| 100% | AXE | 3 | Projectile used in a lumberjack target sport that's aimed at 17a |
| 49% | DART | 4 | Pub missile in a competitive sport that is targeted at 17a |
| 44% | RIFLE | 5 | Firearm aimed at 17a in in the Olympics or recreational target sports |
| 39% | SKEET | 5 | Sport in which a shotgun is used to shoot at clay targets thrown into the air |
| 34% | SCOPE | 5 | Device that helps someone aim a rifle at a target |
| 34% | DART | 4 | Feathered missile that's aimed at a bullseye |
| 33% | STAT | 4 | A number in sports, or a word used by doctors that means "right now!" |
| 32% | JART | 4 | Sharp projectile used in a now-banned lawn game |
| 32% | DART | 4 | Projectile aimed at a bull's-eye |
| 32% | EPEE | 4 | Sword with a French name that's used in an Olympic sport |
| 32% | DART | 4 | Object aimed at a bull's-eye in a pub |
| 31% | SKEET | 5 | Sport that uses clay targets |
| 31% | DART | 4 | Pointy thing aimed at a bull's-eye in a pub game |
| 31% | MERRY | 5 | Word meaning "happy" that's used a lot in December |
| 31% | SUMO | 4 | Sport that happens in a dohyo |
| 30% | ARROW | 5 | What's shot at a target in archery |
| 30% | SUMO | 4 | Sport that takes place in a dohyo |
| 30% | XXXX | 4 | Sport that takes place in a dohyo |
| 30% | HOT | 3 | Like a flatiron that's in use |
| 30% | ANTE | 4 | Money that's put in at the start of a poker hand |
| 30% | CROSSE | 6 | Piece of equipment used in a national sport of Canada |
| 30% | EPEE | 4 | Sport that may end in a double defeat |
| 30% | RAH | 3 | Apparently yelled pep rally word used often in crosswords but that I've never actually heard at a pep rally |
| 29% | MESH | 4 | Surgical item often used in hernia repair that's at times intentionally left in the body |
| 29% | TSHIRT | 6 | Projectile at a sporting match |
| 29% | BALL | 4 | Spherical object used in a winter game that is made of 14a |
| 29% | DARTBOARD | 9 | Target for projectiles at a bar |
| 29% | FOUR | 4 | ___ square, sport played in a square court that kids often play at 14d |
| 29% | SUMO | 4 | Sport that takes place in a ring known as the dohyō |
| 29% | STUMPS | 6 | Wooden posts aimed at by a bowler in cricket |