| 100% | IPRAY | 5 | "___ the Lord my soul to keep": 2 wds. |
| 75% | IPRAY | 5 | "___ the Lord my soul to keep" |
| 48% | KATIEHOLMES | 11 | Actress who prefers to keep her ongoing romance with Jamie Foxx under the radar: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ANEAR | 5 | Keep ___ to the ground (2 wds.) |
| 44% | OWE | 3 | 'I ___ my soul to the company store' ('Sixteen Tons' line) |
| 44% | ITIS | 4 | "___ better to keep your mouth closed ...": 2 wds. |
| 43% | DUE | 3 | "My Soul to Keep" author Tananarive |
| 42% | EARTO | 5 | Keep an ___ the ground (be alert to what's new): 2 wds. |
| 42% | ONEI | 4 | "The ___ Gave My Heart To" (1997 Aaliyah song): 2 wds. |
| 42% | IRUN | 4 | "___ a mile every morning to keep fit": 2 wds. |
| 41% | MARIEKONDO | 10 | Japanese 18-Across consultant whose 32-Across encourages people to keep only the things that "spark joy" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ARETHAFRANKLIN | 14 | The Queen of Soul: 2 wds. |
| 41% | IRUN | 4 | "___ every morning to keep fit" (Go for a jog): 2 wds. |
| 41% | OHGOD | 5 | 1977 comedy in which George Burns plays the Lord: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HEATLAMP | 8 | Device to keep food warm at a fast food restaurant: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SWEARSIN | 8 | Administers the oath of office to: 2 wds. |
| 39% | GSTAR | 5 | The sun, to astronomers: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LETIN | 5 | Open the door to: 2 wds. |
| 38% | IME | 3 | The Beatles' "___ Mine" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ILOST | 5 | "___ my heart to her" (fell in love): 2 wds. |
| 37% | LEADOFF | 7 | Be the first baseball player to bat: 2 wds. |
| 37% | IME | 3 | The Beatles' "___ Mine": 2 wds. |
| 36% | BRINGINTO | 9 | ___ the world (give birth to): 2 wds. |
| 36% | ADDIN | 5 | Contribute to the mix: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SOFAR | 5 | Up to the present: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STEPUP | 6 | Rise to the challenge: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LEADOUT | 7 | Show to the door: 2 wds. |
| 36% | OKOK | 4 | "You don't have to keep reminding me!" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | SEEOUT | 6 | Escort someone to the door: 2 wds |
| 35% | MICHAELJFOX | 11 | "The Secret of My Success" actor who played Marty McFly in "Back to the Future" (3 wds.) |