| 100% | PINSDOWN | 8 | Forces to commit to a specific opinion: 2 wds. |
| 52% | TROPICTHUNDER | 13 | 2008 comedy starring Jack Black as an actor forced to survive in a jungle: 2 wds. |
| 48% | SCHITTSCREEK | 12 | Pop TV sitcom about a formerly rich family forced to live in a run-down motel: 2 wds. |
| 46% | IMIN | 4 | Used to agree to a plan: 2 wds. |
| 46% | AMERICANHUSTLE | 14 | 2013 crime film starring Christian Bale as a con man forced to scam corrupt politicians: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MORESO | 6 | To a greater extent: 2 wds. |
| 46% | BYFAR | 5 | To a major extent: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Star forward who forced 36-Across into a sidekick role when he returned to Ohio in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LUREDIN | 7 | Led to a trap: 2 wds. |
| 45% | GETIN | 5 | Invitation to a hitchhiker: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ATEASE | 6 | "Relax," to a soldier: 2 wds. |
| 45% | IDO | 3 | "Yes," to a bride: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LEDIN | 5 | Ushered to a seat: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BLESSYOU | 8 | Response to a sneeze: 2 wds. |
| 45% | HAHA | 4 | Response to a joke: 2 wds. |
| 45% | HOPIN | 5 | Words to a hitchhiker: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ETTU | 4 | Words to a traitor: 2 wds. |
| 44% | IWISH | 5 | Start of a request to a genie: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ITSOPEN | 7 | "Come on in!" response to a doorbell: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ATEIN | 5 | Didn't go out to a restaurant: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ADHOC | 5 | Formed for a specific purpose: 2 wds. |
| 44% | IDO | 3 | Response to a court oath: 2 wds. |
| 44% | EVENODDS | 8 | Fair chance, to a bettor: 2 wds. |
| 44% | WEELAD | 6 | Small boy, to a Scotsman: 2 wds. |
| 44% | IDO | 3 | Response to a minister, sometimes: 2 wds. |
| 44% | GOTIN | 5 | Was accepted to a program: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ITRY | 4 | Modest response to a compliment: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ITRY | 4 | Humble response to a compliment: 2 wds. |
| 44% | DRYLAND | 7 | Terra firma, to a sailor: 2 wds. |
| 44% | INON | 4 | Privy to a secret, say: 2 wds. |