| 100% | SEMI | 4 | Qualifier for the final |
| 72% | CRAM | 4 | Prep for the final |
| 72% | CRAM | 4 | Prepare for the final |
| 66% | SEMI | 4 | Round for the final four |
| 66% | TENTH | 5 | Position for the final commandment |
| 65% | PARTIII | 7 | Subtitle for the final Godfather film |
| 64% | MAZE | 4 | Setting for the final Triwizard Tournament event |
| 64% | TOMB | 4 | Setting for the final scene in "Aida" |
| 63% | RPG | 3 | Genre for the Final Fantasy series, in brief |
| 62% | ONEDGE | 6 | Like a candidate waiting for the final vote count |
| 61% | CHERRYONTOP | 11 | The final garnish for many frozen treats |
| 61% | ETNA | 4 | Backdrop for the final scene of Antonioni's "L'Avventura" |
| 61% | OUTTAKE | 7 | Scene not used for the final version of a film |
| 60% | SEMIS | 5 | Matches before the final, for short |
| 60% | SEMI | 4 | Game before the final, for short |
| 60% | SEMI | 4 | Match before the final, for short |
| 60% | SEMIS | 5 | Rounds before the finals, for short |
| 60% | SEMIS | 5 | Round before the finals, for short |
| 60% | SEMIS | 5 | Games before the finals, for short |
| 60% | SEMI | 4 | Game before the finals, for short |
| 59% | SEMI | 4 | Tourney round before the final, for short |
| 59% | SEMI | 4 | Game before the final round, for short |
| 59% | SEMI | 4 | Tournament round before the final, for short |
| 59% | LBJ | 3 | Nickname for the 2020 NBA Finals MVP |
| 59% | SEMI | 4 | Tournament game before the finals, for short |
| 58% | SEMIS | 5 | Two matches leading to the final, for short |
| 58% | ISTANBUL | 8 | Host city for the 2023 Champions League Final |
| 58% | MEHTA | 5 | Conductor Zubin whose name is apt for the final puzzle of the week |
| 57% | SEMI | 4 | Game that's right before the finals, for short |
| 57% | ENDGAME | 7 | Final outing for hero group The Avengers |