100% | CLINCH | 6 | A hold in boxing with arms around an opponent |
44% | RAZZ | 4 | Tease playfully, as an opponent in a game (rhymes with "Jazz") |
40% | SPOUT | 5 | One arm held up with bent elbow and wrist, in a children's song |
37% | CLINCH | 6 | In boxing, to hug an opponent to avoid blows |
36% | CRADLED | 7 | Held in one's arms, as a toddler |
36% | EMBRACE | 7 | Position of arms around each other, with a kiss |
35% | DEFEAT | 6 | To beat an opponent; a loss in a sporting event |
35% | SWITCHPLATE | 11 | Covering around an on-off device with a rectangular hole |
35% | VARIABLE | 8 | In algebra, a letter with an unknown value |
35% | BENT | 4 | Like an arm in a sling |
35% | SLING | 5 | A device for an injured arm; rhymes with bling |
34% | BENT | 4 | Like an arm in a shoulder sling |
34% | EVE | 3 | One in a story with an apple |
34% | TELL | 4 | One in a story with an apple |
34% | ACE | 3 | Card with an A in the corner |
34% | RAPGOD | 6 | Eminem song which holds the world record for most words in a hit single with an average of 4.28 words per second: 2 wds. |
34% | CONCERT | 7 | Musical event that may be held in a stadium or an arena |
34% | LINED | 5 | With an extra layer sewn in, as a winter coat |
34% | VMAS | 4 | MTV statuettes with an astronaut holding a flag |
34% | ACE | 3 | Playing card with an A in the corner |
34% | ENCLOSING | 9 | Including, placing in an envelope with a letter |
34% | AKA | 3 | Letters with an alias in a BOLO alert |
33% | CHESS | 5 | Board game combined with boxing in a hybrid sport |
33% | PLANET | 6 | Celestial body moving in an orbit around a star |
33% | NERD | 4 | One with a pocket protector, in an old stereotype |
33% | DODGEBALL | 9 | Game in which players hit opponents with a ball |
33% | SALMON | 6 | City in British Columbia with a fishy name: __ Arm |
33% | SINGLETON | 9 | In bridge, an original holding of one card only in a suit |
33% | GREAT | 5 | With 87-Across, what might cost you an arm and a leg? |
33% | NATIVEAD | 8 | An "article" with a brand name in lieu of a byline, perhaps |