| 100% | DRESSAGE | 8 | Method of training a horse to perform manoeuvres in response to the body signals of its rider |
| 34% | TOMCRUISE | 9 | He underwent training, such as learning to fly a helicopter, to perform some of his own stunts in the "Mission: Impossible" films: 2 wds. |
| 32% | KNEE | 4 | Body part touched to the ground in a modern form of protest |
| 31% | RECHARGE | 8 | To boost the battery of a device by plugging it in |
| 31% | PICADOR | 7 | In bullfighting, a horseman who pricks the bull with a lance to weaken it in the early stages of a fight |
| 30% | HOME | 4 | "___ stretch," common phrase used to refer to the final part of an activity, that has its origins in horse racing |
| 30% | BIT | 3 | Piece of metal held in the mouth of a horse by reins in order to control the animal while riding |
| 30% | PASS | 4 | “It’ll ___” (response to a confession of love in the Season 2 finale of “Fleabag”) |
| 30% | IGNITION | 8 | Part of a vehicle the key is pushed in to start it |
| 30% | MAX | 3 | Horse from the royal army who becomes a reluctant sidekick to Flynn Rider in "Tangled" |
| 30% | YOUSWEAR | 8 | Something done on a stack of Bibles or in response to someone stealing the cheesecake you were going to eat for breakfast |
| 30% | OBEY | 4 | What a well-trained dog will do in response to its owner's commands |
| 29% | MARTINGALE | 10 | Strap from the reins to the girth of a horse that prevents it from carrying its head too high |
| 29% | PENAMERICA | 10 | Literary organization that cancelled its prize ceremony amid protests of its response to the war in Gaza (April, 2024) |
| 29% | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | He underwent training, such as martial arts, to perform some of his own stunts in the "Batman" films: 2 wds. |
| 29% | QUASAR | 6 | One of a number of astronomical bodies thought to be the most luminous objects in the universe |
| 28% | DOCBROWN | 8 | Owner of a DeLorean in Back to the Future |
| 28% | OOF | 3 | Response to a punch in the stomach |
| 28% | OOF | 3 | Response to a punch in the gut |
| 28% | MATTDAMON | 9 | He underwent training, such as hand-to-hand combat, to perform some of his own stunts in the "Jason Bourne" films: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BLARNEY | 7 | — Castle, stronghold in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, housing a stone said to endow those who kiss it with the gift of flattery |
| 28% | ASHRAM | 6 | In the Mahabharata, it's stated that a youthful Krishna was sent to see Sand?pan? Muni at one of these |
| 28% | BURN | 4 | "We'll ___ that bridge when we get to it," example of 50a that predicts a mess in the future |
| 28% | PIROUETTE | 9 | In ballet, a tiptoes spinning of the body |
| 28% | OOF | 3 | Response to a real kick in the pants |
| 28% | EAR | 3 | Body part to the side of a cheek |
| 28% | ONESPLACE | 9 | It's to the left of a dot |
| 28% | IRIS | 4 | A pupil is in the middle of it |
| 28% | HARDWARE | 8 | In IT, the tangible parts of a computer |
| 28% | IRIS | 4 | A pupil is in the center of it |