| 100% | LYNX | 4 | Minnesota WNBA team that lost to the 45-Across in the 2020 semifinals |
| 79% | LASVEGASACES | 12 | Team that lost to the 45-Across in the 2020 WNBA Finals (3 wds.) |
| 55% | ASTROS | 6 | Texas MLB team that lost to the Rays in the 2020 ALCS |
| 50% | IRAN | 4 | Team that lost to the U.S. in the 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 49% | RAMS | 4 | Team that lost to the Patriots in the 2019 Super Bowl |
| 49% | BOSTONBRUINS | 12 | NHL team that lost to 44-Across in the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals (2 wds.) |
| 48% | PADRES | 6 | San Diego team that lost to the Phillies in late October |
| 48% | METS | 4 | MLB team that lost to the Royals in the 2015 World Series |
| 47% | RAMS | 4 | Los Angeles ___, NFL team that lost to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII |
| 47% | USSR | 4 | Team that lost to the American hockey team in the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Olympics: Abbr. |
| 45% | MIAMI | 5 | With 19-Down, Florida team that lost the 2020 NBA Finals to the L.A. Lakers |
| 44% | OHIOSTATE | 9 | Women's hockey team that won the NCAA Tournament championship in 2022 but lost to 36-Across in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ASTROS | 6 | Team that moved to the American League in 2013 |
| 42% | ASTROS | 6 | Houston team that switched to the American League in 2013 |
| 41% | ATLANTA | 7 | ___ Falcons, team that lost to New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI |
| 41% | ASTROS | 6 | Team that lost the 2019 World Series to the Nationals |
| 40% | ONEANDDONE | 10 | Like a team that loses in the first round |
| 40% | SENATORS | 8 | Minnesota baseball team that sent future Hall of Famer Joe Cronin to the first 28-Across |
| 40% | USSR | 4 | Team that lost the Miracle on Ice, in 1980: Abbr. |
| 40% | BREAKITUPYOUTWO | 15 | Command that could be given to the title characters in 17-, 26- and 45-Across? |
| 39% | ELENA | 5 | ___ Delle Donne, WNBA star whose team lost the 2014 championship to the 54-Across |
| 39% | BAYLOR | 6 | Team that defeated 45-Across to win the 2019 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship |
| 39% | ACES | 4 | Las Vegas team that competes in the Western Conference of the WNBA |
| 39% | ASTROS | 6 | Houston team that lost the 2019 World Series to the Washington Nationals |
| 39% | NETS | 4 | Brooklyn squad that lost to the Bucks in the 2021 NBA postseason |
| 39% | UCLA | 4 | Team that signed to join the Big Ten in 2024 |
| 38% | RAYS | 4 | Tampa Bay team that lost the 2020 World Series |
| 38% | OREGONDUCKS | 11 | College team that 30-Across led to the PAC-12 golf championship in 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | INDIANAFEVER | 12 | Midwestern WNBA team that won the title in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 38% | RAIDERS | 7 | NFL team that moved from Oakland to Las Vegas in 2020 |