| 100% | WAR | 3 | Man o' ___ (racehorse that won 20 of his 21 races) |
| 82% | WAR | 3 | Man o' ___ ("Horse of the Century" that won 20 of his 21 races) |
| 38% | LAGONDA | 7 | Make of motor car that won the 1935 Le Mans 24-Hour race |
| 34% | ASSAULT | 7 | Horse that won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in the US in 1946 |
| 33% | HOHUM | 5 | Yawn sound that you might have made when watching Sammy win his world championship last year when racing against 12 other snails! |
| 31% | FOYT | 4 | Former racing driver from America, A.J. ___ who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967 |
| 30% | CIGAR | 5 | US racehorse that won the 1996 Dubai World Cup |
| 30% | DEREKBELL | 9 | Former racing driver from Britain who has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TOMKRISTENSEN | 13 | Former racing driver from Denmark who has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans nine times: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JACKYICKX | 9 | Former racing driver from Belgium who has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times: 2 wds. |
| 30% | FOYT | 4 | A J —, US motor racing driver who won the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans with Dan Gurney |
| 30% | HIS | 3 | Of that man |
| 29% | CASEY | 5 | Man trying to clarify the spelling of his name in 21-, 25-, 38-, 52- and 57-Across |
| 29% | PHOTOELECTRIC | 13 | ''Effect'' that won Einstein his Nobel |
| 29% | CHECKMATE | 9 | Position that wins the game of chess |
| 29% | STEPHENKING | 11 | "Carrie" author who won a 1996 O. Henry Award for his short story "The Man in the Black Suit": 2 wds. |
| 28% | MAIDEN | 6 | Race horse that has not won |
| 28% | NAG | 3 | Racehorse unlikely to win a race |
| 28% | MAUREEN | 7 | O'Hara of "The Quiet Man" |
| 28% | MAUREEN | 7 | O’Hara of “The Quiet Man” |
| 28% | ACE | 3 | Card that wins lots of tricks |
| 28% | SWALE | 5 | Racehorse that died eight days after winning the 1984 Belmont Stakes |
| 28% | DERP | 4 | O.E.D. addition of 2013 that's akin to "D'oh!" |
| 28% | SHAPE | 5 | 2017 film that won Best Picture, "The ___ of Water" |
| 28% | ODD | 3 | Roulette bet that wins about 47% of the time |
| 28% | HOTTIP | 6 | Racehorse with a good chance of winning |
| 28% | MARATHON | 8 | Race that requires a lot of stamina |
| 27% | LIFEOFPI | 8 | Yann Martel novel that won the 2002 Man Booker Prize |
| 27% | BAYLOR | 6 | Team that won the 2021 NCAA men's basketball tournament |
| 27% | TKOS | 4 | Ali had more than 20 of them in his career |