| 100% | ATEAM | 5 | Group of athletes who don't warm the bench: Hyph. |
| 41% | OUTSIDERS | 9 | People who don't belong to the group |
| 39% | ATEAM | 5 | Most talented group of athletes: Hyph. |
| 37% | OUTSIDERS | 9 | People who aren't part of the group |
| 37% | ALIST | 5 | Group of the most sought-after celebrities: Hyph. |
| 37% | SONINKE | 7 | Group of people who founded the Ghana Empire |
| 37% | AMATEURS | 8 | Athletes who don't play professionally |
| 36% | ASHE | 4 | Athlete who wrote the 1993 memoir “Days of Grace” |
| 36% | AMATEURS | 8 | Athletes who don't compete for pay |
| 36% | ASHE | 4 | Athlete who posthumously won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1993 |
| 36% | AROD | 4 | Athlete who is now the chairman of Presidente beer, informally |
| 35% | MADONNA | 7 | The queen of pop who sang hits like "Papa Don't Preach" |
| 35% | HERD | 4 | Group of sheep or the last four letters of who guides them? |
| 34% | PEANUTGALLERY | 13 | Group of kids who were the live audience for 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | KEVINJORGESON | 13 | Athlete who reached the top of 26-Across on January 14: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TOMMYCALDWELL | 13 | Athlete who reached the top of 26-Across on January 14: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SIEGEL | 6 | Don who directed "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," 1956 |
| 34% | SKIMASK | 7 | Item that can warm the face of a winter athlete: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TEENA | 5 | Brandon who's the subject of "Boys Don't Cry" |
| 34% | CASTANEDA | 9 | Carlos who wrote The Teachings of Don Juan |
| 33% | RONALDO | 7 | Athlete who's posted three of the 10 most liked Instagram posts of all time |
| 33% | ODDMANOUT | 9 | Person who differs from the rest of the group |
| 33% | FELIX | 5 | Allyson ___, Olympic athlete who is one of the top medal winners for the USA |
| 33% | SIT | 3 | Warm the bench |
| 33% | TEAM | 4 | Group of athletes |
| 33% | SITS | 4 | Warms the bench |
| 33% | SAT | 3 | Warmed the bench |
| 33% | SATOUT | 6 | Warmed the bench |
| 33% | TEAMS | 5 | Groups of athletes |
| 33% | UHOH | 4 | "I don't like the sound of that" (Hyph.) |