| 100% | NATS | 4 | Nickname of the pro baseball team in Washington, DC |
| 54% | CACTUSLEAGUE | 12 | Nickname of the baseball teams who play Spring Training exhibition games in 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | RON | 3 | New head coach of the Washington, DC, football team, nicknamed "Riverboat ___" |
| 51% | JAY | 3 | Blue bird in the name of a pro baseball team |
| 46% | ANGEL | 5 | Member of a pro baseball team acquired by Disney in 1996 |
| 45% | NATS | 4 | Washington, DC baseball team, in headlines |
| 45% | DOME | 4 | Feature of the Capitol building in Washington, DC |
| 44% | CAPITALONE | 10 | Financial institution in the name of the arena of the NHL's Washington, DC, team: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CYCLONES | 8 | Nickname of the Iowa State University men's basketball team who defeated Houston in the 2023-'24 Big 12 Conference championship game |
| 42% | 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 |
| 42% | 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 |
| 41% | 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 |
| 41% | NATS | 4 | MLB team in Washington, DC, for short |
| 41% | NATIONALS | 9 | Washington baseball team for which Davey Johnson won the 2012 NL Manager of the Year award |
| 41% | SPARTANS | 8 | Nickname of the 29-Across team |
| 41% | CARDINAL | 8 | Nickname of the 15-Across team |
| 40% | NATS | 4 | Baseball team in the US capital, for short |
| 40% | MINUTEMEN | 9 | Nickname of the University of Massachusetts athletic teams |
| 40% | GHOSTFACE | 9 | Nickname of the villain in the Scream movies |
| 40% | LATROBE | 7 | Benjamin Henry —, architect of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC |
| 40% | RIH | 3 | Nickname of the singer of "Anti", released in 2016 |
| 40% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the president who was assassinated in 1865 |
| 39% | UTES | 4 | Runnin’ ___ (nickname of the Pac-12 team based in Salt Lake City) |
| 39% | PENNANTS | 8 | Flags won by baseball teams in the playoffs |
| 39% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of the first U.S. president born in 7-Down |
| 39% | OHIOSTATE | 9 | Big Ten East football team who played the University of Washington in the 2019 49-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | SOX | 3 | End of two pro baseball team names |
| 39% | NAT | 3 | Nickname of Black Widow, in the MCU |
| 39% | COLUMBIA | 8 | The C in Washington DC |
| 38% | METS | 4 | Baseball team in the ESPN documentary "Once Upon a Time in Queens" |