| 100% | AIKIDO | 6 | Martial art that means "way of adapting the spirit" |
| 56% | JUDO | 4 | Martial art that's Japanese for "the way of gentleness" |
| 49% | SIREN | 5 | Sound that means "Get out of the way!" |
| 45% | KARATE | 6 | Japanese martial art that means "empty hand" |
| 43% | KARATE | 6 | Martial art that originated in the Ryukyu Kingdom |
| 43% | TAICHI | 6 | Martial art that's a spoonerism of 11-Across |
| 41% | AIKIDO | 6 | Japanese martial art that emphasizes not injuring the attacker |
| 41% | KENDO | 5 | Martial art whose name means "sword way" |
| 41% | JUDO | 4 | Martial art whose name means "gentle way" |
| 41% | TAEKWONDO | 9 | The martial art that originated in Korea after World War II and is one of the only two Asian martial arts included in the Olympics |
| 41% | KENDO | 5 | Martial art whose name means, literally, "sword way" |
| 40% | TAE | 3 | ___ kwon do (Korean martial art that's an anagram of "ate") |
| 40% | JUDO | 4 | Martial art whose name means "gentle way" in Japanese |
| 40% | ANTI | 4 | Prefix that means the opposite of "pro-" |
| 40% | PRE | 3 | Prefix that means the opposite of "post-" |
| 40% | SOTHAT | 6 | Phrase that means the opposite of “lest” |
| 40% | YESES | 5 | Answers that mean the opposite of no |
| 39% | ANTONYM | 7 | Word that means the opposite of another word |
| 39% | ROUSEY | 6 | Ronda ___, mixed martial arts standout of the 2010s |
| 39% | JETLI | 5 | Martial arts star in ''Kiss of the Dragon'' |
| 39% | JUDO | 4 | Martial art that's an event in the Olympics |
| 39% | STATUSQUO | 9 | Latin term that means the current state of things |
| 38% | KUNGFU | 6 | Martial art in the titles of four DreamWorks animated movies: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ZEITGEIST | 9 | German term meaning spirit of the age |
| 37% | GIN | 3 | Spirit that is the basis of a Tom Collins cocktail |
| 37% | FLAMENCO | 8 | Art form that originated with the Roma people of Andalusia |
| 37% | ZEITGEIST | 9 | Loanword meaning “the spirit of the time” |
| 37% | IPMAN | 5 | 2008 martial arts film based on the life of Bruce Lee's master |
| 37% | SALT | 4 | The Price of ___ (novel that was adapted into the movie Carol) |
| 36% | OROMEO | 6 | Start of the line that includes "wherefore art thou" |