| 100% | ONESKI | 6 | A daredevil may hit the slopes with it |
| 58% | PARASKIS | 8 | Hits the slopes with a chute |
| 50% | GONG | 4 | It may be hit with a hammer |
| 48% | MOVIE | 5 | A trailer may precede it before it hits the theatres |
| 48% | SHAZAM | 6 | It may be said with the wave of a hand |
| 46% | FACECARD | 8 | It may be half of a blackjack … with or without the shaded letter |
| 46% | NET | 3 | A daredevil might eschew it |
| 46% | IMAGINE | 7 | 1971 hit with the lyric "You may say I'm a dreamer" |
| 44% | TABLE | 5 | A deal may be made under it, with "the" |
| 43% | PARASKI | 7 | Take to the slopes with a chute |
| 43% | ECLIPSE | 7 | "Total ___ of the Heart," hit song by Bonnie Tyler with a celestial phenomenon in its title |
| 43% | HIGHC | 5 | A soprano may hit it |
| 43% | WHITERABBIT | 11 | 1967 hit for Jefferson Airplane with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ARIA | 4 | It might hit the high notes |
| 43% | AXHEAD | 6 | It might hit the chopping block |
| 42% | PEANUTDRESSING | 14 | It might come on the side with a Thai Crunch Salad |
| 42% | SALT | 4 | *Common seasoning on a table ... or one half of a hip hop group with the hit "Push It" |
| 42% | DANCEMONKEY | 11 | 2019 hit for Tones and I with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ARGO | 4 | 2012 movie with the line "If I'm doing a fake movie, it's gonna be a fake hit" |
| 42% | JUSTTHETWOOFUS | 14 | 1981 hit with the lyric "We can make it if we try" ... or a possible title for this puzzle |
| 42% | YARN | 4 | A knitter might have a ball with it |
| 41% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture winner with the line "If I'm doing a fake movie, it's gonna be a fake hit" |
| 41% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | 1982 hit for Survivor with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 4 wds. |
| 41% | RESTART | 7 | Begin from the beginning, or what a person might do when they hit a creative block, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
| 41% | SONG | 4 | It may be a hit |
| 41% | NEEDSTO | 7 | "No One ___ Know" (Shania Twain hit song with the lyric "I'm gonna keep it a secret for now") (2 wds.) |
| 41% | BADMINTON | 9 | Sport played with a shuttlecock where players hit it back and forth in an attempt to make the other side miss |
| 40% | ONELINER | 8 | It may be a quick hit |
| 40% | BSIDE | 5 | It may be a sleeper hit |
| 40% | BERG | 4 | It may go with the floe |