| 100% | SIMONE | 6 | With 9-Across, the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history |
| 53% | SIMONE | 6 | Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history |
| 52% | SIMONEBILES | 11 | Most decorated gymnast in American history |
| 44% | SIMONEBILES | 11 | Most decorated American gymnast who was Time's 2021 Athlete of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BEARS | 5 | Franchise with the most victories in N.F.L. history |
| 39% | USA | 3 | Country with the most Olympic medals in softball |
| 39% | DAWES | 5 | American gymnast Dominique who was the first Black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics |
| 38% | BOOBY | 5 | With 127 Across, one of many devices thwarting the burglars in "Home Alone" |
| 38% | EMMITT | 6 | Smith with the most rushing yards in N.F.L. history |
| 38% | CUBA | 4 | Country with the most all-time medals in Olympic baseball |
| 38% | AGENA | 5 | The most used upper rocket stage in NASA's history with over 350 launched between 1959 and 1987 |
| 38% | LEE | 3 | Sunisa ___, American gymnast who won the all-around event at the Olympic Games held in 2021 |
| 38% | M*A*S*H | 7 | Show with the most-watched episode in scripted TV history |
| 37% | NFL | 3 | Org. with the five most-watched telecasts in the history of U.S. television |
| 37% | JAYZ | 4 | Rapper with the most Grammy nominations (83) of any artist in history |
| 35% | SIMONEBILES | 11 | American artistic gymnast and Olympian who participated in season 24 of the TV show "Dancing with the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 35% | BODE | 4 | ___ Miller, American alpine ski racer who is the only skier with five or more wins in each discipline |
| 35% | SHAUNWHITE | 10 | American snowboarder with the most number of X-Games gold and three Olympic golds: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALY | 3 | American gymnast Raisman with three Olympic gold medals |
| 35% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Artist with the most number of Grammy nominations in one night without winning, with 9: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MERYL | 5 | First name of the most nominated performer in Academy Awards history |
| 34% | XANDY | 5 | With 30-Across, what most numbers in the clues of this year's puzzles represent |
| 34% | AMYVANDYKEN | 11 | American former swimmer who shares the second spot for most number of Olympic gold medals for a female swimmer with 17a: 3 wds. |
| 34% | ALY | 3 | ___ Raisman, second-most-decorated Olympic gymnast in U.S. history |
| 34% | FRANCE | 6 | Home of the most Literature Nobelists in history |
| 33% | NAOMI | 5 | With 29-Across, Japanese tennis player who lit the Olympic cauldron in Tokyo in 2021 |
| 33% | ALLYSONFELIX | 12 | American track and field sprinter who won the 2012 Olympic gold in 200 meters and has a total of 9 Olympic medals: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SIXTEENTH | 9 | With 54 Across, 38/40 Across' place in history |
| 33% | SHOWTUNES | 9 | Many entries in the Great American Songbook |
| 33% | MOORE | 5 | Four-time 9-Across champion Maya who won two Olympic gold medals with the United States |