| 100% | CARDINAL | 8 | Nickname of the 15-Across team |
| 79% | SPARTANS | 8 | Nickname of the 29-Across team |
| 67% | CACTUSLEAGUE | 12 | Nickname of the baseball teams who play Spring Training exhibition games in 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 66% | MINUTEMEN | 9 | Nickname of the University of Massachusetts athletic teams |
| 63% | NATS | 4 | Nickname of the pro baseball team in Washington, DC |
| 61% | BASEBALL | 8 | One of the sports 15-Across played as a pro, for six seasons with three teams |
| 58% | RON | 3 | New head coach of the Washington, DC, football team, nicknamed "Riverboat ___" |
| 57% | LADYVOLS | 8 | 15-Across team nickname: 2 wds. |
| 57% | ORACLEOFOMAHA | 13 | Nickname of 15-Across: 3 wds. |
| 57% | FRANCHISE | 9 | Nickname of 10 Across, with "The" |
| 56% | CRYSTALBALL | 11 | Nickname of the championship trophy awarded to 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | PEPPERS | 7 | With 15 Across, illusion that uses a reflection to create the appearance of a phantom |
| 54% | CYCLONES | 8 | Nickname of the Iowa State University men's basketball team who defeated Houston in the 2023-'24 Big 12 Conference championship game |
| 54% | ARNIE | 5 | Nickname of the links |
| 54% | FAB | 3 | With 1-Across, nickname of the Beatles |
| 54% | PETER | 5 | Patriarch of the Griffins on 15-Across |
| 54% | GAMECOCKS | 9 | Nickname of the University of South Carolina women's basketball team who defeated Louisiana State in the 2023-'24 Southeast Conference championship game |
| 54% | LONGHORNS | 9 | Nickname of the University of Texas women's basketball team who defeated Iowa State in the 2023-'24 Big 12 Conference championship game |
| 54% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the 16th president |
| 54% | PELICANSTATE | 12 | Nickname of the Saints' home |
| 54% | LEO | 3 | Nickname of the Inception actor |
| 54% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the 16th POTUS |
| 54% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of the 34th president |
| 54% | DUBYA | 5 | Nickname of the 43rd president |
| 53% | CHARLIEHUSTLE | 13 | Nickname of 15-Across in his playing days: 2 wds. |
| 53% | MARCH | 5 | "___ of the Penguins" (2005 documentary narrated by 15-Across) |
| 53% | DES | 3 | First word of the capital of 15-Across |
| 53% | OHIO | 4 | One of the states touched by 15-Across |
| 53% | WOLFPACK | 8 | Nickname of the North Carolina State University men's basketball team who defeated North Carolina in the 2023-'24 Atlantic Coast Conference championship game |
| 53% | GANGGREEN | 9 | Nickname of the N.Y. Jets |