| 100% | METS | 4 | Squad whose Double-A affiliate is the Rumble Ponies |
| 41% | PERU | 4 | Country whose name becomes that of a currency when its second letter is doubled and its last two letters are moved to the front |
| 40% | SCALPEL | 7 | The double-edged version is a lancet |
| 40% | SHIPOOPI | 8 | The Music Man song whose title is a nonsense word |
| 40% | TWOBASES | 8 | What a double is worth on the diamond |
| 40% | AXEL | 4 | It may be a double in the Olympics |
| 39% | LOTUS | 5 | The White ___ (series whose titular location is named after a flower) |
| 39% | BOOKOFDAVE | 10 | The —, 2006 Will Self novel whose protagonist is a London cab driver |
| 39% | FIELDER | 7 | A player whose job it is to catch or stop the ball |
| 38% | ASIA | 4 | "Heat of the Moment" band whose name is a continent |
| 38% | DICKBUTTON | 10 | *Olympic champion who, in 1948, was the first to land a double axel in competition |
| 38% | KICKBALL | 8 | Game whose name is also a key step of the game |
| 37% | SUNBIRD | 7 | A feathered creature whose name is inspired by the centre of the solar system |
| 37% | CANIKICKIT | 10 | A Tribe Called Quest single whose title question is repeatedly answered in the affirmative |
| 37% | ALB | 3 | Country whose flag features the silhouette of a double-headed eagle: Abbr. |
| 37% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is also the initials of a school in Ypsilanti |
| 37% | CATS | 4 | Musical whose name is an anagram of the members of a musical |
| 37% | PHOENIX | 7 | "Walk the Line" star Joaquin whose surname is also a 49-Across |
| 37% | DEUSEX | 6 | RPG whose name is derived from the name of a dramatic device |
| 37% | LOCALTRAIN | 10 | Option for a subway commuter whose stop is skipped by the express |
| 37% | ZOLTANKORDA | 11 | Director of The Jungle Book whose brother Alexander was also a director |
| 37% | HOUSEPARTY | 10 | Opportunity for a high schooler whose parents are away for the weekend |
| 37% | NEWHART | 7 | Eighties sitcom whose final episode implied the whole show was a dream |
| 37% | CAPTAINPLANET | 13 | A famous cartoon revolving around a superhero whose sole purpose is to protect the ecosystem |
| 37% | DRONE | 5 | Male bee in a colony whose function is to mate with the queen |
| 37% | POE | 3 | Writer whose room at the University of Virginia is now a mini-museum |
| 37% | MASH | 4 | Sitcom whose finale is still the most-watched episode of a scripted series |
| 37% | STARR | 5 | Ringo ___, drummer for The Beatles whose name is reminiscent of a Christmas night |
| 37% | UCANTTOUCHTHIS | 14 | 1990 MC Hammer hit whose title is a hint to solving the meta |