39% | HOPSCOTCH | 9 | Kids' pavement game with chalked squares |
| 39% | NBA | 3 | With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 38% | BLACKJACK | 9 | *Casino game associated with the sum of this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 38% | BLOKUS | 6 | Board game with 400 squares, 84 tiles in 21 shapes |
| 37% | HOPSCOTCH | 9 | Chalk and pavement game with numbered squares |
| 36% | SLOE | 4 | With 81-Across, fruity liqueur |
| 36% | PONG | 4 | Atari video game with a square ball and rectangular paddles |
| 36% | CHESS | 5 | Word that refers to a strategic board game with black-and-white squares, and ends with "ss" |
| 36% | SHOGI | 5 | Game played on an 81-square board |
| 36% | LASERTAG | 8 | Game typically played in the dark |
| 36% | POST | 4 | With 81-Down, like some recoveries |
| 36% | ALLEY | 5 | With 81-Across, flashy basketball play |