| 100% | DECENT | 6 | 7/10, maybe |
| 69% | MAX | 3 | Setting of 10, maybe |
| 67% | SALAMI | 6 | 7-Down's makeup, maybe |
| 67% | REF | 3 | One counting to 10, maybe |
| 65% | MISADD | 6 | Write 2 + 7 = 10, e.g. |
| 63% | HIS | 3 | Part of 10-Down, maybe |
| 63% | AFISHOUTOFWATER | 15 | 4-, 7- or 10-Down? |
| 63% | GALE | 4 | Beaufort scale 7 to 10 |
| 63% | GAS | 3 | Element 7, 8, or 10 |
| 62% | AGERANGE | 8 | 10-12 on a Little League team, maybe |
| 62% | SALADA | 6 | Brand used in 10-Down, maybe |
| 60% | YOYOTRICKS | 10 | What 5-, 7-, 10- and 15-Down all are |
| 60% | ONEPM | 5 | Time set, maybe, after a 7-Down |
| 60% | SANG | 4 | With 7-Across, improvised a harmony, maybe |
| 60% | AGT | 3 | One-percenter's 10-percenter, maybe: abbr. |
| 60% | SPLIT | 5 | Remaining 7 and 10 pins in bowling |
| 58% | SPLIT | 5 | Bowl that leaves the 7 and 10 pins |
| 57% | SPLITS | 6 | 7-10 and others |
| 57% | PINS | 4 | 7-10 split pair |
| 57% | PIN | 3 | 7-10 split component |
| 56% | COUNTDOWN | 9 | 10, 9, 8, 7, 6... final moments of a rocket launch |
| 56% | ITEM | 4 | One of 10 in an express checkout lane, maybe |
| 56% | OUTSIDERS | 9 | Nonmembers ... or what 4-, 7- and 10-Down lack? |
| 56% | LAYLA | 5 | 1972 top 10 hit that ran for 7+ minutes |
| 56% | SPLITDECISION | 13 | Whether to aim at 7 or 10, in bowling? |
| 56% | SPLIT | 5 | Bowl that leaves only the 7 and 10 pins |
| 56% | GASES | 5 | Elements No. 7, 8, 9 and 10, e.g. |
| 55% | DORA | 4 | 10-year-old adventurer who was 7 when she debuted in 2000 |
| 55% | PIN | 3 | 7 or 10, in a 7-10 split |
| 55% | ITEM | 4 | One of 10 or fewer, maybe, in a checkout lane |