| 100% | BOSTONREDSOX | 12 | Team that 17-Across, 41-Across, and "Cheers" bartender Sam Malone played for (3 wds.) |
| 48% | HOUSTONCOMETS | 13 | WNBA team that 15- and 30-Across played for: 2 wds. |
| 47% | NEWYORKJETS | 11 | NFL team that 18-Across plays for: 3 wds. |
| 41% | BOSTONREDSOX | 12 | MLB team that Steve Pearce played for in 2018: 3 wds. |
| 41% | KISSMEKATE | 10 | 1948 Broadway show, with music and lyrics by 41-Across, that won the first Tony for Best Musical: 3 wds. |
| 41% | DETROITTIGERS | 13 | Team that 15-Across plays for: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THEAMERICANS | 12 | Spy drama starring 17-Across and 41-Across that won the 2019 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Drama (2 wds.) |
| 40% | TEXASRANGERS | 12 | Team that 27-Across played for before the Yankees: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MIAMIMARLINS | 12 | Florida team that 18-Across plays for: 2 wds. |
| 39% | USA | 3 | Team ___ (Olympic squad that 13-Across, 26-Across, and 42-Across all play for) |
| 39% | THEBOSTONPOPS | 13 | Orchestra known for playing "Stars and Stripes Forever" on the 41-Across (3 wds.) |
| 39% | THEODDCOUPLE | 12 | 1970s Neil Simon sitcom starring 17-Across and 41-Across that debuted 50 years ago (3 wds.) |
| 39% | PHOENIXMERCURY | 14 | Team that 18-Across has played with for her whole career: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GIANTS | 6 | San Francisco team that 14-Across played for in 2009 and 2010 |
| 38% | MICHAELJFOX | 11 | Actor who played 17-Across and 28-/29-Across: 3 wds. |
| 38% | WILLANDGRACE | 12 | Former sitcom duo played by 31- and 17-Across: 3 wds. |
| 38% | NEWYORKYANKEES | 14 | 19-Across played 19 seasons for this Big Apple team: 3 wds. |
| 36% | BERNIETAUPIN | 12 | Lyricist and frequent 17-Across collaborator played by Jamie Bell in 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CLEVELAND | 9 | With 41-Across, NBA team in Ohio that 36-Across had played for since 2011 |
| 36% | MARIAVONTRAPP | 13 | "The Sound of Music" role that earned Mary Martin a Best Actress Tony for playing the governess and stepmother to seven children: 3 wds. |
| 36% | TED | 3 | ___ Danson, actor who played Sam Malone on "Cheers" and won two Emmy Awards for his role |
| 35% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 34% | FATSDOMINO | 10 | Rock and roll pioneer known for 31-Across, "Ain't That a Shame," and "Walking to 17-Across" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | TRAILBLAZERS | 12 | Portland NBA team that 17-Across owned: 2 wds. |
| 34% | METS | 4 | New York baseball team that Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza played for |
| 34% | RANDB | 5 | Genre of music that is short for "rhythm and blues": 3 wds. |
| 33% | TROJANS | 7 | College team that 18-Across played for |
| 33% | STEELERS | 8 | Pittsburgh team that 29-Across played for |
| 33% | SAINTS | 6 | NFL team that 15-Across plays for |
| 33% | MYFRIENDIRMA | 12 | 1949 comedy film starring 17-Across and 39-Across together for the first time (3 wds.) |