| 100% | SIEG | 4 | Victory, to Viktor |
| 64% | SIEG | 4 | Victory, to Wagner |
| 61% | VOW | 3 | Promise victory to old wife |
| 59% | AVOW | 4 | Promise a victory to old wife |
| 59% | AVOW | 4 | Declare a victory to old wife |
| 59% | AVOW | 4 | Pledge a victory to old wife |
| 58% | SAVAGES | 7 | Wise men take a victory to heathens |
| 57% | VEE | 3 | Lead to victory? |
| 56% | CONCEDE | 7 | To acknowledge opponent's victory beforehand |
| 55% | GIVE | 4 | Provide soldier with victory, to a point |
| 54% | LED | 3 | Captain ___ the team to victory |
| 53% | VARIOUS | 7 | Victory on a river promises to be different |
| 53% | SPARKLINGWIN | 12 | Victory that has a real shine to it? |
| 53% | COATTAILS | 9 | They may be ridden to victory |
| 53% | INITTOWINIT | 11 | Ready to compete for a victory |
| 53% | COATTAILS | 9 | Something you might ride to victory |
| 51% | CRAVED | 6 | Longed to have raced off with victory |
| 50% | EKE | 3 | ___ out a victory (barely fight to a win) |
| 48% | ESPINOZA | 8 | Victor ___, jockey who rode 15-/28-Across to victory |
| 48% | JOANOFARC | 9 | Female fighter, led France to victory in 15th c. |
| 47% | ONWARD | 6 | "To victory!" |
| 47% | LANDSLIDE | 9 | Decisive victory, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 46% | WALSH | 5 | Bill who coached the 49ers to three Super Bowl victories |
| 45% | MURTAGH | 7 | Johnny —, jockey who rode Sinndar to victory in the 2000 Derby |
| 44% | SIRI | 4 | Her name is Norwegian for "beautiful woman who leads you to victory" |
| 44% | NIALL | 5 | & 1D Jockey who rode Numbersixvalverde to victory in the 2006 Grand National |
| 42% | PYRIE | 5 | Role Maurice Roeves played in John Huston's "Escape to Victory" in 1981 |
| 42% | STAUBACH | 8 | QB who led the Cowboys to victories in Super Bowls VI and XII |
| 41% | TROPHY | 6 | Florida Gators' coach, Billy Donovan, dropped this fake "crystal prize" after their NCAA victory to prank the team! |
| 41% | JOEMADDON | 9 | Three-time Manager of the Year who coached the team to victory: 2 wds. |