| 100% | YIPS | 4 | Slangy term for that condition caused by nervousness when you're about to down that match-winning putt (with "the") |
| 32% | YIPS | 4 | Nervousness that causes a golfer to miss an easy putt, with "the" |
| 32% | HEREWITHME | 10 | 2019 hit song by 17-Down featuring Chvrches with the lyrics "You're saying the words that I want you to say / There's a pain in my heart and it won't go away" (3 wds.) |
| 30% | SOCK | 4 | Matching ___, one of a pair of feet warmers that seems impossible to find when you're looking for it |
| 29% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | 1985 Top 10 song by 42-Across that begins, "I wanted to be with you alone / And talk about the weather" (3 wds.) |
| 28% | ETHER | 5 | Anesthetic that used to be used by dentists, or a term for the sky |
| 28% | WEEK | 4 | Magazine with the slogan "All you need to know about everything that matters," with "The" |
| 28% | SONG | 4 | "The Boo Boo ___," rhyme by Cocomelon that could spook you with its "boo boo" if you're not paying attention to the lyrics |
| 27% | COUNT | 5 | Down for the ___, boxing term that's commonly used to refer to lost struggles |
| 27% | SIXTHSENSE | 10 | Term for telepathy, psychometry, clairvoyance or the ability to know when the dog's sneaked off with my slippers |
| 27% | INFO | 4 | The 411, if you're down with that |
| 27% | SOUL | 4 | Prefix with "mate" to mean someone who is the perfect match for you |
| 27% | CROOK | 5 | *Word for a criminal, that you could use to describe the villains that James Bond cracks down on |
| 27% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 43-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 27% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 26% | OTB | 3 | Place to go when you're not going to the races, for short? |
| 26% | COUCH | 5 | Something to rest on when you're discussing your delusions with the doc |
| 26% | TKO | 3 | Boxing term for when a match has to be stopped because one of the fighters is unable to continue: Abbr. |
| 26% | LONE | 4 | 1994 Live hit with the lyric "And the greatest of teachers won't hesitate / To leave you there, by yourself" |
| 26% | ACDC | 4 | For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) band |
| 26% | BETTER | 6 | "___ the Devil You Know," 1990 song by Kylie Minogue with a title that refers to a common idiom |
| 26% | REMOTE | 6 | ___ control, television operating equipment that seems impossible to find when you're looking for it |
| 26% | IDLING | 6 | What you're doing when you're waiting for the light to change |
| 26% | GIVEITSOMEJUICE | 15 | Wry suggestion at breakfast about what to feed the cat when you're out of milk? |
| 26% | TICKET | 6 | Traveler's proof of travel that seems impossible to find when you're asked for it |
| 25% | PUTTER | 6 | It helps when you get down to the short strokes |
| 25% | TAKE | 4 | "Every Breath You ___," song performed by the Police that won the Grammy for Song of the Year in 1984 |
| 25% | GRAMMARPO | 9 | Ones who don't want to hear that you're laying down on the job? |
| 25% | JUSTFRIENDS | 11 | Song by Virginia to Vegas with the lyric "And you're telling me you wanna kiss me / But we shouldn't 'cause we're ..." |
| 25% | COME | 4 | "The Best is Yet to ___," album by Ella Fitzgerald that won her the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance in 1984 |