| 100% | LOSS | 4 | "I'm at a ___ for words" |
| 81% | LOSS | 4 | At a __ for words |
| 79% | LOSS | 4 | At a ___ for words |
| 78% | LOSS | 4 | At a __ for words (speechless) |
| 78% | LOSS | 4 | At a ___ for words (dumbstruck) |
| 78% | LOSS | 4 | "After his fantastic speech, I was at a ___ for words." (speechless) |
| 75% | AWED | 4 | Left at a loss for words |
| 75% | STUNS | 5 | Leaves at a loss for words |
| 75% | AWE | 3 | Leave at a loss for words |
| 74% | SPEECHLESS | 10 | At a loss for words |
| 74% | AWED | 4 | At a loss for words |
| 73% | HUMS | 4 | Is at a loss for words? |
| 70% | HUM | 3 | Be at a loss for words, perhaps |
| 69% | AWE | 3 | Feeling of being at a loss for words |
| 67% | ROGET | 5 | Brit who definitely wasn't at a loss for words |
| 65% | READYAIMFIRE | 12 | Motivational words for a boss at layoff time? |
| 64% | INDENTION | 9 | Old word for space at beginning of a paragraph |
| 63% | ETC | 3 | Word used at the end, to suggest a complete list, for short |
| 60% | TONGUETIED | 10 | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| 60% | RULER | 5 | I'm a toolbox stick used for measuring |
| 60% | NOIDEA | 6 | ''I'm at a loss'' |
| 59% | DAM | 3 | I'm a structure built by beavers for protection |
| 59% | HAMMER | 6 | I'm a toolbox member used for securing nails |
| 59% | DRILL | 5 | I'm a toolbox member used for making holes |
| 58% | COCOON | 6 | I'm a silky home spun by larvae for protection |
| 58% | CHISEL | 6 | I'm a toolbox member used for carving and sculpting |
| 58% | SITCOM | 6 | I'm a TV show genre for "Friends" or "Seinfeld" |
| 58% | COLOR | 5 | Pigment or hue, and a hint for the theme words at 43a, 58a, and 42d |
| 57% | MOUND | 5 | I'm a huge home built by some termites for protection |
| 57% | REALITY | 7 | I'm a TV show genre for "Survivor" or "Shark Tank" |