| 100% | TWENTYSIX | 9 | The number of complete miles in a marathon |
| 53% | TWELVE | 6 | The number of pennies in a pre-decimal shilling |
| 52% | ODD | 3 | Like the number of games in a "best of" series |
| 51% | ODD | 3 | Like the number of years in a periodical cicada’s life cycle |
| 50% | AGE | 3 | What the number of spots on a ladybug represents, in a common misconception |
| 50% | FANTAN | 6 | Chinese gambling game based on guessing the number of items in a pot |
| 50% | ODD | 3 | Like the number of cards in a full house or three of a kind |
| 48% | ODDS | 4 | Numbers in the fine print of a lottery ticket |
| 48% | ZERO | 4 | Number of games won by the losing player in a "bagel" set, in tennis |
| 48% | TEN | 3 | Number of reps in most sets (unless you're a beast in the gym) |
| 48% | COVERDALE | 9 | Miles —, first translator of the complete Bible into English in 1535 |
| 47% | EXPANSION | 9 | Increase in the number of teams in a league, e.g. |
| 47% | MEDIAN | 6 | The middle number in a sequence of numbers |
| 47% | ONE | 3 | Number in the definition of a Mersenne prime |
| 46% | AREA | 4 | "___ 51," 2015 sci-fi horror film with the number of a famous, highly classified Air Force facility in its title |
| 46% | MEDIAN | 6 | The middle number in a sorted list of numbers |
| 46% | THREE | 5 | Number of acts in “A Raisin in the Sun” |
| 46% | RED | 3 | "___ Dwarf," fill in a color to complete the name of this British sitcom featuring Chris Barrie |
| 46% | BLUE | 4 | "___ Bloods," fill in a color to complete the name of this police procedural featuring Tom Selleck |
| 46% | WHITE | 5 | "___ Collar," fill in a color to complete the name of this procedural drama featuring Matt Bomer |
| 46% | POLESAPART | 10 | In complete opposition ... and a feature of the four other longest answers |
| 45% | ANSON | 5 | George —, English naval commander who completed a circumnavigation of the globe in 1744 |
| 45% | SEVEN | 5 | Number of swans a-swimming in "The 12 Days of Christmas" |
| 45% | TWO | 3 | Number that's often in the title of a movie sequel |
| 45% | GREEN | 5 | "___ Acres," fill in a color to complete the name of this sitcom featuring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor |
| 45% | TEN | 3 | The number of syllables in this clue |
| 44% | ZWEI | 4 | The number of this clue, in German |
| 44% | FOUR | 4 | The number of letters in this clue's answer |
| 44% | ELEVEN | 6 | The number of clues in this puzzle minus one |
| 44% | THREE | 5 | The number of letters in this answer minus two |