| 100% | SHOOTING | 8 | Sport that has skeet, running deer and trap events |
| 41% | GOLF | 4 | Sport that includes bunkers and sand traps |
| 40% | POOL | 4 | Cue sport that has variants like "eight-ball," "nine-ball," and "blackball" |
| 39% | FREESTYLE | 9 | Wrestling type that has men's and women's events |
| 37% | PGA | 3 | ___ Tour (sports org. that has banned members playing in events run by the Saudi-backed LIV tour) |
| 35% | ESPN | 4 | Channel that's had few sporting events to televise in recent months |
| 34% | RUGBY | 5 | Sport related to football that has scrums and mauls |
| 34% | CANOEING | 8 | Summer Olympic sport which has the slalom and sprint events |
| 33% | SEASONOPENERS | 13 | Much-anticipated sporting events ... or, when spoken, what 20-, 28-, 35- and 43-Across have? |
| 32% | WRESTLING | 9 | Fighting sport that has a Greco-Roman style |
| 32% | JUJITSU | 7 | Sport that emphasizes pinning and throwing |
| 31% | PICKLEBALL | 10 | Sport that has generated noise complaints across the country in recent years |
| 31% | DRYER | 5 | Appliance that has a lint trap |
| 31% | MATTER | 6 | Substance that has mass and volume |
| 31% | BANK | 4 | Business that has checks and balances |
| 31% | SHALLOWBUSINESS | 15 | Dislodging boats that have run aground? |
| 31% | STAG | 4 | Deer that has antlers |
| 31% | STAGS | 5 | Deer that have antlers |
| 30% | OTIS | 4 | Name that has its ups and downs |
| 30% | OTIS | 4 | Company that has its ups and downs |
| 30% | STARCHED | 8 | Fabric that has been sprayed and stiffened |
| 30% | SEAL | 4 | Large mammal that has blubber and whiskers |
| 30% | PEAR | 4 | Fruit that has Bartlett and Anjou varieties |
| 30% | CALAMARI | 8 | Squid that has been battered and fried |
| 30% | VECTOR | 6 | Quantity that has both magnitude and direction |
| 30% | MATH | 4 | Class that has its pluses and minuses |
| 30% | GPS | 3 | Device that has roads and turns: Abbr. |
| 30% | NFL | 3 | League that has Falcons and Ravens: Abbr. |
| 30% | ELEPHANT | 8 | Animal that has tusks and a trunk |
| 30% | SALSA | 5 | Food that has green and red varieties |