| 100% | ISAN | 4 | "Sword ___ oath, and oaths must have their course": Shak. |
| 36% | VEILED | 6 | Like some brides and oaths |
| 35% | IONS | 4 | They have their pluses and minuses |
| 35% | YOYOS | 5 | They have their ups and downs |
| 35% | STEPS | 5 | They have their ups and downs |
| 35% | SEESAWS | 7 | They have their ups and downs |
| 35% | ELEVATORS | 9 | They have their ups and downs |
| 35% | YOYOS | 5 | Toys that have their ups and downs |
| 34% | ACTII | 5 | When Romeo and Juliet have their balcony scene |
| 34% | WILDERGENE | 10 | What misbehaving kids must have inherited from their parents? |
| 33% | SHUT | 4 | Kidman and Cruise had their eyes wide like this |
| 33% | IPOS | 4 | Uber and Lyft had theirs in 2019, for short |
| 33% | GAZEBO | 6 | Where Maria and the Captain have their first kiss in "The Sound of Music" |
| 32% | ALAS | 4 | "___, 'tis true I have gone here and there": Shak. |
| 32% | KEY | 3 | ___ and Peele, popular comedic duo who have their own show on Comedy Central |
| 32% | MARCHERS | 8 | Military parade participants who must maintain their dress, cover, interval, and distance |
| 31% | HOLES | 5 | What golf courses and bad plots both have |
| 31% | NOTEBOOK | 8 | Diary McAdams and Gosling had in their film |
| 31% | WIRE | 4 | Something Peter Pan and Mary Poppins had in common in their movie appearances |
| 31% | OMAN | 4 | Country whose flag has a dagger and two swords |
| 30% | EDU | 3 | Berkeley, Purdue and Rice all had their web domains registered on April 24, 1985 with this top-level suffix |
| 29% | LINKS | 5 | What do websites, sausages and golf courses all have in common? |
| 29% | PGA | 3 | Org. whose members do a lot of driving and have their lies often discussed on TV |
| 29% | OREOS | 5 | Their name has the "re" of "cream" and the two o's from "chocolate" |
| 29% | SAYERS | 6 | Dorothy L —, author of novels Murder Must Advertise and Have His Carcase |
| 29% | BREAKBAKER | 10 | Applicant must make cookies and pies while others are having a smoke |
| 28% | SIBLINGS | 8 | "Do you have any ___?" question to ask someone about their family and friends |
| 28% | AWAR | 4 | "The swords have been drawn and both parties are ready for ___.": 2 wds. |
| 28% | NEED | 4 | Must have |
| 28% | NEEDS | 5 | Must have |