| 100% | EXES | 4 | 22-Down that has split |
| 67% | ARAL | 4 | Sea that has split up |
| 63% | SHEA | 4 | Former New York baseball stadium that has the same letters as 22-Down |
| 62% | AXE | 3 | Tool that splits a 22-Down |
| 61% | FIREALARM | 9 | Red warning device that might have a "pull down" handle |
| 61% | COMPOST | 7 | Organic matter that has broken down |
| 61% | DISCOUNTSHEEP | 13 | Merinos that have been marked down? |
| 60% | OTIS | 4 | Name that has its ups and downs |
| 60% | OTIS | 4 | Company that has its ups and downs |
| 60% | LORE | 4 | Traditional stories that have been passed down |
| 60% | EATEN | 5 | Like things that have been bolted down? |
| 60% | YOYOS | 5 | Toys that have their ups and downs |
| 59% | MOTION | 6 | Slow __; video footage that has been slowed down |
| 59% | LORE | 4 | Stories that have been passed down through generations |
| 58% | NUB | 3 | Pencil that has been sharpened down to a stub |
| 57% | SETTLE | 6 | "___ down, class!" phrase to calm down a classroom that you have probably heard from your teacher |
| 57% | ART | 3 | "Life beats down and crushes the soul and ___ reminds you that you have one" |
| 57% | YOYO | 4 | Toy with a spool that has its ups and downs |
| 56% | CRY | 3 | Faith Hill song that begins, "If I had just one tear running down your cheek" |
| 56% | TOW | 3 | What you would do to a car that has broken down |
| 55% | ART | 3 | "Life beats down and crushes the soul, and ___ reminds you that you have one": Stella Adler |
| 53% | SNL | 3 | Show that has created such characters as Debbie Downer and Stuart Smalley: Abbr. |
| 52% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird that has been used by the Dutch police to take down illegal drones |
| 52% | KNEE | 4 | Joint that has a "cap" |
| 52% | INN | 3 | Hotel that has a "keeper" |
| 52% | OHIFORGOT | 9 | "Oops, that had escaped me" |
| 51% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird that has a "bald" variety |
| 51% | FLU | 3 | Disease that has an annual "season" |
| 51% | ANT | 3 | Insect that has a "fire" variety |
| 51% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone that has a "fire" variety |