| 100% | GEAR | 4 | 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in a car, shifted by a stick |
| 52% | SUBW8RAIN | 9 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, in New York City |
| 49% | VARIABLE | 8 | In the answers to 17-, 34- and 57-Across, it was replaced in turn by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... |
| 48% | PASSWORD | 8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 is a really bad one, apparently |
| 47% | TOPROW | 6 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc., on a standard keyboard |
| 42% | PAR | 3 | 3, 4 or 5 on a golf course |
| 41% | COUNTDOWN | 9 | Going backward in numbers, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| 41% | PAR | 3 | 3, 4 or 5 on a golf hole, typically |
| 41% | PAR | 3 | 3, 4 or 5, for a golf hole |
| 40% | PAR | 3 | 3, 4 or 5, typically, in golf |
| 40% | PAR | 3 | 3, 4 or 5, usually, for a golf hole |
| 40% | NOS | 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.: Abbr. |
| 39% | REVERSE | 7 | What the numbers 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 are in |
| 39% | DIGIT | 5 | 1, 2, 3 or 4 |
| 38% | PAR | 3 | It's usually 3, 4, or 5 for a hole of golf |
| 38% | HURRICANE | 9 | Severe storm with categories 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 |
| 38% | PAR | 3 | Word often seen before 3, 4 or 5, but never 1 |
| 38% | BEEMER | 6 | 3 or 5 Series car, in slang |
| 37% | PAR | 3 | 2, 3 or 4, usually, in miniature golf |
| 36% | ODDNUMBER | 9 | 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9: 2 wds. |
| 36% | COUNT | 5 | Say 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on, in math class |
| 36% | GEAR | 4 | Found in cars, often changed with a stick shift |
| 36% | ONPATROL | 8 | Doing a shift in a squad car, say: 2 wds. |
| 36% | HONK | 4 | Cry of wild goose or a car stuck in traffic |
| 35% | ODDNUMBER | 9 | Any of 1 or 3 or 5, etc.; unlucky in China |
| 35% | MEAN | 4 | 3, for the set [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
| 35% | WAR | 3 | "1, 2, 3, 4, I declare a thumb ___!" |
| 35% | EVENS | 5 | 2, 4, 6 and 8, but not 1, 3, 5 and 7 |
| 35% | ODD | 3 | Like numbers ending in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 |
| 35% | ABC | 3 | Jackson 5 song with the lyrics "It's easy as 1 2 3 / Or simple as do re mi" |