| 100% | MARINERS | 8 | Other than the Nationals, only current Major League Baseball team never to have played in a World Series |
| 55% | MARINER | 7 | Member of the only M.L.B. team never to have played in a World Series |
| 53% | MARINERS | 8 | Only M.L.B. team never to have played in a World Series |
| 39% | DETROIT | 7 | & 17A Major League Baseball team that won the World Series in 1935, 1945, 1968 and 1984 |
| 37% | DEIONSANDERS | 12 | Only athlete to have played in both the World Series and the Super Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | Only Olympic gold medalist to have played Major League Baseball and National Football League: 2 wds. |
| 34% | NEONDEION | 9 | Nickname for the only man to play in a Super Bowl and a World Series |
| 31% | METS | 4 | National League East team that won the World Series in 1969 and 1986 |
| 31% | ARIZONA | 7 | & 6A Major League Baseball team; 2001 World Series winners |
| 31% | ATLANTABRAVES | 13 | Major league baseball team that plays its home games in Georgia: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BRAZIL | 6 | Only country to have played in every World Cup |
| 30% | TWINKILLING | 11 | Baseball double play, in slang ... or a hint to understanding the 12 Across answers that have circles |
| 30% | DEIONSANDERS | 12 | Only person to play in both the Super Bowl and the World Series: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BRAZIL | 6 | Only nation to have played in every FIFA World Cup |
| 29% | LIONS | 5 | One of four teams to have never played in a Super Bowl |
| 29% | BOJACKSON | 9 | Only athlete to be a Major League Baseball All-Star and a National Football League Pro Bowler: 2 wds. |
| 29% | KEVINHART | 9 | "Jumanji" actor who has played in the World Series of Poker (2 wds.) |
| 29% | STARRED | 7 | To have appeared as the lead in a movie or play |
| 29% | AARONPAUL | 9 | "Breaking Bad" actor who has played in the World Series of Poker (2 wds.) |
| 29% | RAYROMANO | 9 | "Get Shorty" actor who has played in the World Series of Poker (2 wds.) |
| 28% | DEION | 5 | __ Sanders, only athlete to play in both the Super Bowl and World Series |
| 28% | AAA | 3 | Level of play in baseball just below the major leagues |
| 28% | METS | 4 | MLB team that had the worst regular-season record of any team to play in the World Series |
| 28% | METS | 4 | Team in the 1973 National League Championship Series |
| 28% | REDSOX | 6 | Only MLB team to win four World Series titles in the 21st century (2 wds.) |
| 28% | ASTROS | 6 | Major League Baseball team in Houston |
| 28% | RBI | 3 | In baseball, the plays that allow a run to be scored |
| 27% | DUGOUT | 6 | Let's spend a day playing baseball! Area for the team to sit in during a match that you would occupy during a day of playing baseball |
| 27% | ASTROS | 6 | Major league baseball team in Houston, Texas |