| 100% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Number of saves initially reported for Tim Howard against 16-Across (the actual number, 15, is still a World Cup record) |
| 28% | ELLIS | 5 | Kendall ___, sprinter who was a part of the team who set the world record for distance medley relay in 2022 |
| 28% | BACKBURNER | 10 | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
| 28% | ROBREINER | 9 | Director of 33-Across who will write a foreword for the book by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JACKNICKLAUS | 12 | He was nicknamed "The Golden Bear" of golf and holds a record for the highest number of wins in Masters Tournament with six titles: 2 wds. |
| 28% | LPGA | 4 | Lorena Ochoa was the top-ranked woman in the world for 158 consecutive weeks, a record for members of this org. (abbr.) |
| 26% | TRUMAN | 6 | With 33-Across, friend of 15-Across who was the basis for Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 26% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 26% | LBS | 3 | About 1,400 of them is the record for a human: Abbr. |
| 25% | PAVAROTTI | 9 | Singer with the Guinness Book record for greatest number of curtain calls at a single performance (165) |
| 25% | ORANG | 5 | Critter of which there is a surprisingly small number left in the world |
| 25% | SEDER | 5 | Meal in which a cup of wine is poured for the prophet Elijah |
| 25% | INP | 3 | Formula for a compound of elements number 15 and 49 that is used in making high speed transistors |
| 25% | ALWAYSLOVEYOU | 13 | "I Will ___," number-one hit by Whitney Houston recorded for "The Bodyguard" which is a cover of a Dolly Parton song: 3 wds. |
| 25% | LEWISHAMILTON | 13 | 2017 world champion, British F1 driver, who has started a record number of 220 races for Mercedes: 2 wds. |
| 25% | ONE | 3 | Number of World Series wins for the Astros |
| 25% | ONE | 3 | Number of World Series wins for the Nationals |
| 25% | PUMAS | 5 | Black ___, band whose "Colors" was nominated for a 2021 Grammy for Record of the Year |
| 25% | LILIES | 6 | "Water ___," a series of oil paintings by French impressionist Claude Monet which are on display at museums across the world |
| 25% | THREE | 5 | Number of World Series wins for the Chicago Cubs |
| 25% | TWO | 3 | Number of World Series wins for the Miami Marlins |
| 24% | TWO | 3 | Number of World Series wins for the New York Mets |
| 24% | TWO | 3 | Number of World Series wins for the Kansas City Royals |
| 24% | BIGMACHINE | 10 | ___ Records, American record label for the likes of Tim McGraw, through which 16a will be released: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose song "I Still Have Faith in You" was Grammy-nominated for Record of the Year |
| 24% | FOUR | 4 | Number of #1 hits that Rihanna had in 2010 (the record for a female artist) |
| 24% | ALA | 3 | State where the town of Spectre was built for Tim Burton's movie "Big Fish" and is now a ghost town (abbr.) |
| 24% | SPOTIFY | 7 | Music streaming platform where Taylor Swift set a world record for being the first female artist to amass 100 million monthly listeners |
| 24% | DOGGETT | 7 | Thomas —, Irish actor; founder of a sculling prize in 1715 that is still competed for on the River Thames on August 1 |
| 24% | TEN | 3 | Number of World Series rings for Yogi Berra as a player |