| 100% | SNAKE | 5 | "A ___ Falls to Earth" (2022 Newbery Medal nominee by Darcie Little Badger) |
| 32% | INLAND | 6 | Less likely to be hit by a hurricane |
| 30% | CAVEANIMAL | 10 | U.S.A. ___ of the Year (award given to the little brown bat by the National Speleological Society, in 2022) |
| 28% | PAM | 3 | "Echo" Newbery Medal nominee ___ Muñoz Ryan |
| 27% | ROEG | 4 | "The Man Who Fell to Earth" director |
| 27% | MAN | 3 | "The ___ Who Fell to Earth" (Showtime series) |
| 27% | SKYLAB | 6 | Orbiter that fell to Earth in 1979 |
| 27% | XXXX | 4 | Fall to a buzzer beater |
| 27% | METEORITE | 9 | A chunk of an asteroid that's fallen to earth |
| 27% | METEORITE | 9 | A piece of space rock that has fallen to Earth |
| 27% | METEORITE | 9 | An object from space that falls to Earth |
| 27% | BOWIE | 5 | David of 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' |
| 27% | ROEG | 4 | “The Man Who Fell to Earth” director Nicolas |
| 27% | STELLAMARIS | 11 | 2022 prequel to "The Passenger" that is the first novel by 34-Across to feature a female protagonist (2 wds.) |
| 26% | CALMDOWN | 8 | 2022 Afrobeats song by Rema with a hit Selena Gomez remix and a title that says to relax: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ROEG | 4 | Nicolas who directed "The Man Who Fell to Earth" |
| 26% | SHO | 3 | "The Man Who Fell to Earth" channel, for short |
| 26% | PARIS | 5 | "Mrs. 'Arris Goes to ___," 1958 novel by Paul Gallico that was adapted into a 2022 comedy-drama film |
| 26% | MAGGIENELSON | 12 | Her 2009 book opens, “Suppose I were to begin by saying I had fallen in love with a color” |
| 26% | FLATLINES | 9 | Falls to a very low level, as sales |
| 26% | FLATLINE | 8 | Fall to a very low level, as sales |
| 26% | LAND | 4 | Return to earth, as a plane |
| 26% | SMA | 3 | Little, to a lassie |
| 26% | SMA | 3 | Little, to a lass |
| 26% | SMA | 3 | Little, to a Scot |
| 26% | ASTEROID | 8 | Rock in space, a meteor before it falls to earth |
| 25% | ARROW | 5 | "Struck by Cupid's ___," phrase for a projectile said to make someone fall in love instantly this Valentine's Day |
| 25% | SEMIRARE | 8 | A little hard to find |
| 25% | WEELAD | 6 | Little shaver, to a Scot |
| 25% | WEELAD | 6 | Little fellow, to a Scot |