| 100% | MIA | 3 | With 64-Across, World Cup soccer star |
| 66% | PELE | 4 | Brazilian soccer star with three World Cup titles (1958, 1962, and 1970) |
| 63% | HOPESOLO | 8 | Soccer star with two Olympic gold medals and a World Cup title born July 30, 1981 (2 wds.) |
| 52% | ALYSSA | 6 | ___ Thompson, U.S. soccer star who made her World Cup debut at 18 |
| 50% | FIFA | 4 | World Cup soccer org. |
| 49% | PELE | 4 | Soccer great with three World Cup wins |
| 49% | ALEXMORGAN | 10 | US soccer star who scored a goal against Colombia in the 2015 World Cup: 2 wds. |
| 49% | MEGANRAPINOE | 12 | US soccer star who scored two goals against Australia in the 2015 World Cup: 2 wds. |
| 49% | FIFA | 4 | World Cup soccer organization: Abbr. |
| 49% | LIONELMESSI | 11 | Soccer star who scored two of Argentina's three goals in the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals (2 wds.) |
| 49% | CARLILLOYD | 10 | US soccer star who scored three goals against Japan in the 2015 World Cup final: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MEGAN | 5 | World Cup soccer co-captain Rapinoe |
| 48% | LAKE | 4 | With 64 Across, water bordering Cleveland |
| 48% | ABEAUTIFULDAYIN | 15 | With 64 Across, 2019 Hanks film |
| 47% | FRANZ | 5 | With 64 Across, Hungarian composer/piano virtuoso |
| 47% | KYLIANMBAPPE | 12 | Soccer star who scored all three of runner-up France's goals in the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals (2 wds.) |
| 47% | NOAH | 4 | With 64-Across, "ER" co-star |
| 46% | MESSI | 5 | World Cup star Lionel |
| 46% | ANGELDIMARIA | 12 | Soccer star who scored Argentina's second goal in their victory over France in the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals (3 wds.) |
| 46% | HOPE | 4 | Goalie Solo who won two Olympic gold medals and a World Cup championship with the U.S. national soccer team |
| 46% | PELE | 4 | Three-time World Cup star |
| 45% | FIFA | 4 | World Cup organization for soccer: Abbr. |
| 45% | THIS | 4 | With 64-Across, NBC drama ... or, in four parts, a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 45% | PELE | 4 | Onetime World Cup star |
| 45% | PELE | 4 | Former World Cup star |
| 44% | USA | 3 | 2015 and 2019 Women's World Cup soccer champs |
| 44% | OLGA | 4 | 2023 World Cup star Carmona |
| 43% | PELE | 4 | World Cup star of the mid-20th century |
| 43% | BRANDI | 6 | Soccer star Chastain with two Olympic gold medals |
| 43% | MESSI | 5 | Soccer star with six Ballon d'Or awards |