| 100% | RASSLES | 7 | Struggles with, as a varmint |
| 58% | TORN | 4 | Struggling with a decision |
| 56% | ASTARISBORN | 11 | 1954 film remake with Judy Garland as an aspiring actress married to a struggling alcoholic: 4 wds. |
| 56% | INASLUMP | 8 | Struggling, as a pitcher |
| 54% | PILE | 4 | Enter as a group, with "in" |
| 54% | SITSIN | 6 | Attends as a visitor, with "on" |
| 54% | DUMMYING | 8 | Preparing, as a layout, with "up" |
| 54% | SILTED | 6 | Blocked, as a harbor, with "up" |
| 54% | SIZES | 5 | Assesses, as a situation, with "up" |
| 54% | LOGON | 5 | Visit, as a site, with "to" |
| 54% | FLANKED | 7 | Surrounded, as a land with coasts |
| 54% | ASPIRE | 6 | Have as a goal, with "to" |
| 54% | SCREW | 5 | Install, as a bulb, with "in" |
| 54% | CHALKS | 6 | Scores, as a victory, with "up" |
| 54% | HADAGO | 6 | Tackled, as a task, with "at" |
| 54% | FISH | 4 | Seek, as a compliment, with "for" |
| 54% | RAILOFF | 7 | Create, as a space with fencing |
| 54% | PAT | 3 | Frisk, as a suspect, with "down" |
| 54% | LURE | 4 | Entice, as a fish with bait |
| 53% | SYNC | 4 | Coordinate, as a phone with a laptop |
| 53% | FORGE | 5 | Fabricate, as a signature (rhymes with "gorge") |
| 53% | RESORTS | 7 | Employs as a backup plan, with "to" |
| 53% | DODGE | 5 | Evade, as a question (rhymes with "lodge") |
| 53% | SLAIN | 5 | Killed, as a dragon (rhymes with "chain") |
| 53% | SLEW | 4 | Killed, as a giant (rhymes with "flew") |
| 53% | SAVOR | 5 | Relish, as a feast (rhymes with "flavor") |
| 53% | WIELD | 5 | Swing, as a sword (rhymes with "yield") |
| 53% | SEARS | 5 | Chars, as a steak (rhymes with "fears") |
| 53% | SEAR | 4 | Char, as a steak (rhymes with "fear") |
| 53% | CITES | 5 | Credits, as a source (rhymes with "bites") |