| 100% | NOD | 3 | Silent assent by moving the head |
| 47% | NODS | 4 | Moves the head in agreement |
| 47% | NOD | 3 | Move the head in agreement |
| 46% | NODS | 4 | Moves the head to say yes |
| 46% | NOD | 3 | Move the head to signal agreement |
| 46% | NOD | 3 | Move the head to indicate agreement |
| 46% | NODS | 4 | Moves the head to signal approval |
| 46% | NOD | 3 | Move the head to indicate "yes" |
| 45% | RAN | 3 | Went quickly by moving the legs |
| 43% | BOBBING | 7 | __ and weaving, moving the head side to side |
| 43% | NOD | 3 | Silent assent with a head movement |
| 43% | NOD | 3 | Signal by moving head |
| 41% | NOD | 3 | Signal agreement by moving one's head |
| 41% | NOD | 3 | Say "yes" by moving one's head |
| 41% | NODS | 4 | Shows approval by moving one's head |
| 40% | NOD | 3 | Signal of approval by moving one's head |
| 40% | TEMPLE | 6 | Part of the head affected by brain freeze |
| 39% | CAP | 3 | Attire worn on the head by 18-Across, say |
| 39% | JAW | 3 | Part of the head that moves when you talk |
| 39% | MOMENTUM | 8 | The impetus gained by a moving object |
| 39% | COUSTEAU | 8 | The Silent World: by oceanographer Jacques __ |
| 39% | EAT | 3 | Verb whose past tense is formed by moving the first letter to the end |
| 39% | SAILBOAT | 8 | Vessel moved by the wind |
| 39% | NODDING | 7 | Agreeing by moving your head up and down |
| 38% | GIVESUPTHECOAST | 15 | Heads home after a day by the ocean? |
| 38% | SAILBOAT | 8 | Water vessel moved by the wind |
| 38% | JAW | 3 | Part of the head that moves when you talk or chew |
| 38% | GRATEFUL | 8 | The __ Dead, 60s US band headed by Jerry Garcia |
| 38% | FLOWS | 5 | Moves from the head to the mouth |
| 37% | WINDPOWER | 9 | Electricity from turbines moved by the breeze |