| 100% | CLINCH | 6 | In boxing, to hug an opponent to avoid blows |
| 49% | TACKLING | 8 | In sport, taking down an opponent to stop the ball |
| 47% | DEFEAT | 6 | To beat an opponent; a loss in a sporting event |
| 47% | DISARM | 6 | Cause an opponent to drop their blade, in fencing |
| 44% | CLINCH | 6 | A hold in boxing with arms around an opponent |
| 44% | BOB | 3 | ___ and weave (move to avoid getting hit, in boxing) |
| 44% | TACKLE | 6 | Challenge to win ball off an opponent in football |
| 43% | WALKOVER | 8 | Result when an opponent in sport fails to turn up |
| 42% | POWERPLAY | 9 | Advantageous situation for a hockey team with an opponent in the penalty box |
| 41% | MIMED | 5 | Appeared to be trapped in an invisible box, maybe |
| 40% | MIME | 4 | Performer who might pretend to be trapped in an invisible box |
| 40% | ENDPLAY | 7 | Tactical play in the last few tricks of a game of bridge forcing an opponent to make a particular lead |
| 40% | ICE | 3 | Punch landed on you in a boxing match? Press an ___ pack to numb the pain immediately |
| 38% | PLOY | 4 | Trick designed to frustrate an opponent |
| 38% | CLOSERS | 7 | Pitchers trying to avoid blown saves |
| 38% | TAKEDOWN | 8 | Knock an opponent to the ground |
| 37% | PUNCH | 5 | Blow landed in boxing |
| 37% | LEST | 4 | In order to avoid |
| 37% | RIGHTINTHECHOPS | 15 | Lumberjack's way to punch an opponent? |
| 36% | CLINCH | 6 | In boxing, fighters use this to decrease distance |
| 36% | RANPAST | 7 | Told to in order to get an opinion |
| 36% | KNOCKDOWN | 9 | Boxing term for flooring an opponent |
| 36% | LIEU | 4 | In ___ of (as an alternative to) |
| 36% | RECANT | 6 | To repudiate an error in public |
| 36% | SUMMONS | 7 | An order to appear in court |
| 36% | DEBUFF | 6 | Use a power to give an opponent a penalty |
| 36% | NIP | 3 | ___ it in the bud (put an end to, early) |
| 36% | ABUNDANCE | 9 | In Solo Whist, an undertaking to win nine tricks |
| 36% | SHADOW | 6 | Boxing without an opponent for training purposes |
| 35% | KOS | 3 | Decisive blows, in boxing: Abbr. |