| 100% | STAIRSTEP | 9 | Part of a flight leading to the second floor, say |
| 77% | STAIRSTEP | 9 | Part of a flight leading to the next floor |
| 52% | SETUP | 5 | Part of a joke that leads to the punch line |
| 48% | STAIR | 5 | Part of a flight between floors |
| 48% | STAIR | 5 | Part of a flight to climb |
| 46% | ROSEPETAL | 9 | Part of a trail leading to a bed, maybe |
| 44% | NEARSIDE | 8 | Part of a car closest to the curb, to the British |
| 44% | PIT | 3 | Part of a date that could lead to more dates |
| 44% | TAIL | 4 | Part of a plane that's furthest to the back |
| 44% | NET | 3 | Part of a basketball hoop that attaches to the rim |
| 44% | BODICE | 6 | Upper part of a dress to the waistline |
| 43% | AIRMAN | 6 | Part of a Tuskegee-trained force in the Second World War |
| 43% | REEL | 4 | Part of a fishing rod used to wind up the line |
| 43% | UPSTAIRS | 8 | On the second floor of a two-story house |
| 43% | LSAT | 4 | Part of the path to a JD |
| 43% | IGNITION | 8 | Part of a vehicle the key is pushed in to start it |
| 43% | ZEST | 4 | Part of a lemon used to make the liqueur limoncello |
| 43% | SOLE | 4 | Part of a shoe that touches the floor |
| 42% | SNELL | 5 | Part of a fishing line to which the hook is attached |
| 42% | TREND | 5 | Rise to the top of a news feed, say |
| 42% | CROSS | 5 | Get to the other side of a road, say |
| 42% | TREND | 5 | Rise to the top of a Twitter feed, say |
| 42% | TRENDS | 6 | Rises to the top of a news feed, say |
| 42% | WORD | 4 | Part of a sentence, or change a letter in 22a to get the answer |
| 42% | ATWO | 4 | Part of the intro to a piece of "Champagne Music" |
| 42% | TREND | 5 | Rise to the top of a Twitter news feed, say |
| 42% | THUD | 4 | Sound of a book hitting the floor, say |
| 42% | SANK | 4 | Dropped to the bottom of a lake, say |
| 42% | SANK | 4 | Dropped to the bottom of a bathtub, say |
| 41% | DIESEL | 6 | Part of a tax spurring French drivers to lead “yellow vest” protests (November-December, 2018) |