| 100% | RIG | 3 | Predetermine the outcome of, like a boxing match |
| 73% | RIG | 3 | Predetermine the outcome of, like a sporting event |
| 70% | RIG | 3 | Fix the outcome of, as a boxing match |
| 59% | SPLITDECISION | 13 | Outcome of many a boxing match ... or 38- and 36-Down |
| 56% | RANDOM | 6 | Like the outcome of a dice roll |
| 52% | RIGS | 4 | Predetermines the outcome of |
| 52% | RINGSIDE | 8 | Choice seating at a boxing match, and a hint to making sense of the peripheral answers |
| 51% | AROAR | 5 | Like crowds in the heat of a match |
| 50% | KNOCKOUT | 8 | One of the reasons for ending a boxing match |
| 50% | THROW | 5 | Lose on purpose, like a boxing match |
| 48% | KNOCKEDABOUT | 12 | Pooh-poohed the significance of a boxing match? |
| 46% | RIG | 3 | Fix, as the outcome of a contest |
| 46% | WINORLOSE | 9 | Whatever the outcome of a competition: 3 wds. |
| 46% | LIFEIS | 6 | Forrest Gump maxim, __ like a box of chocolates |
| 46% | RIG | 3 | Fix the outcome of, as a fight |
| 46% | DATE | 4 | Outcome of a Match.com matchup |
| 46% | OVINE | 5 | Like a member of the fold |
| 46% | SEXY | 4 | Like a Playmate of the Month |
| 45% | TKO | 3 | Boxing term for when a match has to be stopped because one of the fighters is unable to continue: Abbr. |
| 45% | CORNERMAN | 9 | In a boxing match, he usually coaches the fighter |
| 45% | ANALOGY | 7 | "Life is like a box of chocolates," e.g. |
| 45% | ANALOGY | 7 | "Life is like a box of chocolates," for example |
| 45% | ASSORTED | 8 | With many different varieties, like a box of chocolates |
| 45% | TKO | 3 | When a referee stops a boxing match when one of the fighters cannot safely continue: Abbr. |
| 45% | SPIRITED | 8 | Like a rendition of "Deck the Halls" |
| 45% | ASIAN | 5 | Like a majority of the global population |
| 45% | AMER | 4 | Like a res. of the U.S. |
| 44% | RAYED | 5 | Like a child's drawing of the sun |
| 44% | ENL | 3 | Like a member of the U.S.N. |
| 44% | PAPAL | 5 | Like a visit from the Bishop of Rome |