| 100% | KRZYZEWSKI | 10 | He surpassed Smith as the all-time winningest N.C.A.A. tournament coach |
| 37% | DONSHULA | 8 | All-time winningest N.F.L. coach |
| 35% | RUPP | 4 | Winningest N.C.A.A. basketball coach |
| 34% | GMT | 3 | Time zone that is used as a central reference point for all the others: Abbr. |
| 34% | DAYANDNIGHT | 11 | All the time, as well as a hint to the abbreviations hidden in the starred answers |
| 33% | OVECHKIN | 8 | Alex who surpassed Gretzky as the NHL's all-time top goal scorer in 2025 |
| 31% | ALI | 3 | A 2001 biographical sports drama starring Will Smith as the titular boxer |
| 31% | SORTED | 6 | All in order, as the words in a dictionary |
| 31% | INDUE | 5 | All ___ time: as a matter of course |
| 31% | RESEEDED | 8 | Adjusted the rankings of, as a tournament |
| 30% | THREEWEEKS | 10 | How long the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament lasts |
| 30% | STAFF | 5 | All the employees, as a whole |
| 30% | ARNOLDPALMER | 12 | He was nicknamed "The King" of golf and has won the Masters Tournament four times, a record he shares with Tiger Woods: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PLAYIN | 6 | Opening-round game of the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament |
| 30% | CYYOUNG | 7 | Award named for the winningest pitcher of all time |
| 30% | BOBBYKNIGHT | 11 | Hoops coach with the most N.C.A.A. Division I wins |
| 30% | CAITLIN | 7 | Clark who became the all-time leading scorer across men’s and women’s N.C.A.A. basketball in 2024 |
| 29% | SPAHN | 5 | Warren, the all-time winningest lefty |
| 29% | TARHEELS | 8 | Five-time N.C.A.A. basketball champs from the A.C.C. |
| 29% | SERENA | 6 | Williams regarded by many as the greatest athlete of all time |
| 29% | ANEW | 4 | Once more as if for the first time, a fresh go |
| 29% | RILEY | 5 | Three-time N.B.A. Coach of the Year |
| 29% | PATRILEY | 8 | Three-time N.B.A. Coach of the Year |
| 29% | CLOSET | 6 | The C in WC, otherwise known as a water __ |
| 29% | MUSTSEE | 7 | Worth all the hype, as a film |
| 29% | INHALED | 7 | Went all the way, as a smoker |
| 29% | SETS | 4 | Fixes the time on, as a clock |
| 29% | DRAKE | 5 | He holds the record for most Billboard top 40 hits of all time (95) |
| 29% | BACH | 4 | Who was voted the "Greatest Composer of All Time," in a 2019 BBC poll |
| 29% | JAWS | 4 | "Star Wars" dethroned it as the highest-grossing film of all time |