| 100% | PULL | 4 | ___ one's punches, boxing term that commonly means "go easy on an opponent" |
| 34% | LIGHTBULB | 9 | The bright thing that goes on when one has an idea |
| 33% | SAVED | 5 | ___ by the bell, boxing term that's commonly used to refer to narrow escapes |
| 33% | COUNT | 5 | Down for the ___, boxing term that's commonly used to refer to lost struggles |
| 31% | KNOCKDOWN | 9 | Boxing term for flooring an opponent |
| 31% | RETAIL | 6 | "___ therapy," Black Friday-related term that means shopping to improve one's mood |
| 30% | CACCIATORE | 10 | Word on an Italian menu that means "hunter" |
| 29% | PRESEASONGAME | 13 | Match that doesn't go on one's record |
| 29% | PUFFPIECES | 10 | Stories that go easy on their subjects |
| 29% | GIFT | 4 | Boxed item that one may get on 16a |
| 28% | SEND | 4 | What you hit on an e-mail that is ready to go |
| 28% | OPTIN | 5 | Click on an "I agree to the terms and conditions" box, say |
| 27% | STAMP | 5 | Item that goes on the corner of an envelope |
| 27% | DIET | 4 | Meal plan that one goes on to lose weight |
| 27% | BABY | 4 | Go easy on |
| 27% | SPARED | 6 | Went easy on |
| 27% | SPARES | 6 | Goes easy on |
| 27% | BOND | 4 | Term for an insurance policy, that you may overhear on Wall Street |
| 27% | RING | 4 | Item that may go on a finger or an ear |
| 27% | INSTANT | 7 | ___ Oats, easy breakfast option that you can have on the go |
| 27% | TLDR | 4 | Response to an email that goes on and on, say: Abbr. |
| 27% | REGIFT | 6 | Word meaning "give away an unwanted present" that originated on "Seinfeld" |
| 27% | AMANA | 5 | ___ Colonies, communal society that went on to form an appliance company |
| 26% | DIET | 4 | Go easy on the calories |
| 26% | TAKEASOFTLINE | 13 | Go easy on the criticism |
| 26% | BALL | 4 | Keep one's eye on the ___, phrase that's common in multiple sports that means to give attention to one's current task |
| 26% | FOLLOW | 6 | "___ your heart," idiom that means to go after one's feelings and intuitions |
| 26% | BUCK | 4 | "Make an honest ___," idiom that means one is making a honest living |
| 26% | TAKEFIVE | 8 | Numerical expression that means go on a break |
| 26% | SITTINGDUCK | 11 | One who's an easy target |