| 100% | OKAZAKI | 7 | Shinji —, Japanese forward who played for Leicester City from 2015-19 |
| 36% | KAFER | 5 | Rod —, Wallabies rugby union centre who played for Leicester Tigers from 2001-03 |
| 35% | TIM | 3 | Duncan who played for the Spurs for 19 seasons |
| 34% | ROMO | 4 | Tony who played for the Dallas Cowboys from 2003 to 2016 |
| 34% | EDU | 3 | Maurice —, United States footballer who played for Rangers from 2008-12 |
| 33% | RANIERI | 7 | Claudio —, Leicester City FC manager from 2015-17 |
| 33% | LOVING | 6 | Marc ___, basketballer who plays for the Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League |
| 33% | TOTTI | 5 | Francesco —, 1998-2006 Italy attacking footballer who played for Roma from 1992-2017 |
| 33% | SOSA | 4 | Sammy who played Major League Baseball for 19 seasons |
| 33% | KEVIN | 5 | With 21-Across, NBA MVP and eight-time All-Star forward who plays for 44-Across/46-Across |
| 31% | INDIANAPOLIS | 12 | City for which 33-Across played from 1998 to 2011 |
| 31% | CARMELOANTHONY | 14 | Power forward who played his 19th season for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2021-2022: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SOSA | 4 | Slugger Sammy who played for the Cubs from 1992 to 2004 |
| 30% | DERRICKHENRY | 12 | 2015 Heisman Trophy-winning running back from Alabama who plays for the Tennessee Titans: 2 wds. |
| 30% | GREWCOCK | 8 | Danny —, rugby union lock who played in 69 Tests for England from 1997-2007 |
| 30% | TOE | 3 | Nickname of Lou Groza, who played 19 years for the Cleveland Browns (with "The") |
| 30% | TED | 3 | ___ Williams, American baseball player who played his 19-year career for the Boston Red Sox |
| 29% | EMNES | 5 | Marvin —, former Netherlands youth footballer who played in Britain for Swansea City, Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers |
| 29% | PUEL | 4 | Claude —, Leicester City FC manager from 2017-19 |
| 28% | CAESAR | 6 | Julius ___, Shakespearean protagonist from the eponymous play who hails from the city of Rome |
| 28% | PRO | 3 | One who plays for pay |
| 28% | PRO | 3 | Athlete who plays for pay |
| 28% | TROY | 4 | Aikman who played for the Cowboys |
| 28% | JELLYROLLMORTON | 15 | Musician who played for his breakfast? |
| 28% | EVAN | 4 | Longoria who played for the Rays |
| 28% | PRO | 3 | One who plays for a living |
| 28% | LIN | 3 | Jeremy who plays for 30-Down |
| 28% | PRO | 3 | Sports star who plays for pay |
| 28% | LUPITA | 6 | With 42-Across, actress who played Maz Kanata from the planet Takodana in 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" |
| 27% | ROOM | 4 | 2015 drama film in which Brie Larson played a woman who has been held captive for seven years |