| 100% | ALTOON | 6 | Three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver in the New York Jets Ring of Honor |
| 38% | ODELL | 5 | Three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver ___ Beckham Jr. |
| 38% | ART | 3 | Wide receiver Monk in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 38% | RICE | 4 | Wide receiver Jerry in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 38% | MONK | 4 | Wide receiver Art in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 37% | OPED | 4 | Term retired by the New York Times in 2021 in favor of "guest essay" |
| 37% | EDELMAN | 7 | Wide receiver Julian who won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots |
| 37% | TIMMARA | 7 | New York Giants founder who's in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 37% | MANOWAR | 7 | Whom The New York Times co-named athlete of the year, with Babe Ruth, in 1920 |
| 37% | BROOKLYN | 8 | New York City borough that produced all three of the rappers in this puzzle |
| 37% | TOMLINSON | 9 | LaDainian ___, a running back who played for the New York Jets who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017 |
| 35% | JERRY | 5 | ___ Rice, former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver who has been invited to the Pro Bowl 13 times |
| 35% | BEE | 3 | Spelling ___ (word game in the New York Times) |
| 35% | AARON | 5 | With 30-Across, New York Yankees slugger who was Time's Athlete of the Year in 2022 |
| 35% | OREO | 4 | Most common cookie in the New York Times crossword |
| 34% | TERRELLOWENS | 12 | 49ers/Eagles/Cowboys/Bills/Bengals wide receiver inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 34% | COMICS | 6 | Common newspaper feature not seen in The New York Times |
| 33% | MEADOWLANDS | 11 | Home of the new york jets |
| 33% | OPEDS | 5 | The New York Times started calling them "guest essays" in 2021 |
| 33% | OCHS | 4 | Adolph who purchased The New York Times in 1896 |
| 33% | GIL | 3 | Hodges in the New York Mets Hall of Fame |
| 33% | ANDREWLUCK | 10 | Four-time Pro Bowl quarterback who retired in 2019 at the age of 29: 2 wds. |
| 33% | FRANKGIFFORD | 12 | Giants halfback and wide receiver in the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ODELL | 5 | ___ Beckham Jr., 3x Pro Bowl wide receiver who'll play in this year's Super Bowl |
| 32% | UTICA | 5 | City in the state of New York |
| 32% | OCHS | 4 | Adolph of The New York Times |
| 32% | ARTS | 4 | Section of The New York Times |
| 31% | OPED | 4 | The first one in The New York Times appeared in 1970 |
| 31% | IRVIN | 5 | Cowboys wide receiver Michael in the Hall of Fame |