| 100% | GOALPOST | 8 | Netted frame defended by the keeper in soccer |
| 37% | GOALIE | 6 | One who guards the net in the soccer field |
| 33% | ENBANC | 6 | By the full court, in law |
| 33% | FLAT | 4 | Like the villain in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” after being run over by a steamroller |
| 32% | GAVEL | 5 | Order keeper in the court |
| 32% | LITTLEROUNDTOP | 14 | Hill defended by the Union during the Battle of Gettysburg |
| 32% | CELS | 4 | Animation frames last used by Disney in "The Little Mermaid" |
| 32% | SCOPES | 6 | Teacher defended by Darrow in 1925 |
| 31% | AREA | 4 | In the ___ (close by) |
| 31% | TIE | 3 | In soccer, this could be broken by penalty kicks |
| 31% | SOLARCELL | 9 | Invented by the Bell Labs in 1954 |
| 31% | GUNPOWDER | 9 | Invented by the Chinese, used in munitions |
| 31% | TUTTI | 5 | Performed by the whole ensemble, in music |
| 31% | MLS | 3 | Soccer league in the US |
| 31% | ENL | 3 | In the mil. by choice |
| 31% | MIDST | 5 | In the ___ of (surrounded by) |
| 31% | TIBIA | 5 | Bone protected in soccer by a plastic guard |
| 30% | OHIO | 4 | ___ Drive, thoroughfare by the Lincoln Memorial in Washington |
| 30% | PENNY | 5 | Coin discontinued by the Canadian mint in 2012 |
| 30% | ASSAD | 5 | Leader sanctioned by the U.S. in 2011 |
| 30% | TIDAL | 5 | Affected by the moon, in a way |
| 30% | GOALIE | 6 | Soccer player who guards the net |
| 30% | SCORE | 5 | Beat the goalie in soccer, say |
| 30% | WEAKNESS | 8 | The __ In Me by Joan Armatrading |
| 30% | CUSTODY | 7 | Held by the police in this |
| 30% | WEEDS | 5 | In the ___ (bogged down by details) |
| 30% | THRALL | 6 | In the __ of: totally absorbed by |
| 30% | ROLLING | 7 | __ in the Deep by Adele |
| 30% | BORN | 4 | "____ in the USA" by Springsteen |
| 30% | PLAYSGOALIE | 11 | Gets in the net |