| 100% | UPIN | 4 | ___ the air (still undecided): 2 wds. |
| 66% | UPIN | 4 | "___ the Air" (2009 George Clooney film): 2 wds. |
| 65% | ISIN | 4 | "Love ___ the air": 2 wds. |
| 64% | ISIN | 4 | "Love ____ the Air": 2 wds. |
| 63% | PHILCOLLINS | 11 | Left-handed drummer on "In the Air Tonight": 2 wds. |
| 63% | ANIP | 4 | "There's ___ in the air" ("It's chilly"): 2 wds. |
| 61% | CABLECAR | 8 | Vehicle in the air (2 wds) |
| 61% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | "Up in the Air" actress who played Beca in 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 60% | ATLARGE | 7 | Still on the loose: 2 wds. |
| 60% | CONANOBRIEN | 11 | "The Tonight Show" host on the air 2009-2010: 2 wds. |
| 58% | IMHOT | 5 | "Turn on the air conditioner!" (2 wds.) |
| 58% | PEOPLESCOURT | 12 | Legal reality show that's been on the air for 29 seasons, with "The": 2 wds. |
| 58% | SKIJUMPER | 9 | Winter Olympian who goes downhill and then travels a long way through the air: 2 wds. |
| 57% | ANIP | 4 | "Brr! There's ___ in the air" (2 wds.) |
| 57% | ICEFOG | 6 | Ice crystals suspended in the air (2 wds) |
| 57% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Male "Up in the Air" star featured on the cover of Vogue in June 2000: 2 wds. |
| 57% | JIMMYFALLON | 11 | "The Tonight Show" host on the air starting in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 56% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | Actress of "Up in the Air" who rose to prominence with 1998 Broadway musical "High Society": 2 wds. |
| 55% | JAYLENO | 7 | "The Tonight Show" host on the air 1992-2009 and 2010-2014: 2 wds. |
| 55% | SESAMESTREET | 12 | Children's show that has been on the air since 1969: 2 wds. |
| 54% | NOTDONE | 7 | Still in the oven, or improper: 2 wds. |
| 54% | PHILCOLLINS | 11 | Known for his song "In the Air Tonight", this English singer led the rock band Genesis before going solo: 2 wds. |
| 54% | PHILCOLLINS | 11 | His 1981 hit "In the Air Tonight" reentered the Billboard charts in 2020 thanks to a viral reaction video: 2 wds. |
| 53% | GREYSANATOMY | 12 | Ellen Pompeo medical drama that has been on the air since 2005: 2 wds. |
| 53% | CRIMINALMINDS | 13 | Joe Mantegna police procedural that has been on the air since 2005: 2 wds. |
| 53% | SUPERNATURAL | 12 | Jared Padalecki dark fantasy that has been on the air since 2005: 2 wds. |
| 53% | UPIN | 4 | __ the air; undecided |
| 52% | INIT | 4 | Still vying for the championship (2 wds.) |
| 52% | INIT | 4 | Still vying for the title (2 wds.) |
| 52% | ONLATE | 6 | Airing in the wee hours (2 wds.) |