| 100% | PBA | 3 | Org. whose members get strikes and spares |
| 65% | PBA | 3 | Org. whose competitors score strikes and spares |
| 48% | CFL | 3 | Org. whose members include the Blue Bombers and Alouettes |
| 47% | PBA | 3 | Org. concerned with strikes, spares, and turkeys |
| 45% | ACC | 3 | Collegiate org. whose members include Duke and Florida State |
| 44% | LPGA | 4 | Sports org. whose founding members included Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Patty Berg |
| 44% | PGA | 3 | Org. whose members do a lot of driving and have their lies often discussed on TV |
| 42% | NBA | 3 | Org. whose only members with nonplural names appear at the ends of 17-, 25-, 41- and 56-Across |
| 41% | BOWLER | 6 | One scoring strikes and spares |
| 41% | BOWL | 4 | Shoot for strikes and spares |
| 41% | BOWLINGALLEYS | 13 | Places for strikes and spares |
| 41% | ALLEY | 5 | Place for strikes and spares |
| 41% | LANES | 5 | Places for strikes and spares |
| 41% | BOWLING | 7 | Game with strikes and spares |
| 41% | PBA | 3 | Organization for strikes and spares: Abbr. |
| 41% | ALLEY | 5 | Place to bowl strikes and spares |
| 40% | BOWLED | 6 | Rolled strikes and spares in an alley |
| 40% | NFL | 3 | Org. whose members rush |
| 39% | NRA | 3 | Org. whose members are packing? |
| 39% | PGA | 3 | Org. whose members pursue eagles |
| 39% | PGA | 3 | Org. whose members like birdies? |
| 39% | NFL | 3 | Org. whose members take hikes? |
| 39% | NBA | 3 | Org. whose members use the press? |
| 39% | PGA | 3 | Org. whose members are teed off? |
| 39% | NFL | 3 | Org. whose members go on hikes? |
| 39% | NBA | 3 | Org. whose members can’t travel |
| 38% | NASCAR | 6 | Org. whose members wear fire-resistant clothing |
| 38% | PBA | 3 | Org. whose members meet in an alley |
| 38% | PGA | 3 | Org. whose members are experts at driving |
| 38% | PGA | 3 | Org. whose members may be fore-warned? |