| 100% | FELLED | 6 | Brought one's palm down, perhaps? |
| 55% | BRAKES | 6 | Puts one's foot down, perhaps |
| 48% | PRONATES | 8 | Turns down, as one's palms |
| 46% | PROPOSE | 7 | Get down on one knee, perhaps |
| 46% | RAZER | 5 | One who brings down the house? |
| 46% | TACKLERS | 8 | Ones bringing down the ball carrier |
| 45% | TREED | 5 | Looking down on one's pursuers, perhaps |
| 44% | DEBUG | 5 | Track down a stray semicolon in one’s code, perhaps |
| 43% | EASYA | 5 | Class that won't bring down one's GPA (2 wds.) |
| 42% | MOMS | 4 | One’s parents, perhaps |
| 42% | KNEELS | 6 | Gets down on one or prepares to pray, perhaps |
| 42% | SHAME | 5 | Bad thing to bring one's family |
| 41% | BRIBE | 5 | Grease one's palm |
| 41% | BRIBING | 7 | Greasing one's palms |
| 41% | TEEN | 4 | One taking driver's ed, perhaps |
| 41% | TOT | 3 | One on Santa's lap, perhaps |
| 40% | SLACKENED | 9 | __ one's pace; slowed down |
| 40% | ROADSIDE | 8 | One's apt to break down here |
| 40% | EATEN | 5 | Off one’s plate, perhaps |
| 40% | CODING | 6 | Practicing one’s Python, perhaps |
| 40% | HAILACAB | 8 | Raise one’s hand, perhaps |
| 40% | TELLINGTHETRUTH | 15 | Obeying one’s oath, perhaps |
| 40% | OVERSPEND | 9 | Ignore one’s budget, perhaps |
| 40% | TRAIN | 5 | Pull one’s weight, perhaps? |
| 40% | ALONE | 5 | With one’s thoughts, perhaps |
| 39% | IHAVENOIDEA | 11 | One's initial response to this clue, perhaps |
| 39% | DATEDESTINY | 11 | Meeting one's soul mate, perhaps? |
| 39% | REENTER | 7 | Show one's stamped hand, perhaps |
| 39% | DYE | 3 | Turn one's hair pink, perhaps |
| 39% | POINT | 5 | Use one's index finger, perhaps |