| 100% | CLATTER | 7 | Sound of something hard falling down the stairs, e.g. |
| 48% | THUD | 4 | Sound of something falling to the ground |
| 46% | BAM | 3 | The sound of something hitting hard |
| 40% | PLOP | 4 | Sound of something falling into water |
| 39% | THUD | 4 | Sound of something falling but not shattering |
| 39% | THUD | 4 | Sound of something large hitting the ground |
| 39% | THUD | 4 | Sound of something heavy hitting the ground |
| 38% | THUDS | 5 | Sounds of the falls? |
| 37% | SPLAT | 5 | Sound of pudding falling on the floor |
| 36% | REMOVAL | 7 | The taking away of something, e.g. house clearance |
| 35% | LIE | 3 | "Tuesday is the hardest crossword of the week," e.g. |
| 35% | THUD | 4 | Loud sound of falling on the floor, say |
| 34% | KOAN | 4 | “What is the sound of one hand clapping?,” e.g. |
| 34% | DIN | 3 | Sound of jackhammers, e.g. |
| 34% | DIN | 3 | Sound of vuvuzelas, e.g. |
| 33% | HELMWIND | 8 | Northeasterly that blows down the southwest slope of Cross Fell in Cumbria |
| 33% | ACORN | 5 | The hard nut of an oak tree that falls in autumn |
| 33% | HARDHATAREA | 11 | Sign of falling down on the job? |
| 33% | ALERT | 5 | Sound of an incoming text, e.g. |
| 32% | HELMWIND | 8 | North-easterly that blows down the south-west slope of Cross Fell in Cumbria |
| 32% | WIDOWER | 7 | Captain von Trapp in “The Sound of Music,” e.g. |
| 32% | NUN | 3 | Religious woman in "The Sound of Music," e.g. |
| 32% | THUD | 4 | Sound of something landing |
| 32% | POOF | 4 | Sound of something disappearing |
| 32% | APPLE | 5 | ___ of the eye, fall-related idiom for something extremely precious to someone |
| 32% | EPIC | 4 | Anthony Mann's "The Fall of the Roman Empire," e.g. |
| 32% | REIGATE | 7 | Town in E Surrey at the foot of the North Downs |
| 31% | ERR | 3 | Write down the wrong answer, e.g. |
| 31% | WOOSH | 5 | Sound of something rushing by |
| 31% | THUD | 4 | Sound of something landing heavily |