| 100% | TENK | 4 | Race of about 6.2 mi. |
| 64% | TENK | 4 | Race of roughly 6.2 miles: 2 wds. |
| 51% | FIVEK | 5 | Race of 3+ mi. |
| 51% | ASIA | 4 | About 6% of Egypt |
| 47% | KIL | 3 | About 5/8 of a mi. |
| 47% | TENKS | 5 | 6.2-mile races: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MECCA | 5 | Annual destination of about 2.5 million pilgrims |
| 45% | ONECARAT | 8 | About 2% of the Hope Diamond |
| 45% | IJEOMAOLUO | 10 | Writer of the bestseller "So You Want to Talk About Race" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | UPAND | 5 | ___ about (out of bed): 2 wds. |
| 44% | RED | 3 | Hair color of about 2% of the world's population |
| 44% | SMITH | 5 | One of about 2,400,000 in the United States |
| 43% | TENK | 4 | Road race distance that's about 6.2 miles |
| 43% | DRIVETO | 7 | With 37-Across, subtitle of a hit Netflix documentary series about Formula 1 racing (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MARATHON | 8 | Race of 26.2 miles |
| 42% | ELEV | 4 | About 4/5 of a mi., for Salt Lake City |
| 42% | ONT | 3 | What's about 150 mi. north of Duluth |
| 42% | REGRETTED | 9 | Felt remorse about avarice taking hold of race |
| 42% | LASTLEG | 7 | Final segment of a relay race: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ASKAFTER | 8 | Inquire about the well-being of: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TENK | 4 | 6.2-mile race |
| 41% | USA | 3 | North American country that's about 6.5% of the Earth's land |
| 41% | NATS | 4 | They play about a mi. south of the Capitol |
| 41% | LEMANS | 6 | 1971 Steve McQueen movie about auto racing: 2 wds. |
| 41% | STEPUP | 6 | Series of movies about dance and romance: 2 wds. |
| 41% | OAHU | 4 | Island where about 2/3 of all Hawaiians live |
| 40% | RPI | 3 | Sch. that's about 150 mi. north of 32-Across |
| 40% | KOALA | 5 | Australian animal that sleeps about 2/3 of the day |
| 40% | ALOT | 4 | "Not ___ of people know this about me, but ...": 2 wds. |
| 40% | PITCREWS | 8 | Groups of mechanics who refuel cars during races: 2 wds. |