| 100% | SPILLER | 7 | Person knocking over a drink, e.g. |
| 63% | PARTYFOUL | 9 | Knocking over someone's drink, e.g. … or, homophonically, a hint to 17-, 27-, 39- and 54-Across |
| 48% | UNADULTERATED | 13 | A drink, straight up, e.g. |
| 46% | SPILLS | 6 | Knocks over a glass |
| 46% | SPILL | 5 | Knock over a liquid |
| 45% | ELIMINATE | 9 | Knock out of a tournament, e.g. |
| 45% | SIP | 3 | Drink from a snifter, e.g. |
| 45% | EATER | 5 | Person starting a course, e.g. |
| 45% | LIENEE | 6 | Person with a mortgage, e.g. |
| 44% | RONDO | 5 | Beethoven's "Rage Over a Lost Penny," e.g. |
| 44% | BLARE | 5 | Sound over a subway's public address system, e.g. |
| 43% | CARFUL | 6 | Six people in a sedan, e.g. |
| 43% | COMBO | 5 | Burger, fries and a drink at a special price, e.g. |
| 43% | BANNER | 6 | "Welcome Home!" sign hung over a street, e.g. |
| 43% | SOLVER | 6 | Person doing a crossword puzzle, e.g. |
| 43% | USER | 4 | Person in a Discord chat, e.g. |
| 42% | BLOWNDOWN | 9 | Knocked over in a gale |
| 42% | RAZES | 5 | Knocks over, as a building |
| 42% | ROB | 3 | Knock over, as a bank |
| 42% | ROB | 3 | Knock over, in a way |
| 41% | EXPERT | 6 | Person who holds a black belt rank, e.g. |
| 41% | TOPPLES | 7 | Knocks over, as a house of cards |
| 41% | SLUR | 4 | Speak like a drunk person |
| 40% | ILLPRACTICE | 11 | A healthy person regularly calling in sick, e.g.? |
| 40% | DRIZZLED | 8 | Poured delicately over, e.g. on a cake |
| 40% | RECEPTION | 9 | A drinks occasion for getting to know people |
| 40% | INDIA | 5 | Nation of over a billion people |
| 40% | ROBTHECASHBAR | 13 | Song in which The Clash knocks over a wedding reception? (1982) |
| 39% | SEXER | 5 | Person determining a chicken’s gender, e.g. |
| 39% | TEAHOUSE | 8 | Place to chat over a hot drink |