| 100% | CHUBBYCHECKER | 13 | Starter of a dance craze in 18-Down |
| 46% | LOSDELRIO | 9 | Spanish duo whose "Macarena" inspired a dance craze in the 1990s: 3 wds. |
| 46% | TENCENTS | 8 | Cost of a dance, in an old song |
| 45% | SOFTC | 5 | One of a pair in fancy dance? |
| 44% | ACORN | 5 | Starter of a 58-Down |
| 43% | ONEUNDERPAR | 11 | Golf score, or a description of the 18 hidden 65-Down in this puzzle |
| 43% | CHUBBYCHECKER | 13 | Rock singer whose version of "The Twist" inspired a dance craze in the 1960s: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CHUG | 4 | Down in one gulp, like a glass of beer |
| 42% | HOLES | 5 | The 18 in a round of 18 |
| 42% | GREATWHITESHOCK | 15 | Result of wires down in a blizzard? |
| 42% | ABBA | 4 | Focus of a Stockholm museum whose slogan is "Walk In. Dance Out." |
| 41% | NEWYORKMINUET | 13 | Dance seen in a Lincoln Center performance of "Don Giovanni"? |
| 41% | POLKA | 5 | Dance style with a Hall of Fame in Euclid, Ohio |
| 41% | BOG | 3 | ___ down (become stuck, as in a lot of details) |
| 41% | BALLET | 6 | Type of dance typically done in a tutu |
| 41% | SITAT | 5 | Plunk down in front of, as a counter |
| 41% | TEN | 3 | Number of pins knocked down in a strike |
| 41% | PIN | 3 | One of 10 knocked down in a strike |
| 41% | TEN | 3 | Number of bowling pins knocked down in a strike |
| 41% | YARD | 4 | One of 10 in a series of football downs |
| 41% | HOLEDEVERYTHING | 15 | Sank all 18 putts in a round of golf? |
| 40% | TEARGASSED | 10 | Put down, in a way, as a group of rioters |
| 40% | TEN | 3 | Total number of bowling pins knocked down in a spare |
| 40% | THETANGO | 8 | Pacino danced it in "Scent of a Woman" |
| 40% | CARKEY | 6 | Starter of a sort |
| 40% | HORA | 4 | Dance in which the guest of honor is often raised in a chair |
| 40% | HULA | 4 | Hawaiian rain dance, danced in a grass skirt; kind of hoop |
| 39% | REMIX | 5 | Extended version of a song played in dance clubs |
| 39% | LITTLEEVA | 9 | Pop singer whose version of "The Loco-Motion" inspired a dance craze in the 1960s: 2 wds. |
| 39% | HOST | 4 | Starter of a Zoom meeting |