| 100% | CARED | 5 | Liked, with 1-Down |
| 100% | KNOCKDRAGOUT | 12 | With 1 Down, like a free-for-all fight |
| 90% | SAME | 4 | With 1-Down, like some marriages |
| 85% | SMALL | 5 | With 1-Down, like whiskey that isn't mass-produced |
| 82% | ART | 3 | With 1 Down, retro style |
| 81% | ALI | 3 | With 1 Down, ''Open sesame'' sayer |
| 79% | UPSIDECAKE | 10 | With 1 Down, dessert sometimes made with pineapple |
| 79% | SHIRLEY | 7 | With 1 Down, first Black woman in congress |
| 70% | TEAL | 4 | With 32 Down, color like turquoise |
| 70% | ILL | 3 | Like someone down with a fever |
| 69% | IER | 3 | Suffix with 1-Down |
| 69% | JUMPING | 7 | With 1-Down, "Gadzooks!" |
| 69% | AFTER | 5 | With 1-Down, net |
| 68% | ADELE | 5 | With 1-Down, famed dancer |
| 68% | MANX | 4 | With 1-Down, tailless pets |
| 68% | DAILY | 5 | With 1-Down, "Jeopardy!" feature |
| 68% | SAM | 3 | With 1-Down, famed sleuth |
| 68% | CLASS | 5 | With 1-Down, school troublemaker |
| 68% | DOT | 3 | With 1-Down, address ender |
| 68% | JAMBA | 5 | With 1-Down, smoothie chain |
| 68% | TRASH | 5 | With 1-Down, court tactic |
| 68% | OLIVIA | 6 | With 1-Down, Sour singer |
| 68% | USE | 3 | With 1-Down, exercise caution |
| 68% | OPERA | 5 | With 1-Down, aria area |
| 68% | EVERY | 5 | With 1-Down, without exception |
| 68% | BIG | 3 | With 1-Down, mucho moola |
| 68% | MUMBO | 5 | With 1-Down, utter nonsense |
| 67% | DYING | 5 | Like a phone down to 1% |
| 67% | MERCURY | 7 | With 1-Down, first American astronauts |
| 67% | PUFF | 4 | With 1-Down, overly complimentary article |