| 100% | HOLEINONE | 9 | The best score one can get in golf, also called ace, and is a very rare occurrence: 3 wds. |
| 35% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Considered one of the best in golf, he was central figure in a controversy that involved infidelity and ended in his divorce: 2 wds. |
| 30% | COMPUTERS | 9 | The Wang 2200 and the HP 9800 were very early ones you could put on a desk |
| 29% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Singer Demi Lovato was a judge in the second and third season of this music-based reality show: 3 wds. |
| 29% | THELASTOF | 9 | "___ Us," one of the best-selling PlayStation video games released in 2013 that is set in a post-apocalyptic U.S.: 3 wds. |
| 28% | MOUSELEMUR | 10 | A species unique to Madagascar that is the world's smallest primate and one of the smallest mammals in the world: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BOOK | 4 | You can get lost in a good one |
| 28% | BADNEWSBEARS | 12 | Sports comedy, directed by Richard Linklater, based on an alcoholic baseball player and is also a reboot of 1976 film of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 27% | ERA | 3 | A good one in the NL is low |
| 27% | STEFFIGRAF | 10 | Tennis player who is the only player (man or woman) to win a Grand Slam and Olympic gold medal in one year: 2 wds. |
| 27% | XXXXXXXXXXXXX | 13 | Get in on the winnings after "I-24" and "G-55" are called? |
| 27% | GRAY | 4 | *Idiom with the color changed! Once in a ___ moon, when something is a very common occurrence and not a rare sight |
| 27% | ERA | 3 | A good one is under 3.00, in brief |
| 27% | CHIPPERJONES | 12 | Atlanta Braves slugger who is one of only three players in the Hall of Fame who was also a #1 overall draft pick (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |
| 27% | GPA | 3 | A good one could get you on the Dean's List: Abbr. |
| 27% | TOURDEFRANCE | 12 | Annual cycling race that ends at Champs-Elysees and is a part of the UCI World Tour: 3 wds. |
| 27% | HAROLDBAINES | 12 | Chicago White Sox slugger who is one of only three players in the Hall of Fame who was also a #1 overall draft pick (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ASL | 3 | Syst. in which "Deaf Power" can be indicated by an open palm over one ear and the other hand forming a closed fist in the air |
| 27% | BRUCEALMIGHTY | 13 | Jim Carrey's fantasy comedy film which broke the Memorial Day opening weekend record and in which he gets a chance to be God: 2 wds. |
| 27% | LESLIEODOMJR | 12 | Nominee for the Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Song Oscars for his work in "One Night in Miami ...": 3 wds., abbr. |
| 27% | ANSELELGORT | 11 | "The Fault in Our Stars" actor who is also a singer and DJ who plays under the name "Ansolo": 2 wds. |
| 26% | FASHIONDESIGNER | 15 | One can be found in each of the answers to 17-, 24-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 26% | FREIDAMCFADDEN | 14 | "The Teacher," 19-Across, and 42-Across bestselling novelist who is also a physician specializing in brain injuries (2 wds.) |
| 26% | THELOVEILOST | 12 | 1973 hit single by 44-Across and 30-Across with the lyrics "Take a good look at me / I'm in misery, can't you see?" (4 wds.) |
| 26% | TERRA | 5 | Roman goddess who is a personification of the earth and is also called Mother Earth |
| 26% | SEED | 4 | What is planted in the soil and could become a tree? |
| 26% | JOCELYNALO | 10 | Softball player who won two National Championships with the Oklahoma Sooners and who was honored with a Best College Athlete, Women's Sports ESPY Award in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Singing competition show that Demi Lovato was a judge on in 2012 and 2013: 3 wds. |
| 26% | DOMEPATROL | 10 | 15a was a part of this four-man linebacking corps known as the best in NFL history: 2 wds. |