| 100% | JILT | 4 | Dump suddenly and rudely |
| 48% | JILT | 4 | Dump suddenly |
| 47% | ABRUPTLY | 8 | Suddenly and unexpectedly |
| 43% | PUSHY | 5 | Aggressive and rudely assertive |
| 43% | SNAP | 4 | Break suddenly and sharply |
| 43% | LASHOUT | 7 | Attack suddenly and harshly |
| 43% | FLASHED | 7 | Shone suddenly and brightly |
| 43% | PLUNGING | 8 | Falling suddenly and uncontrollably |
| 43% | LURCH | 5 | Move suddenly and unsteadily |
| 43% | STOPSONADIME | 12 | Brakes suddenly and accurately |
| 43% | ZAGS | 4 | Turns suddenly and sharply |
| 43% | JERKED | 6 | Moved suddenly and uncontrollably |
| 43% | CRATER | 6 | Fail suddenly and spectacularly |
| 42% | ZAP | 3 | Strike suddenly and with force |
| 41% | ACCIDENT | 8 | Event that happens suddenly and unexpectedly |
| 41% | VANISH | 6 | To disappear suddenly and without reason |
| 41% | QUITSCOLDTURKEY | 15 | *Stops smoking suddenly and entirely, say |
| 41% | STERS | 5 | Dump and road endings |
| 41% | CURT | 4 | Rudely blunt and brief |
| 40% | ONA | 3 | With 32-Across, suddenly and without thinking |
| 39% | RAGEQUIT | 8 | Suddenly and angrily stop playing a game, in modern lingo |
| 39% | DART | 4 | Move quickly and suddenly |
| 39% | SWERVE | 6 | Turn sharply and suddenly |
| 39% | DARTS | 5 | Moves quickly and suddenly |
| 37% | OGLES | 5 | Stares long, hard and often rudely |
| 37% | SNATCH | 6 | To grab something quickly and suddenly |
| 36% | STUB | 4 | Bump sharply and suddenly, like your toe |
| 35% | RELOADED | 8 | Like guns and dump trucks, over and over |
| 35% | BURST | 5 | With 6- and 8-Across, suddenly become famous |
| 35% | CAME | 4 | His team won and he suddenly ___ to life |