| 100% | SCOTLAND | 8 | Glasgow's country that hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1970, 1986, and 2014 |
| 66% | ENGLAND | 7 | Birmingham's country that hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1934 and 2002 |
| 65% | CANADA | 6 | Victoria's country that hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1930, 1954, 1978, and 1994 |
| 65% | AUSTRALIA | 9 | Sydney's country that hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1938, 1962, 1982, 2006, and 2018 |
| 64% | NEW | 3 | ___ Zealand, Auckland's country that hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1950, 1974, and 1990 |
| 60% | INDIA | 5 | Delhi's country that hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010 |
| 46% | MALAYSIA | 8 | Kuala Lumpur's country that was the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games in 1998 |
| 43% | GLASGOW | 7 | City that hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games |
| 43% | JAPAN | 5 | Tokyo's country that has hosted the Summer Olympics twice, in 1964 and 2020 |
| 42% | GREAT | 5 | ___ Britain, London's country that has hosted the Summer Olympics thrice, in 1908, 1948, and 2012 |
| 40% | CHINA | 5 | Beijing's country that has hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008 and the Winter Olympics in 2022 |
| 39% | GREECE | 6 | Athens' country that has hosted the Summer Olympics twice, in 1896 and 2004 |
| 36% | JAPAN | 5 | Country that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics and will host the 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 36% | ISR | 3 | Country that hosts the Maccabiah Games every four years, the next being next year (abbr.) |
| 36% | GHANA | 5 | Country that eliminated the U.S.A. in both the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups |
| 35% | ANGOLA | 6 | Luanda's country that was the host nation for the World Environment Day in 2016 |
| 35% | CANADA | 6 | Ottawa's country that was the host nation for the World Environment Day in 2017 |
| 35% | USSR | 4 | Country that underwent perestroika in the eighties and nineties: Abbr. |
| 34% | UNITEDSTATES | 12 | Country that will host the 2028 Olympics . . . and a collective description of the letter pair abbreviations in the starred clues' answers |
| 34% | CHICAGO | 7 | Illinois city that hosted the 39-Across in 1893 and 1933 |
| 34% | INDIA | 5 | New Delhi's country that was the host nation for the World Environment Day in 2018 |
| 33% | SWEDEN | 6 | Country that was defeated in its bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics |
| 33% | MEX | 3 | Host of the 1970 and 1986 World Cup: Abbr. |
| 33% | OLYMPIANS | 9 | Those who compete in the Summer and Winter games |
| 33% | INKLE | 5 | Company that created "80 Days" which was Time Magazine's Game of the Year in 2014 |
| 33% | MALTA | 5 | European country that didn't participate in the Winter Olympics until 2014 |
| 33% | HANGOVER | 8 | 2014 song by K-pop's Psy and Snoop Dogg that was featured in the Marvel film "Black Panther" |
| 33% | AUSTRALIA | 9 | A Commonwealth and the largest country in Oceania |
| 33% | GREECE | 6 | Country that hosted the 2004 Olympics |
| 33% | USA | 3 | Country that hosts the Grammys: Abbr. |