| 100% | DOLDRUMS | 8 | Be down in these when feeling depressed |
| 47% | LIMELIGHT | 9 | I bask in this when all attention is focused on me |
| 44% | FRESHAIR | 8 | Breathe this in when you are outdoors |
| 41% | AIRS | 4 | These are "put on" when one wants to feel superior |
| 41% | PRESSURE | 8 | You feel this when a situation weighs you down |
| 41% | MOPE | 4 | Be down in the dumps |
| 41% | OPE | 3 | Be down in the dumps |
| 41% | MOPES | 5 | Is down in the dumps |
| 40% | JOHNGRISHAMNOVEL | 16 | What the first word of each of seven answers in this puzzle is, when preceded by “The” |
| 40% | SAD | 3 | Be down in the dumps, say |
| 40% | MRI | 3 | You'll be in a strong field when you take this test (abbr.) |
| 40% | CACTI | 5 | You might be stuck with these when traveling in the Southwest |
| 40% | DOGHOUSE | 8 | Even a person is in this when they're in trouble! |
| 40% | TWENTYNINTHOFFEBRUARY | 21 | When the people featured in this puzzle were born |
| 39% | SOUNDMIXING | 11 | Category for which every 30-Down in this puzzle was recognized, aptly |
| 39% | BLOWOUT | 7 | Like when Villarreal beat Navata by 27 to zip in 2009; and this is soccer! |
| 38% | HOTWATER | 8 | You might be in this liquid when you're in trouble |
| 38% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Who's depicted in this puzzle when the circled letters are connected from A to Z and back to A |
| 38% | OTTESSAMOSHFEGH | 15 | “Eileen” author who said that people “shut down when women in fiction are disgusting or disordered” |
| 37% | ENGLISHTEXTBOOK | 15 | In this, a "." is a "period" |
| 37% | BODYTEMPERATURE | 15 | In this, a "." is a "point" |
| 37% | INTERNETADDRESS | 15 | In this, a "." is a "dot" |
| 37% | ICHIRO | 6 | Suzuki who will be the first Japanese player in the Baseball Hall of Fame when inducted this July |
| 37% | COMBAT | 6 | RPG heroes engage in this when they fight monsters |
| 37% | BLACKHAWK | 9 | Helicopter that was Down in a Ridley Scott movie |
| 36% | ITME | 4 | "This is exactly how I feel," in some social media shares |
| 36% | PITYPARTY | 9 | Something to throw when feeling down |
| 36% | LUGE | 4 | In this race, the runners are always behind |
| 36% | ETE | 3 | When août is in |
| 35% | ANTE | 4 | Up this when the stakes are high |