| 100% | FLOOREXERCISE | 13 | Gymnastics event won by 40-Across at the 18-Across and five times at the World Championships (2 wds.) |
| 44% | BERNHARDRUSSI | 13 | Skier from the country in 18a who has won two gold medals in the "Downhill" event at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MARIOANDRETTI | 13 | The only driver to win the Indy 500, Daytona 500, and Formula One World Championship: 2 wds. |
| 40% | GREGGPOPOVICH | 13 | NBA coach for the Spurs who won the championship five times, including 2014: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MISSYFRANKLIN | 13 | Five-time Olympic swimming gold medalist who won Female Athlete of the Year at the 2011 and 2012 Golden Goggle Awards: 2 wds. |
| 40% | TORONTORAPTORS | 14 | Team led by 18-Across and 44-Across to the franchise's first NBA championship (2 wds.) |
| 39% | GEORGEFOREMAN | 13 | Boxer who won the IBF and WBA heavyweight championships at 45 in 1994: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RINGS | 5 | Men's artistic gymnastics event won by Eleftherios Petrounias at the 2016 Olympics |
| 39% | RINGS | 5 | Men's artistic gymnastics event won by Liu Yang at the 2020 Olympics |
| 39% | MANNYPACQUIAO | 13 | Boxer who won the WBA Super welterweight championship at 40 in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 39% | POMMEL | 6 | — horse, individual men's gymnastics event won by Krisztian Berki at the 2012 Olympics |
| 39% | PARALLEL | 8 | & 5D Men's artistic gymnastics event won by Oleg Verniaiev at the 2016 Olympics |
| 39% | NCAAWOMENS | 10 | With 40-Across, sport whose annual tournament was won this past Tuesday by the University of Connecticut, for the tenth time: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MEGANRAPINOE | 12 | US player who won the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball at the 2019 World Cup: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JERRYKOOSMAN | 12 | Starting pitcher who won Game 2 and Game 5 (pitching to 18-Across for the final out) of the 1969 World Series for the Miracle Mets (2 wds.) |
| 37% | BATTINGTITLES | 13 | 18-Across and 40-Across have each won these in both major leagues: 2 wds. |
| 37% | IGASWIATEK | 10 | Polish tennis player who won the women's singles championship at the 44-Across in 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ACADEMYAWARDS | 13 | 18-Across and 42-Across were the first Spanish actress and actor to win these honors: 2 wds. |
| 37% | WORLDSERIES | 11 | Championship that 17-Across won twice, with the A's and Yankees: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ATLANTABRAVES | 13 | Team with which 18-Across won the 1995 World Series: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PULITZERPRIZE | 13 | Award won by 40-Across for 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MICHAELCOOPER | 13 | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won five NBA Championships and eight All-Defensive Teams with the team: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SILVERSLUGGER | 13 | Hitting award won five times by 15-Across, including in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 36% | IGASWIATEK | 10 | Polish 33-Across player who won the women's singles championship at Roland-Garros in 2020 and 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JENNIFERTILLY | 13 | "Liar Liar" actress who has competed in the World Series Poker several times and even won a WSOP bracelet in 2005: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NEWYEAR | 7 | Jan 1st event that we hope will be described by the words at 15a, 29a, 48a, 3d, and 41d for you: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SILVERSLUGGER | 13 | Batting award won four times by 17-Across and once by 39-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CIAAGENT | 8 | Job held by the four characters from 15-, 19-, 31-, and 40-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RUDYARDKIPLING | 14 | English author who wrote the children's literature at 18- and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MYEVERYTHING | 12 | 2014 album by 18-Across with the hit singles "Problem" and "Break Free": 2 wds. |