| 100% | TRIPLETEAMING | 13 | Ganging up on, in basketball |
| 93% | TTEEAAMM | 8 | Gang up on, as in basketball? |
| 93% | TEAM | 4 | Gang up on, as in basketball |
| 76% | DOUBLETEAM | 10 | Gang up on, in a way |
| 55% | STUDIED | 7 | Examined or read up on in detail |
| 55% | BAG | 3 | Give up on, in slang |
| 54% | HEP | 3 | Up on things, in the '40s |
| 54% | BINGEWATCH | 10 | Catch up on, in a way |
| 52% | PUT | 3 | Turn up on time in position |
| 51% | DBL | 3 | Show up on time, in textspeak: Abbr. |
| 51% | DBL | 3 | "Show up on time," in textspeak: Abbr. |
| 50% | NOTBYALONGSHOT | 14 | How to score in basketball from close up? |
| 49% | FOODCOURT | 9 | Fuel up on snacks in this shopping mall section |
| 49% | TBD | 3 | Up in the air, on a sched. |
| 49% | ADOPT | 5 | Take in, on or up |
| 48% | TBD | 3 | Up in the air, on a schedule, briefly |
| 48% | TBD | 3 | Up in the air, on a schedule (Abbr.) |
| 48% | TBD | 3 | Up in the air, on a schedule: Abbr. |
| 48% | VERSED | 6 | Up on, with "in" |
| 47% | ADOPT | 5 | Take in, take on or take up |
| 46% | IMPROVISE | 9 | To make up on the spot, e.g. in acting or comedy |
| 46% | KLEENEXTISSUE | 13 | Article on Paul coming up in ArtWorld magazine? |
| 45% | BLOOPERS | 8 | On-camera mistakes that may end up in a comedy reel |
| 45% | BLANKET | 7 | Turn on the electric __ and snuggle up in bed |
| 45% | JESTER | 6 | One who shows up in court with bells on |
| 44% | MADONNA | 7 | Singer who sampled ABBA hit on Hung Up in 2005 |
| 43% | PATNA | 5 | City in India on the River Ganges associated with rice growing |
| 43% | EMAIL | 5 | What piles up in your inbox while you're on vacation |
| 43% | LAY | 3 | Preceder of up or down, in or out, off or on |
| 42% | STEPHANIE | 9 | Astronaut Wilson whose third time up was on STS-131 in 2010 |