| 100% | NUB | 3 | Pencil that has been sharpened down to a stub |
| 49% | STUB | 4 | Pencil that's been worn down to almost nothing |
| 47% | STUBS | 5 | Pencils that are hard to sharpen |
| 45% | FINEART | 7 | Have something down to a __; be highly skilled |
| 44% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird that has been used by the Dutch police to take down illegal drones |
| 44% | TOW | 3 | What you would do to a car that has broken down |
| 42% | DEADLINE | 8 | Time that a project has to be finished by |
| 42% | WAGGAWAGGA | 10 | City 81 miles north of 11 Across that has been a sister city to Leavenworth, Kansas since 1962 |
| 42% | RIPE | 4 | Like a fruit that's good to be had |
| 41% | MISSING | 7 | "___ You," 1984 song performed by Diana Ross that had been written by Lionel Richie as a tribute to Marvin Gaye |
| 41% | BREAKFAST | 9 | Meal that might be a treat to have in bed |
| 39% | DOT | 3 | Circle that could be made by touching a pencil to paper |
| 39% | IDIDNTRECOGNIZE | 15 | Start of a comment that 7 Down/18 Across claimed to have heard ''a million times'' |
| 39% | RIO | 3 | City that Fred Astaire was "flying down to" in a 1934 hit |
| 38% | DISCOUNTSHEEP | 13 | Merinos that have been marked down? |
| 38% | ACIDIFIED | 9 | Substance that has been turned to acid or vinegar |
| 38% | COLD | 4 | Like dinner that has been lying for a while |
| 38% | NET | 3 | Fishing mesh that you would want to have with you if you were stranded on a deserted island |
| 37% | LADAS | 5 | New cars that will save you 20 to 50 thousand rubles in June, if you have a trade in |
| 37% | OKA | 3 | Lada automobile brand that originally had a 40 cu in engine and was given to many service veterans free |
| 37% | PHONE | 5 | Satellite ___, communication device that you would want to have with you if you were stranded on a deserted island |
| 37% | SEEDS | 5 | Plant-growing necessities that you would want to have with you if you were stranded on a deserted island |
| 37% | LORE | 4 | Stories that have been passed down through generations |
| 37% | CHECK | 5 | Payment that has to be endorsed |
| 37% | CHAOS | 5 | Controlled ___, oxymoron used to describe a situation that seems to be out of control but has some factors in control |
| 37% | NUB | 3 | Pencil that's been used nearly to the eraser |
| 37% | STUB | 4 | Pencil that's about ready to be thrown away |
| 37% | NET | 3 | Fishing equipment that has to be cast |
| 37% | DEBT | 4 | Amount that has to be paid off |
| 37% | OWING | 5 | Money that has yet to be paid |