| 100% | SHOCKER | 7 | Upset of the century, say |
| 59% | TURN | 4 | ___ of the century |
| 57% | MMC | 3 | End of the century |
| 57% | POLAR | 5 | Of the Arctic, say |
| 56% | ANTIQUE | 7 | Piece of furniture from the 19th century, say |
| 56% | THORPE | 6 | Athlete of the Century Jim |
| 56% | PELE | 4 | FIFA Player of the Century |
| 56% | LOEB | 4 | Trial of the Century defendant |
| 56% | ALI | 3 | "Fight of the Century" loser |
| 56% | ALI | 3 | Fight of the Century loser |
| 55% | ALI | 3 | Kentucky's Athlete of the Century |
| 55% | MODELT | 6 | Car of the Century winner, 1999 |
| 55% | PELE | 4 | IOC's Athlete of the Century |
| 55% | ALI | 3 | "Fight Of The Century" boxer Muhammad ___ |
| 55% | ALI | 3 | SI's Athlete of the Century |
| 55% | EINSTEIN | 8 | Time's Person of the Century |
| 55% | SPASSKY | 7 | 1972 "Match of the Century" loser |
| 54% | ALI | 3 | Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Century |
| 54% | ALI | 3 | BBC's Sports Personality of the Century |
| 54% | LOEB | 4 | With Leopold, "crime of the century" committer |
| 54% | LEWIS | 5 | Sports Illustrated's "Olympian of the Century" |
| 54% | PELE | 4 | FIFA Player of the Century co-winner |
| 54% | ALI | 3 | "Sportsman of the Century," per Sports Illustrated |
| 54% | AKERS | 5 | Michelle ___, FIFA Female Player of the Century |
| 53% | OWAR | 4 | Man ___ (A.P.'s Horse of the Century) |
| 53% | ALI | 3 | Sports Illustrated named him Sportsman of the Century |
| 53% | ANDRETTI | 8 | AP's Co-driver of the Century Mario |
| 53% | CRAFTS | 6 | Turn of the century art movement, Arts and __ |
| 53% | AONE | 4 | Of the best quality, say: Hyph. |
| 53% | DONE | 4 | Out of the oven, say |