| 100% | TBAR | 4 | One way to the top of a mountain |
| 84% | SKITOW | 6 | Way to the top of a mountain |
| 65% | SKILIFTS | 8 | Conveyances that get people to the top of a snowy mountain: 2 wds. |
| 61% | SKITOW | 6 | One way to the top? |
| 61% | TBAR | 4 | One way to the top |
| 61% | SKILIFT | 7 | One way to the top |
| 61% | ATTICDOOR | 9 | One way to the top |
| 61% | STAIRS | 6 | One way to the top |
| 58% | EDGEWISE | 8 | One way to get a word in ... and an aural hint to a feature of the starred clues' answers |
| 58% | YODEL | 5 | Song from the top of a mountain, often |
| 58% | YODEL | 5 | Sing at the top of a mountain, maybe |
| 58% | ROOFRACK | 8 | Frame fixed to the top of a car |
| 57% | TREND | 5 | Rise to the top of a news feed, say |
| 57% | CHAIRLIFT | 9 | Seated ride to the top of a ski slope |
| 57% | TREND | 5 | Rise to the top of a Twitter feed, say |
| 57% | TRENDS | 6 | Rises to the top of a news feed, say |
| 57% | ACTIONITEM | 10 | One of the top things on a to-do list |
| 57% | UPHILL | 6 | Direction taken when racing to the top of a mount |
| 57% | TREND | 5 | Rise to the top of a Twitter news feed, say |
| 56% | HEADREST | 8 | Restraint fitted to the top of a car driver's seat |
| 56% | TBAR | 4 | Ride to the top of the mountain |
| 56% | HEADREST | 8 | Small cushion fitted to the top of a seat in a car |
| 55% | HIGHER | 6 | Closer to the top of the mountain, say |
| 55% | SLAY | 4 | One way to get rid of a dragon |
| 55% | BREASTED | 8 | Got to the top of, as a hill |
| 55% | CLIMB | 5 | Go up, like someone trying to reach the top of a mountain |
| 55% | SPIT | 4 | One way to get rid of a watermelon seed |
| 55% | TBAR | 4 | One way to get to the top |
| 55% | SKI | 3 | One way to go down a mountain |
| 54% | PIN | 3 | Affix to the top of one’s social-media profile |