| 100% | PLAYING | 7 | Biel and Butler romcom: __ For Keeps (2012) |
| 45% | KEEPS | 5 | "Playing for ___" (Jessica Biel/Gerard Butler romcom) |
| 41% | WALLET | 6 | For keeping money safe when out and about |
| 39% | PORTFOLIO | 9 | Large case for keeping drawings and papers flat |
| 39% | WALLET | 6 | Useful gift idea for keeping cards and money safe |
| 38% | LAWNMOWER | 9 | Device for keeping grass in a short and tidy state |
| 37% | STORING | 7 | Collecting and keeping things, for later |
| 36% | NEWYEARSEVE | 11 | 2011 romcom featuring Halle Berry and Jessica Biel |
| 36% | GENZ | 4 | Group born between 1997 and 2012, for short |
| 35% | QUEER | 5 | ___ theory (academic subject for Michel Foucault and Judith Butler) |
| 35% | JILL | 4 | ___ Stein, Green Party candidate for president in 2012 and 2016 |
| 35% | OBAMA | 5 | Time's Person of the Year for 2008 and 2012 |
| 35% | NAOMIWATTS | 10 | *Oscar and Golden Globe nominee for 2012's "The Impossible" |
| 35% | POULTRY | 7 | Birds kept for their eggs and meat, e.g. chickens |
| 34% | RHYTHM | 6 | ___ and Blues, also the word for a beat that a drummer keeps |
| 34% | FROGGATT | 8 | Joanne —, Primetime Emmy nominee in 2012 and 2014 for Downton Abbey |
| 33% | ROSEANNEBARR | 12 | Comedian and actress who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GOTHEL | 6 | Mother___, main antagonist in "Tangled" who kidnaps and keeps Rapunzel hostage for years |
| 32% | JILL | 4 | The Green Party's Stein who ran for president in 2012 and 2016 |
| 32% | PENDLETON | 9 | Victoria —, Olympic 2008 sprint cycling and 2012 keirin gold medallist for Great Britain |
| 32% | PERMANENTLY | 11 | For keeps |
| 32% | FEET | 4 | "Keep your ___ on the ground and keep reaching for the stars" (Casey Kasem sign-off) |
| 31% | DWYANEWADE | 10 | Teammate of 41-Across for Miami's NBA championships in 2012 and 2013 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | SAFETY | 6 | Health and __, rules for keeping secure at work |
| 30% | ONLOAN | 6 | Not for keeps |
| 30% | OWNS | 4 | Has for keeps |
| 30% | HELP | 4 | Maids and butlers |
| 30% | DOMESTICS | 9 | Maids and butlers |
| 30% | NET | 3 | Clear for keeping |
| 30% | OWEN | 4 | ___ Wilson, actor famous for his roles in romcoms such as "How Do You Know" and "Wedding Crashers" |