| 100% | LETITRIDE | 9 | Use one's winnings for the next bet, in casino lingo |
| 38% | HEIRAPPARENT | 12 | One next in line for the throne |
| 37% | ODDS | 4 | Roughly one in 300,000,000, for winning the Mega Millions jackpot |
| 37% | CRAPS | 5 | Setting for the lingo in today's theme |
| 36% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Get one more card for twice the bet, in blackjack |
| 36% | MANSCAPING | 10 | One use for hair clippers, in modern lingo |
| 36% | AET | 3 | One of the abbreviations used for a paraprofessional educator, a foreign national working in a Japanese classroom |
| 36% | EXPANSIONTEAM | 13 | The NHL's North Stars in 1967, for one? |
| 35% | KAYAK | 5 | *Sled alternative for Christmas in July ... and a watercraft one might use to travel the rapids |
| 35% | ENT | 3 | One who's often looking down in the mouth, for short? |
| 35% | HEIR | 4 | One who is next in line for the throne |
| 35% | BANALITE | 8 | Payment in feudalism for using the lord's mill |
| 34% | LEAPDAY | 7 | The next one will be in 2024 |
| 34% | ORENA | 5 | Fans' affectionate name for the NBA Magic's one-time home, imploded in 2012 |
| 34% | ARI | 3 | The name of the one who’s gonna last, in “Thank U, Next” |
| 34% | DELEGATE | 8 | One of the 3,979 (approx.) in the Democratic Party who will elect the nominee for president of the US next year |
| 34% | OHIO | 4 | State that's voted for the winning candidate in the last 14 elections |
| 34% | SCULPTUREGARDEN | 15 | The Museum of Modern Art’s outdoor “Oasis in the City,” for one |
| 34% | VALET | 5 | One working for a fancy restaurant who's almost never in the restaurant |
| 34% | ALIEN | 5 | Elliott's friend in "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," for one |
| 33% | HEIR | 4 | One who's next for the throne |
| 33% | IDEM | 4 | Latin for the same, used in referencing |
| 33% | MIA | 3 | "Go for the Goal: A Champion's Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life" author Hamm |
| 33% | EARLOFCHESTER | 13 | One title for this puzzle's subject, spelled in order by the circled letters |
| 33% | STAMP | 5 | Use one to send a letter anywhere in the world |
| 33% | ARIA | 4 | One of two for the devil in ''Faust'' |
| 33% | TROPE | 5 | The girl next door, for one |
| 33% | TOWER | 5 | The Willis in Chicago, for one |
| 33% | REMATCH | 7 | The Thrilla in Manila, for one |
| 33% | PALACE | 6 | The Blenheim in England, for one |