| 100% | SOLARP | 6 | *Nerve center in the abdomen that's strongly affected by a punch |
| 40% | OOF | 3 | Sound elicited by a punch in the gut |
| 40% | TIDAL | 5 | Affected by the moon, in a way |
| 39% | FUNNYBONE | 9 | Spot in the elbow with a nerve that's "shocking" when struck: 2 wds. |
| 38% | AIR | 3 | "In the ___ Tonight," song by Phil Collins that was used in a Cadbury's commercial |
| 37% | SCIATICA | 8 | Pain caused by a trapped nerve in the lower back |
| 37% | SNAP | 4 | Action by a center to put the football in play |
| 37% | ORIENTEXPRESS | 13 | Train that's the setting for murder in a 2017 remake directed by Kenneth Branagh (2 wds.) |
| 36% | BOMB | 4 | Piece in the game Stratego that can only be defeated by a Miner |
| 36% | TRADE | 5 | The "T" of WTUL that coordinated a strike by 20,000 women in 1909 in New York's garment district |
| 35% | OOF | 3 | Sound that a punch in the gut elicits |
| 35% | NOSE | 4 | Organ right in the center of your face that you'd get checked by 34a |
| 35% | SADDLE | 6 | "Back in the ___," 1976 song by Aerosmith that features the sounds of a galloping horse |
| 35% | DIAPHRAGM | 9 | Muscle in the abdomen that controls breathing |
| 35% | CLUB | 4 | "Crying in the ___," song by Camila Cabello that was her debut single as a solo artist |
| 34% | CAPO | 4 | Rank in the mafia that heads a crew of soldiers, once held by 18-Across |
| 34% | DIGGING | 7 | "___ in the Dirt," song by Peter Gabriel that might bring out your green thumb and a few wiggly worms |
| 34% | LUCY | 4 | "___ in the Sky with Diamonds," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inspired by a drawing that Lennon's son made of his classmate |
| 34% | AGE | 3 | "It's a little-known fact that the tan became popular in what is known as the Bronze ___," quote by Cliff on "Cheers" |
| 34% | PAN | 3 | Flash in the ___ (something that's popular for a short time) |
| 34% | TIMELESS | 8 | Fashion that's not affected by the passing years |
| 34% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind 1997," charity single by Elton John that was rewritten as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales |
| 33% | REEL | 4 | Be affected by a potent punch |
| 33% | SCAR | 4 | "___ Tissue," 1999 single by the Red Hot Chili Peppers that won a Grammy in 2000 |
| 33% | YAKETYYAK | 9 | Lyric that precedes “don’t talk back” in a 1958 hit song by the Coasters |
| 33% | MAKING | 6 | "___ a Fire," song by Foo Fighters that won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance in 2022 |
| 33% | BOISE | 5 | City that rings in the New Year by dropping a huge potato |
| 33% | MESA | 4 | Largest city in the U.S. that's not a county seat |
| 33% | MOHAVE | 6 | County that's split in two by the Grand Canyon |
| 33% | IDEA | 4 | It's often symbolized by a lightbulb, in the comics |