| 100% | AFL | 3 | Org. the Raiders used to play for, up to 1960 |
| 66% | AFL | 3 | Org. the Broncos used to play for, prior to 1970 |
| 48% | RADIO | 5 | It was used to play music for the first time in 1906 |
| 45% | LYNCH | 5 | Marshawn ___, NFL player who retired in 2016 but returned to play for the Oakland Raiders in 2017 |
| 44% | MARSHAWNLYNCH | 13 | "Beast Mode" running back who came out of retirement in 2017 to play for the Oakland Raiders: 2 wds. |
| 44% | OMNI | 4 | Where the Hawks used to play |
| 42% | COBO | 4 | With 16-Across, where the Pistons used to play |
| 42% | NBA | 3 | League that Michael Jordan used to play for: Abbr. |
| 42% | ARENA | 5 | The one in Nanterre, Paris, recently constructed and to be used for the 2024 Olympics, seats up to 40,000 indoors |
| 42% | HORNETS | 7 | New Orleans team that 16-Across used to play for |
| 41% | NCAA | 4 | Org. impacted by the Fair Pay to Play Act |
| 40% | ALAMODOME | 9 | Where the San Antonio Spurs used to play |
| 40% | LARAMS | 6 | They used to play at the Big A |
| 40% | SHEA | 4 | Stadium where the Jets and Mets used to play |
| 40% | HAIL | 4 | "___ to the Chief" (song played for the president) |
| 40% | AFC | 3 | Org. for the Raiders, not the Rams |
| 40% | TIL | 3 | Up to the time that, for short |
| 40% | TIL | 3 | Up to the point that, for short |
| 39% | DOMINO | 6 | One knocks over the rest; tile used to play games |
| 39% | ONEOCAT | 7 | You know how we used to play the baseball variant ___? ...
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| 39% | RAF | 3 | Outfit the UK's Prince William used to work for |
| 39% | PLECTRUM | 8 | Another word for the pick used to pluck a guitar |
| 39% | RUM | 3 | Alcoholic essential for the sauce used to make Bananas Foster |
| 39% | SEAMERS | 7 | Two-__: fastballs named for the grip used to throw them |
| 39% | POTAUFEU | 8 | French dish named for the method used to cook it |
| 39% | SHEA | 4 | New York stadium where the Jets and Mets used to play |
| 39% | UKE | 3 | Instrument that might be used to play "Hi'ilawe," for short |
| 39% | CROSSE | 6 | Equipment used to play the oldest organized sport in North America |
| 39% | REDPENCIL | 9 | Mark up with edits, or the tool used to do so |
| 39% | TIMTEBOW | 8 | 2007 Heisman winner who went on to play for the Broncos |