| 100% | FBS | 3 | Positions of players like Mike Tolbert and Jim Taylor: Abbr. |
| 35% | USA | 3 | Country of players like Simone Biles and Gabrielle Thomas, which aced in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Give it up for this champion!: Abbr. |
| 32% | ONTOUR | 6 | Like Taylor Swift for most of 2023 and 2024 |
| 32% | ENGAGED | 7 | Like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, as of August |
| 31% | CANADIAN | 8 | Nationality of Drake, Mike Myers and Jim Carrey |
| 31% | TES | 3 | Football players like Travis Kelce and Rob Gronkowski: Abbr. |
| 30% | PMS | 3 | Heads of countries like Canada and India: Abbr. |
| 29% | AERY | 4 | Dwelling on an elevated and secluded position, like a nest of an eagle |
| 28% | VCR | 3 | Ancestor of the DVD player and DVR: Abbr. |
| 28% | VCR | 3 | Ancestor of the DVD player and TiVo: Abbr. |
| 28% | HBO | 3 | Cable channel that airs the show in 18a, and other shows like "Game of Thrones": Abbr. |
| 27% | OFFSIDE | 7 | Illegal position of players on a sports pitch |
| 27% | QBS | 3 | Signal callers in football and positions that you may play at during your day of football: Abbr. |
| 27% | NATIONALS | 9 | D.C. baseball players … or what the ends of 17-, 21-, 39- and 55-Across sound like |
| 26% | ASANA | 5 | Yoga position like the ones at 9a and 15d that you will encounter during a day of practicing yoga |
| 26% | ETC | 3 | And the like: Abbr. |
| 26% | ETAL | 4 | And the like: Abbr. |
| 26% | MODANO | 6 | ★Hockey Hall of Famer Mike who holds the records for most NHL goals and points by an American-born player |
| 26% | PREFECTS | 8 | Students in positions of power and responsibility |
| 26% | CARREY | 6 | Jim of "Dumb and Dumber" |
| 26% | OHEIR | 5 | Jim of "Parks and Recreation" |
| 26% | PHONOS | 6 | Players of LPs and 45s |
| 26% | PLUR | 4 | Of mice and men?: Abbr. |
| 26% | BROLIN | 6 | Player of Thanos and Bush |
| 25% | TAPED | 5 | Like some players' wrists and ankles |
| 25% | IKE | 3 | Mike and ___ (brand of fruity candy) |
| 25% | IKE | 3 | Mike and ___ (rhyming brand of candy) |
| 25% | IKE | 3 | Mike and ___ (brand of fruit candies) |
| 25% | IKE | 3 | Mike and ___ (brand of fruity candies) |
| 25% | IKE | 3 | Mike and ___ (brand of oblong candies) |