| 100% | SIXSHOOTER | 10 | Something that may hold up a train? |
| 62% | BELCH | 5 | Something that might come up after a big meal? |
| 62% | OFFICEJOB | 9 | Something that might be held down with a tie? |
| 54% | ALARM | 5 | It might hold up a holdup |
| 53% | SCORE | 5 | High ___, something that one who takes up gaming as a hobby might hope to beat |
| 53% | TABLEFORTWO | 11 | What might hold up a romantic dinner? |
| 52% | FRIDGEMAGNET | 12 | One might hold up a child's drawing |
| 52% | INSURANCEPOLICY | 15 | Something that may cover a house |
| 52% | REX | 3 | Something that may follow a tyrannosaurus |
| 52% | EMERY | 5 | Something that might reduce a tip? |
| 52% | PIPE | 4 | Something that might spring a leak |
| 52% | ODE | 3 | Something that might accompany a dedication |
| 52% | PRIOR | 5 | Something that might lengthen a sentence? |
| 52% | FAN | 3 | One may hold up a poster at a concert |
| 52% | THELINE | 7 | Something that may be hard to hold |
| 52% | ACE | 3 | Something that may be up your sleeve |
| 51% | TANK | 4 | Something that may be a little fishy |
| 51% | EGO | 3 | Word hidden in this clue that might hold up negotiations |
| 51% | EGGO | 4 | Something that may pop up in the morning |
| 51% | ACE | 3 | Something that may be up one's sleeve |
| 51% | IRE | 3 | Something that may be drawn in a fight |
| 51% | OAR | 3 | Something that may be seen in a bank |
| 51% | OBOE | 4 | Something that may be found in a pit |
| 51% | ASTEROID | 8 | Something that may be found in a belt |
| 51% | KLEENEX | 7 | Something that may be used before a blessing |
| 51% | YOLK | 4 | Something that may be broken in a kitchen |
| 51% | SILO | 4 | Something that may be raised on a farm |
| 51% | HAW | 3 | Something that may be found near a hem? |
| 51% | APB | 3 | Something that might interrupt a flight, for short |
| 51% | TAB | 3 | Something that might be kept in a bar |