| 50% | SPLITDECISION | 13 | Outcome of many a boxing match ... or 38- and 36-Down |
| 48% | DATE | 4 | Outcome of a Match.com matchup |
| 44% | UPSET | 5 | Unexpected outcome of a sports match |
| 42% | PLOT | 4 | *The outcome of a story might hinge on one |
| 42% | DATE | 4 | Result of a Tinder match, perhaps |
| 42% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Express lack of interest on Tinder ... or a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 40% | RIG | 3 | Predetermine the outcome of, like a boxing match |
| 40% | RIG | 3 | Fix the outcome of, as a boxing match |
| 40% | SET | 3 | Part of a tennis match or a comedy show |
| 39% | RIDGE | 5 | Upper edge of a hill ... or a pleat on a Ruffle |
| 39% | PICOT | 5 | Ornamental loop along the edge of a ribbon or on lace |
| 39% | STOKER | 6 | Tender of a furnace on a train or ship |
| 39% | PHAGY | 5 | A suffix that means feeding on or consumption of |
| 38% | SET | 3 | Division of a volleyball match ... or a type of pass in volleyball |
| 38% | ADFEE | 5 | Cost of a pop-up or banner on a website (2 wds.) |
| 38% | SETS | 4 | A tennis match can have three or five of these |
| 38% | BIBLICAL | 8 | Of __ proportions, of epic size or on a huge scale |
| 38% | SWIPED | 6 | Made a choice on Bumble or Tinder, say |
| 38% | ARAL | 4 | Name on a map of Uzbekistan or Kazakhstan |
| 38% | FEEDBACK | 8 | Comments on a piece of work or service |
| 37% | YIELD | 5 | Rate of return, or crop return on a farm |
| 37% | TALONS | 6 | Claws or nails, like on a bird of prey |
| 37% | FEEDBACK | 8 | Praise or criticism on a piece of completed work |
| 37% | USERNAME | 8 | Identification of someone on an app or a site |
| 37% | SEAL | 4 | Emblem of authentication or a design stamped on wax |
| 37% | FIDDLER | 7 | Type of crab or violin player on a roof |
| 37% | RAIL | 4 | Part of what a train or tram rides on |
| 37% | LABEL | 5 | Paper wrapper on a jar or can of food |
| 37% | TKO | 3 | Result of a boxing or MMA match when one fighter can't continue: Abbr. |
| 37% | EAR | 3 | One of a pair of pointy organs on Yoda's or Spock's head |