| 100% | STATES | 6 | United ___, country with a record 32 Davis Cup wins, known for players such as Andre Agassi |
| 55% | FRANCE | 6 | Paris' country with 10 Davis Cup wins, known for players such as Rene Lacoste |
| 54% | SPAIN | 5 | Madrid's country with 6 Davis Cup wins, known for players such as Rafael Nadal |
| 54% | SWEDEN | 6 | Stockholm's country with 7 Davis Cup wins, known for players such as Bjorn Borg |
| 54% | AUSTRALIA | 9 | Canberra's country with 28 Davis Cup wins, known for players such as Rod Laver |
| 46% | BRITAIN | 7 | Great ___, London's island with 10 Davis Cup wins, known for players such as Andy Murray |
| 30% | TRACYCHEVALIER | 14 | Bestselling writer known for historical fiction such as "Girl With a Pearl Earring," 19-Across, and 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 28% | BERRA | 5 | Catcher with a record 10 World Series rings as a player |
| 28% | BHUTAN | 6 | Himalayan country with a head of state known as the Dragon King |
| 28% | TAG | 3 | Recess game with a player known as "it" |
| 27% | LSAT | 4 | Exam with a section known as "Logic Games," for short |
| 26% | GOLF | 4 | United States holds a record of winning this sport's world cup 24 times |
| 26% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 26% | TURNTABLE | 9 | Also known as a record player |
| 26% | MALTA | 5 | European island country with Valletta as its capital that is known for fortresses and historic sites |
| 26% | DAVIDBLAINE | 11 | Popular magician known for such stunts as being frozen in a block of ice: 2 wds. |
| 25% | NADAL | 5 | Spanish tennis player with a record fourteen French Open wins |
| 25% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | Artist with a record 32 American Music Awards |
| 25% | DEFENSIVETACKLE | 15 | Football player with a second job as a doctor for pets? |
| 25% | MAPLE | 5 | Tree that is known for its fall foliage and as a source of a syrup enjoyed with pancakes |
| 24% | KAREEM | 6 | ___ Abdul- Jabbar, former basketballer who holds the record for most NBA wins by a player |
| 24% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | Show with the record for most Emmys won in a single year (12) |
| 24% | USSR | 4 | Country with a hammer-and-sickle flag, for short |
| 24% | KENNYCHESNEY | 12 | Country star known for such songs as "Come Over" and "The Boys of Fall": 2 wds. |
| 24% | CAM | 3 | Device with a record button, for short |
| 24% | ORR | 3 | Bobby ___, former NHL player who holds the record for Most James Norris trophies with 8 wins |
| 24% | MICHAEL | 7 | ___ Dickson, NFL player who drinks a cup of coffee with chocolate milk for every pregame meal |
| 24% | SUPERBOWLRING | 13 | 15a won one a year before retiring as a player for San Francisco 49ers: 3 wds. |
| 24% | APTAGRAM | 8 | Word or phrase whose letters can be rearranged to form another with a similar meaning, such as “moon starer” for “astronomer” |
| 24% | COLIN | 5 | With 32-Across, actor who won a Best Actor Oscar as King George VI in "The King's Speech" |