| 100% | ABA | 3 | Semi-pro hoopster's org. with the Jacksonville Giants as champs for the 4th year in a row |
| 84% | ABA | 3 | Semi-pro hoopster's org. with the Jacksonville Giants as champs 4 years in a row |
| 37% | JIMMYKIMMEL | 11 | Talk show host who recently hosted the Oscars for the second year in a row: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BIDEN | 5 | The third president in a row with a five-letter surname (convenient for Mini crosswords!) |
| 34% | SPADER | 6 | James who won an Emmy two years in a row for the same role on different shows |
| 34% | WESTWING | 8 | Emmy-winning drama four years in a row, with "The" |
| 33% | RCTS | 4 | Org. with 3000 members and a monthly magazine, formed in the UK in '28, that's for those interested in locomotives |
| 33% | GOLDEN | 6 | With 46-Across, California NBA team that faced Cleveland in the championship three years in a row (and won twice, in 2015 and 2017) |
| 33% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | Show with the record for most Emmys won in a single year (12) |
| 32% | JKROWLING | 9 | First person to win a Smarties Prize, for children's books, three years in a row |
| 30% | BASEBALL | 8 | One of the sports 15-Across played as a pro, for six seasons with three teams |
| 30% | SOPRANINO | 9 | Term for a musical instrument such as a recorder or saxophone with the highest pitch of all those in its family |
| 30% | CHEESE | 6 | With 58-Across, savory base for a canapé ... and the function of a black square in four puzzle rows? |
| 30% | NANCY | 5 | With 34-Across, she was LPGA Tour Player of the Year in 1978 as a rookie and received the Bob Jones Award in 1998 |
| 30% | ORR | 3 | Bobby ___ who won the James Norris Memorial Trophy 8 years in a row |
| 30% | WEST | 4 | "The ___ Wing" (show that won the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy four years in a row) |
| 29% | PONCHO | 6 | S. American top with a slit for the head |
| 29% | SELES | 5 | Tennis great Monica who won the French Open three years in a row in the 1990s |
| 29% | SELES | 5 | Tennis great Monica who won the French Open three years in a row ('90, '91, '92) |
| 29% | GOBLIN | 6 | With 27 Across, Oxford's Word of the Year for 2022, defined as self-indulgent behavior |
| 29% | BREAKINGRANKS | 13 | Splitting with one's group ... or a hint to the theme found in four puzzle rows |
| 29% | USOC | 4 | Org. with a SportsMan of the Year award |
| 29% | EBB | 3 | With 15-Across, 1953 song that was a hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1965 |
| 28% | SEXILE | 6 | Send elsewhere for the night, as a roommate, in modern lingo |
| 28% | NBA | 3 | Org. with a Sixth Man of the Year Award |
| 28% | WNBA | 4 | Org. with a Sixth Woman of the Year Award |
| 28% | LAMBRINI | 8 | Bubbly perry for a night in with the girls |
| 28% | ERIE | 4 | Town in “That Thing You Do!” with the same name as a Great Lake |
| 28% | BSA | 3 | Org. honored with a commemorative stamp for its 50th anniversary in 1960 |
| 28% | TEAMS | 5 | Sides in a sport, such as the Dodgers and Giants |