| 100% | LEE | 3 | Gymnast Suni ___ (this year's Olympic all-around winner) |
| 46% | WAY | 3 | This year's Nationals, who went all the ___ |
| 40% | LEE | 3 | Gymnast Suni with six Olympic medals |
| 39% | USA | 3 | Winner of all but three Olympic women's basketball championships (Abbr.) |
| 39% | USA | 3 | Winner of all but three Olympic women's basketball championships: Abbr. |
| 39% | LEE | 3 | Olympic gymnast Suni |
| 37% | SUNILEE | 7 | U.S. gymnast who won Olympic gold in women's all-around |
| 37% | ITGIRL | 6 | This year's starlet |
| 37% | SRS | 3 | This year's grads |
| 37% | NESTGENERATION | 14 | This year's hatchlings? |
| 36% | NEWCROP | 7 | This year's recruits, figuratively |
| 35% | BILES | 5 | Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone who was Time's Athlete of the Year in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | YAMASHITA | 9 | Haruhiro —, artistic gymnast; 1964 Olympic men's vault and team all-around gold medallist |
| 35% | NASTIALIUKIN | 12 | American gymnast who was the 2008 Olympic All-Around gold medalist (2 wds.) |
| 35% | CARLYPATTERSON | 14 | American gymnast who was the 2004 Olympic All-Around gold medalist (2 wds.) |
| 35% | GABBYDOUGLAS | 12 | American gymnast who was the 2012 Olympic All-Around gold medalist (2 wds.) |
| 35% | SUNISALEE | 9 | Hmong American gymnast who was the 2020 Olympic all-around champion |
| 34% | TORI | 4 | "Silent All These Years" singer Amos |
| 34% | AMOS | 4 | "Silent All These Years" singer Tori |
| 33% | DAYS | 4 | There are around 365 of these in a year |
| 33% | LEE | 3 | Gymnast Suni of Team U.S.A. |
| 33% | LEE | 3 | Olympic medal-winning gymnast Suni ___ |
| 33% | NASTIA | 6 | 2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Liukin |
| 33% | TOKYO | 5 | Host city of this year's Olympics |
| 33% | DRDRE | 5 | Performer at this year's Super Bowl |
| 33% | RITAMORENO | 10 | Onetime winner of all the awards in this puzzle's theme |
| 33% | ROMA | 4 | Best Foreign Language Film winner at this year's Oscars |
| 32% | HOST | 4 | Stephen Colbert, for this year's 8-Across |
| 32% | TOMMYTUTONE | 11 | Group that sang this year's red herring |
| 32% | SIMONEBILES | 11 | Olympic gold medal gymnast who was Time's Athlete of the Year in 2021 (2 wds.) |