| 100% | LOVELIFE | 8 | Relationship topic for many advice columnists (2 wds.) |
| 44% | DRYROT | 6 | Structural threat for many a wooden house: 2 wds. |
| 43% | RATEDPG | 7 | Suitable for most audiences, like several TV shows: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CENTERFIELDER | 13 | 14-Across's defensive role for most of his career: 2 wds. |
| 41% | RELIEFPITCHER | 13 | 19-Across played this position for most of his baseball career: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MICHAELPHELPS | 13 | Swimmer who broke the record for most total Olympic medals in Rio: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GARRYKASPAROV | 13 | Croatian chess grandmaster who holds records for most consecutive professional tournament wins: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GAPYEAR | 7 | Pre-university travel period for many students: 2 wds. |
| 40% | NESTBOX | 7 | Home for many a bluebird family (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SAMSNEAD | 8 | Golfer tied with 8-/35-Down for most PGA Tour wins, with 82: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ANNLANDERS | 10 | Pen name used for 56 years by advice columnists Ruth Crowley and Eppie Lederer: 2 wds. |
| 40% | IMSET | 5 | "No more for me": 2 wds. |
| 39% | STEPHENCURRY | 12 | Warriors guard who holds the NBA record for most three-pointers in a single game: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JOHNSTOCKTON | 12 | Former Utah Jazz player who holds the record for most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SEX | 3 | Topic for many a Cosmo quiz |
| 38% | CRIMELAB | 8 | Setting for many "Bones" and "CSI" scenes (2 wds.) |
| 38% | RICHARDPETTY | 12 | Racing driver who competed in NASCAR, and holds the joint record for most NASCAR Championship wins: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JACKIECHAN | 10 | "Rush Hour" star who holds the Guinness World Record for most stunts by a living actor: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DONSHULA | 8 | Former Miami Dolphins coach who holds the NFL record for most all-time wins, with 328: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MORGANWALLEN | 12 | His 2021 album "Dangerous: The Double Album" has the record for most weeks in the top 10: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BESTBET | 7 | Most likely path for success: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BARTOLOCOLON | 12 | Dominican pitcher who, last August, set the record for most wins by a Latin American pitcher with 246: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TVAD | 4 | Super Bowl interruption that is a highlight for many viewers (2 wds.) |
| 37% | TVAD | 4 | Super Bowl interruption that's a highlight for many viewers (2 wds.) |
| 37% | KENJENNINGS | 11 | 2004 "Jeopardy!" contestant who still holds the record for most money won in regular-season play ($2,520,700): 2 wds. |
| 37% | SPACESTATION | 12 | "International ___," the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit to be continuously occupied for more than 17 years: 2 wds. |
| 36% | IMSET | 5 | "No more for me, thank you": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ISEE | 4 | 2 wds for "I got it" |
| 36% | REDWINGS | 8 | Detroit team that did not win the Stanley Cup despite setting the regular season record for most wins in 1996: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MIAHAMM | 7 | American former soccer player who held the record for most international goals scored by a woman or man until 2013: 2 wds. |