| 100% | ORIOLES | 7 | MLB team named for the state bird of Maryland |
| 67% | ORIOLE | 6 | State bird of Maryland, for which a baseball team was named |
| 47% | DEEP | 4 | & 8A Name for the states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina |
| 46% | HIDALGO | 7 | State named for the "Father of Mexican Independence" |
| 46% | PIVOT | 5 | Alternate name for the position of the team's tallest player |
| 44% | QUEENSLAND | 10 | ___ Reds, rugby union team for the Australian state of the same name |
| 43% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the only player named MLB MVP for two different fielding positions with two different teams (Texas Rangers/shortstop, New York Yankees/third base) (Hyph.) |
| 42% | MINNESOTATWINS | 14 | MLB team named for its urban area |
| 42% | MINNESOTATWINS | 14 | MLB team whose name includes the symbol of a sign of the zodiac (Gemini): 2 wds. |
| 42% | CLEVELAND | 9 | City whose MLB team was once named the Napoleons, or for short, the Naps |
| 42% | JAY | 3 | Blue bird in the name of a pro baseball team |
| 41% | FALCON | 6 | Fast-flying bird of prey that soars high as the mascot for Atlanta's NFL team |
| 41% | ERNS | 4 | Alternate name for white tailed sea-eagles of the genus Haliaeetus, including the US national bird |
| 41% | ANNAPOLIS | 9 | The state capital of Maryland |
| 41% | CLASSIC | 7 | Fall ___, another name for the annual MLB World Series played between the champions of the American League and the National League |
| 41% | ORIOLES | 7 | Baltimore MLB team that's "for the birds" |
| 41% | EAGLE | 5 | Bald ___, sharp-eyed bird of prey that swoops in as the mascot for Philadelphia's NFL team |
| 41% | NENE | 4 | State bird of the Aloha State |
| 40% | TLAXCALA | 8 | Mexican state named for a pre-Columbian enemy of the Aztecs |
| 40% | MONTREALEXPOS | 13 | Bygone team named for the 1967 World’s Fair |
| 40% | WRENS | 5 | Songbirds that are the state birds of South Carolina |
| 40% | FREDBIRD | 8 | Cardinals mascot whose name rhymes with a nickname for a member of the team |
| 40% | OWLS | 4 | Nocturnal birds that are the team name for Temple University |
| 39% | YELLOWHAMMER | 12 | State bird of (and a nickname for) Alabama |
| 39% | HOGLET | 6 | Name for the young of prickly garden mammal |
| 39% | HIDDENFIGURES | 13 | Name given to the team of NASA mathematicians who performed calculations for early space launches (2 wds.) |
| 39% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | Musical named for the 46th state |
| 39% | ROBIN | 5 | Red-breasted garden songbird that's the state bird of Connecticut |
| 39% | EIRE | 4 | Former name for the Republic of Ireland |