| 100% | PENN | 4 | Quaker leader William who signed a document with Chief Tamanend under an elm tree at Shakamaxon in 1683 |
| 23% | GERRITCOLE | 10 | Pitcher who signed a $324 million contract with the Yankees in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 23% | TECUMSEH | 8 | Shawnee leader who fought against William Henry Harrison at Tippecanoe and sided with the British against the US in the War of 1812 |
| 22% | ALEXRODRIGUEZ | 13 | Third baseman who signed a $275 million contract with the Yankees in 2007: 2 wds. |
| 22% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | Right fielder who signed a $360 million contract with the Yankees in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 21% | UPTON | 5 | Center fielder B.J. who signed a 5-year, $75.25 million contract with the Braves in November 2012 |
| 21% | SOTO | 4 | Juan ___, baseball superstar who signed a 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets in December 2024 |
| 21% | PANDARUS | 8 | Leader of the Lycians in Greek mythology who shot Menelaus with an arrow |
| 21% | SHADY | 5 | Like the area under an elm tree |
| 20% | RIGHTTURN | 9 | With 55-Down, sign at some corners, and a hint to four places in this grid |
| 20% | BEE | 3 | ___ Gees, music trio who performed with ABBA in 1979 at a charity concert for UNICEF |
| 20% | PHOTOCOPY | 9 | Reproduce a document with an electronic device |
| 20% | MATTHASSELBECK | 14 | Quarterback who was a starter with the Indianapolis Colts in 2015 at age 40: 2 wds. |
| 20% | BRETTFAVRE | 10 | Quarterback who was a starter with the Minnesota Vikings in 2010 at age 41: 2 wds. |
| 20% | STEVE | 5 | "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life" author who was honored with an Academy Award in 2013 |
| 20% | DOUGFLUTIE | 10 | Quarterback who was a starter with the San Diego Chargers in 2005 at age 42: 2 wds. |
| 20% | SHADY | 5 | Like a drug deal under an oak tree, in more ways than one |
| 20% | HALSEY | 6 | Singer/songwriter who had a #5 hit in 2017 with "Bad at Love" |
| 19% | ADU | 3 | Freddy who signed a Major League Soccer contract at age 14 |
| 19% | CITY | 4 | "___ of Angels," 1998 American fantasy film starring Nicolas Cage as an angel who falls in love with a mortal woman |
| 19% | LIMBAUGH | 8 | Radio personality - with an estimated 15 million weekly listeners - who recently announced a likely reduction in air time for health reasons |
| 18% | LEASE | 5 | Document signed in a rental office |
| 18% | ACORN | 5 | An oak tree, in a nutshell? |
| 18% | CASH | 4 | Sign at an A.T.M. |
| 18% | TEBOW | 5 | Quarterback Tim who signed with the Eagles in April |
| 18% | ELMST | 5 | Sign in many a tree-lined nabe |
| 18% | CHEMIST | 7 | An expert who works in a lab |
| 18% | PRICE | 5 | David ___, baseball pitcher who signed a 7-year contract worth $217 million in 2015 |
| 18% | GERRIT | 6 | ___ Cole, baseball pitcher who signed a 9-year contract worth $324 million in 2019 |
| 18% | BRAD | 4 | ___ Pitt, actor who won an award for the Best Supporting Actor for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" at the 92nd Academy Awards |