| 100% | CAL | 3 | State with five teams in the 84-Across: Abbr. |
| 50% | NCAR | 4 | State with the motto "First in Flight": Abbr. |
| 50% | CAL | 3 | US state with the most representatives in Congress: Abbr. |
| 46% | MAPLELEAFS | 10 | Team with five Stanley Cup wins in the 1940s (2 wds.) |
| 46% | NBA | 3 | Sports org. with 29 teams in the United States and one in Canada |
| 43% | MAPLELEAFS | 10 | Toronto team with five Stanley Cup wins in the 1940s (2 wds.) |
| 43% | RISEFROM | 8 | With 97-Across, emerge reborn ... or what the ends of five Across answers in this puzzle do? |
| 42% | ALLYSONFELIX | 12 | Sprinter who has won six Olympic gold medals in the 4x100 and 4x400 relay with the United States national team (2 wds.) |
| 41% | FLA | 3 | State with the lowest high point (345 feet): Abbr. |
| 41% | DEL | 3 | State with the fewest counties (three): Abbr. |
| 41% | NYS | 3 | State with Albany as the capital: Abbr. |
| 41% | BOSTON | 6 | With 32-Across, NHL team that plays in Massachusetts's state capital |
| 41% | ILL | 3 | State with the nickname "Land of Lincoln": Abbr. |
| 40% | BOSTONREDSOX | 12 | Team with which 30-Across won the World Series in 2004: 3 wds. |
| 40% | OILERS | 6 | N.H.L. team with five championship-winning seasons in the 1980s |
| 40% | EAST | 4 | One team in the N.B.A. All-Star Game, with "the" |
| 40% | RAPTORS | 7 | Toronto ___, Canadian basketball team in the NBA with a dinosaur-themed name |
| 39% | ORE | 3 | State in the Pacific Northwest: Abbr. |
| 39% | OFFENSE | 7 | Team with the ball, in football |
| 39% | JETS | 4 | Winnipeg ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL with an aviation-themed name |
| 39% | FLAMES | 6 | Calgary ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL with a fiery-sounding name |
| 39% | OHIO | 4 | State with four of the 100 largest cities in the US |
| 39% | WVA | 3 | State with the words "Wild Wonderful" on its license plates: Abbr. |
| 39% | RAITT | 5 | Bonnie with five Top 40 hits in the 1990s |
| 39% | RAYS | 4 | Team across the state from the Marlins |
| 39% | CLEVELAND | 9 | With 47-Across, baseball team that surpassed the American League's longest winning streak in 2017 |
| 39% | OAKLAND | 7 | With 26-Across, baseball team that surpassed the American League's longest winning streak in 2002 |
| 39% | TEXAS | 5 | State with three of the 10 most populous cities in the US |
| 38% | JODECI | 6 | Group with five #1 R&B hits in the 1990s |
| 38% | ABBA | 4 | 1970s Swedish band with five Grammy nominations in the 2020s |