| 100% | GASP | 4 | ___ for air (breathe in heavily) |
| 64% | SNIFFLE | 7 | To breathe in heavily through the nose |
| 61% | INHALE | 6 | Breathe in; take air into your lungs |
| 60% | SNORED | 6 | Breathed heavily in sleep |
| 58% | PANT | 4 | Breathe heavily or gasp for breath |
| 57% | SMOG | 4 | Air pollution in Los Angeles, for example |
| 56% | DUCT | 4 | Tube-like channel for air or liquid in a building |
| 56% | AIRDUCT | 7 | Allows for air flow in homes, cars, buildings |
| 55% | TBA | 3 | Up in the air, for short |
| 55% | ETA | 3 | Projection in the air, for short |
| 55% | TBD | 3 | Up in the air, for short |
| 55% | IDIOM | 5 | “Up in the air,” for one |
| 55% | BBS | 3 | Ammo in air rifles, for short |
| 54% | OXYGEN | 6 | Element in air humans breathe to live |
| 54% | PALACE | 6 | Desperately plea for air conditioning in building |
| 54% | BELLOWS | 7 | Devices for drawing air in and out |
| 54% | TBD | 3 | Still up in the air, for short |
| 53% | NITROGEN | 8 | Most common element in the air we breathe |
| 53% | METEOR | 6 | Word from Greek for "thing in the air" |
| 53% | VPS | 3 | They fly in Air Force Two, for short |
| 51% | TBA | 3 | Up in the air, as what to air, for short |
| 51% | REALID | 6 | Requirement for domestic air travel starting in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | KENDRICK | 8 | Anna who was Oscar nominated for Up in the Air |
| 51% | AEROSOLS | 8 | Spray cans for e.g. air freshener sold in stores |
| 50% | SMOG | 4 | Reason for an air quality alert in Beijing or Los Angeles |
| 50% | ACROBATS | 8 | Those who flip and fly in the air for circus show |
| 50% | SLC | 3 | Delta Air Lines hub in the Mountain time zone, for short |
| 50% | LBJ | 3 | President who was sworn in on Air Force One, for short |
| 49% | VERA | 4 | ___ Farmiga, Best Supporting Actress nominee for 2009's "Up in the Air" |
| 48% | YDS | 3 | 49,325, for 29 Across through the air in his NFL career (abbr.) |