| 100% | SUCKER | 6 | __ punch is thrown after a lapse by the opponent |
| 41% | SNOOKI | 6 | Jersey Shore star who was punched in the face by a gym teacher |
| 40% | FLAT | 4 | Like the villain in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” after being run over by a steamroller |
| 39% | MAISEL | 6 | "The Marvelous Mrs. ___," TV series named after the protagonist who is a stand-up comedian played by Rachel Brosnahan |
| 38% | HANNIBAL | 8 | Horror thriller TV series named after the protagonist who is a forensic psychiatrist and cannibal played by Mads Mikkelsen |
| 38% | BARRY | 5 | Comedy crime drama TV series named after the protagonist who is a Marine-turned-hitman played by Bill Hader |
| 37% | RIATA | 5 | It may be thrown by a vaquero |
| 37% | GIVESUPTHECOAST | 15 | Heads home after a day by the ocean? |
| 37% | WRAPBATTLE | 10 | Then, by the sandwich counter, there was a... |
| 37% | REEL | 4 | Be affected by a potent punch |
| 36% | STANDONONESFEED | 15 | Act like a hen after grain is thrown on the ground? |
| 36% | EGG | 3 | Food item that might be thrown by a Halloween prankster |
| 36% | TEA | 3 | It was thrown into the harbor in a 1773 "party" |
| 35% | SNAKE | 5 | Mobile game named after a reptile, that was popularised by Nokia |
| 35% | LIGHTNING | 9 | The earth is hit by __ 100 times a second |
| 35% | ONE | 3 | The result when a number is divided by itself |
| 35% | OOF | 3 | Grunt after being punched in the stomach |
| 35% | KOI | 3 | A kind of fish, after which the pond is named |
| 35% | DUMBWAITER | 10 | A labor-saving device invented by 44-Down was the … |
| 35% | WONONPOINTS | 11 | Was victorious in the ring, but not by a knockout |
| 35% | OOF | 3 | Sound elicited by a punch in the gut |
| 34% | AMBLERWARNING | 13 | "The ___," spy thriller written by Robert Ludlum which was completed by a different author after his death: 2 wds. |
| 34% | HAT | 3 | Item proverbially thrown in the ring by a candidate |
| 34% | HOUSESIT | 8 | Look after a property while the owner is away |
| 34% | ONE | 3 | How old a baby is after the first birthday |
| 34% | POPPSYCHOLOGY | 13 | Weasel's mindset after being chased by a monkey? |
| 34% | MOWN | 4 | Like a lawn after the grass has been cut |
| 34% | SAINT | 5 | Ulrich was the first one created by a pope |
| 34% | TICKLEMEELMO | 12 | By the end of 1996, one million of this toy was sold in a shopping frenzy |
| 34% | DUSTINDIAMOND | 13 | "Saved by the Bell" actor whose surname is a place for baseball: 2 wds. |