| 100% | ABSEIL | 6 | Descend by rope, as in mountaineering |
| 60% | ABSEILING | 9 | In mountaineering, descending on fixed ropes |
| 52% | ABSEIL | 6 | Descend by rope |
| 52% | RAPPEL | 6 | Descend by rope |
| 52% | RAPPELS | 7 | Descends by rope |
| 44% | RAPPEL | 6 | Descend, in mountaineering |
| 44% | TETHERS | 7 | Attaches by rope, as a ball to a pole |
| 41% | PASS | 4 | Get by, as in a test |
| 40% | SONGCYCLE | 9 | In German lieder, such as by Weber and Mahler |
| 40% | FLEW | 4 | Went by in a hurry, as time |
| 40% | LASSO | 5 | Something you might get roped in by |
| 40% | ABSEILING | 9 | Descending a building by rope |
| 39% | TUGS | 4 | Pulls, as a rope in a popular sport |
| 39% | TUGS | 4 | Pulls, as a rope in a schoolyard game |
| 39% | LEVITATED | 9 | Floated in the air, as if by magic |
| 39% | SFUMATO | 7 | Smokey blending in art, as perfected by Leonardo |
| 39% | OPERATIC | 8 | In the style of a work by Bizet, such as Carmen |
| 38% | ENERGY | 6 | The "e" in e =mc2 as posited by Einstein |
| 38% | JAMESWOODS | 10 | "The Light in the Forest" as read by actor ___ |
| 38% | ODD | 3 | Unexpectedly by itself, as in the dryer |
| 38% | FLIPPINGONESLID | 15 | Snapping ... as suggested by some black squares in this puzzle |
| 38% | TEETOTAL | 8 | Abstain ... as suggested by the black squares in this puzzle |
| 38% | NOOSES | 6 | Loops in ropes tied with a knot used by hangmen |
| 37% | DORMY | 5 | In golf, ahead by as many holes as are left to be played |
| 37% | TALARIA | 7 | Winged sandals such as those worn by Hermes in Greek mythology |
| 37% | LUGWORM | 7 | Marine creature living in muddy sand used as bait by fishermen |
| 37% | MATT | 4 | American spy in novels by Donald Hamilton such as The Damagers |
| 37% | FILECOMPRESSION | 15 | Aid in saving disk space, as displayed by the circled letters |
| 37% | EMMA | 4 | Girl's name supplanted as most popular by Olivia in 2019 |
| 36% | GIRLFRIDAY | 10 | 2009 novel by Jane Green published in the US as Dune Road |