| 100% | YIPS | 4 | Golfer's putting jitters, with "the" |
| 76% | YIPS | 4 | Golfer's putting woes, with "the" |
| 61% | YIPS | 4 | Golfer's involuntary wrist spasms while putting, with "the" |
| 57% | IBM | 3 | Company with the slogan "Let's put smart to work" |
| 57% | IBM | 3 | Tech company with the slogan "Let's put smart to work" |
| 55% | SEND | 4 | Put in with the outgoing mail |
| 53% | SCORPIO | 7 | Zodiac starts with the letter S |
| 51% | TESLA | 5 | Car company with the models S and X |
| 51% | TESLA | 5 | Automaker with the Model S and Model X |
| 49% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Golfer who won the 2008 U.S. Open with a double fracture in his tibia: 2 wds. |
| 49% | DONTBIGEMPTY | 12 | With 45 Across, a query put to Bob Hope in 1939's The Cat and the Canary |
| 48% | SAMSNEAD | 8 | US golfer with a sidewinder putting technique |
| 48% | KERR | 4 | Golfer Cristie with 20 wins on the LPGA Tour |
| 48% | SPIN | 4 | With 22-Across, prepares to put on the line |
| 48% | URUGUAY | 7 | S. American country with the longest anthem |
| 48% | STROKE | 6 | Golfer's putt or drive |
| 48% | HOLED | 5 | Sank the putt, with "out" |
| 47% | MEANING | 7 | With 18-Across, it puts the fun in a pun |
| 47% | STACY | 5 | With 36-Across, 2013 Women's British Open winner who received the Best Female Golfer ESPY Award in 2013 |
| 47% | PONCHO | 6 | S. American top with a slit for the head |
| 46% | DUSTIN | 6 | With 49-Across, American golfer who won the 2020 Masters Tournament |
| 46% | SCOTTIE | 7 | With 26-Across, American golfer who won the 2022 Masters Tournament |
| 46% | HIDEKI | 6 | With 36-Across, Japanese golfer who won the 2021 Masters Tournament |
| 46% | MTWTF | 5 | Series often seen with S's on the ends |
| 46% | PLURALS | 7 | Generally, words with an added s at the end |
| 46% | TAPIN | 5 | Golfer's gimme putt: Hyph. |
| 45% | IRONSHOT | 8 | Golfer's approach from the fairway |
| 45% | YIPS | 4 | Golfer's case of the nerves |
| 45% | EDUCATE | 7 | Instill with the three R's |
| 45% | BEACHBOYS | 9 | Surf's Up singers, with the |