| 100% | ANOSE | 5 | Win by ___ (barely take first place): 2 wds. |
| 60% | BYA | 3 | Win ___ nose (barely come in first place): 2 wds. |
| 59% | ANOSE | 5 | Win by ___ (barely be victorious): 2 wds. |
| 54% | ONTOP | 5 | In first place: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ANOSE | 5 | Win by ___ (barely beat) (2 wds.) |
| 52% | ANOSE | 5 | Win by ___ (horseracing term): 2 wds. |
| 51% | EKE | 3 | ___ out a win (barely take first place) |
| 50% | ANOSE | 5 | Win by ___ (win by a narrow margin): 2 wds. |
| 49% | PULITZERPRIZE | 13 | Prestigious award for authors, won by 42-Across for her first novel: 2 wds. |
| 48% | KENTUCKYDERBY | 13 | May 4 horse race won by Orb: 2 wds. |
| 48% | TONYAWARD | 9 | 2005 Broadway honor won by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | STANLEYCUP | 10 | Large silver trophy won by the Penguins: 2 wds. |
| 48% | EKE | 3 | ___ out a victory (barely take first place) |
| 48% | ILOST | 5 | "___ fair and square" ("They won by fair means."): 2 wds |
| 47% | ONTOP | 5 | In first place (2 wds.) |
| 47% | EKE | 3 | ___ out a win (take first place by a hair) |
| 47% | HEISMANTROPHY | 13 | Award won by 15-/18-Across in December 2011: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PULITZERPRIZE | 13 | Award won by 15-, 19-, 43-, and 52-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PULITZERPRIZE | 13 | Fiction award won by 18-/42-Across in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 46% | BESTACTOR | 9 | Oscar won by 21-Across for "The King's Speech": 2 wds. |
| 46% | CORPUSCHRISTI | 13 | "Miss ___," the title won by 18a before she moved to Hollywood: 2 wds. |
| 45% | UPONE | 5 | Winning by a small margin (2 wds.) |
| 45% | SILVERSLUGGER | 13 | NL batting award won by 14-Across in 2000, 2002, and 2003: 2 wds. |
| 45% | WIN | 3 | Take first place |
| 45% | WON | 3 | Took first place |
| 44% | WARZONE | 7 | Where combat takes place: 2 wds. |
| 44% | GOLDMEDAL | 9 | Olympic prize won by Pat Summitt as coach of the 1984 US team: 2 wds. |
| 44% | WON | 3 | Took first place, say |
| 44% | ACADEMYAWARDS | 13 | Golden statuettes won by 15- and 26-/34-Across during a February 22 ceremony: 2 wds. |
| 43% | WIN | 3 | Take first place on a podium |