| 100% | OFFSIDE | 7 | Rule that, when broken, warrants an indirect free kick |
| 33% | TYRANNY | 7 | Rule that should be broken? |
| 33% | IBEFOREE | 8 | Rule that's often broken |
| 31% | PEEK | 4 | Break an Xmas rule |
| 31% | ESCAPEES | 8 | Those who’ve broken free |
| 30% | PENALTY | 7 | Free kick or shot for an offense during a game |
| 29% | PAR | 3 | When it's broken, that's good |
| 29% | LYSOSOME | 8 | An organelle that breaks down biological polymers |
| 29% | HABITS | 6 | They're broken when kicked |
| 29% | RAJ | 3 | Colonial rule that ended when India and Pakistan were split |
| 29% | MEN | 3 | Group that rules in an androcracy |
| 28% | LEASES | 6 | Things that may be broken when moving? |
| 28% | TWIGS | 5 | Small sticks that break when stepped on |
| 28% | OSHA | 4 | Org. that, when spelled backward, is an old-timey exclamation |
| 28% | SPRAIN | 6 | Wrench to an ankle that's not broken |
| 28% | TEARDUCT | 8 | Opening beneath an eye that overflows when crying |
| 28% | OLE | 3 | Shout that includes an accent mark when written |
| 27% | BOTTLEEPISODE | 13 | "___? That's an instance of when I'm feeding you" |
| 27% | CAN | 3 | Soda container that may roll when you kick it |
| 27% | ETA | 3 | Greek letter that looks like an H when capitalized |
| 27% | EARL | 4 | Name that becomes an adjective when "-y" is added |
| 27% | GLAD | 4 | Adjective that, when its lone vowel is doubled, becomes an advocacy organization |
| 27% | EGG | 3 | Something that's broken to make an omelet |
| 26% | KNOCKON | 7 | Effect that causes an indirect result |
| 26% | ASKEW | 5 | Word that, when searched, causes Google to display all results at an angle |
| 26% | BACKTOTHEDRAWINGBOARD | 21 | "___? That's when an artist is facing away from a drafting table" |
| 26% | OHM | 3 | Electrical unit that's also an electrical unit when spelled backwards |
| 26% | SER | 3 | Spanish verb that becomes 13-Across when an "a" is inserted |
| 26% | LOIN | 4 | Body part that becomes an animal when its vowels are swapped |
| 26% | EITHER | 6 | Word that reverses meaning when an "n" is put in front |