| 100% | DOWNSHIFT | 9 | To change to a lower gear in a manual car |
| 60% | DOWNSHIFT | 9 | Change to a lower gear |
| 57% | DOWNSHIFT | 9 | Change to a lower gear or simpler way of life |
| 56% | DOWNSHIFTING | 12 | Changing to a lower gear, and an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 55% | SHIFT | 5 | Change gears in a car |
| 54% | SHIFT | 5 | Computer key you may press to "change gears in a car"? |
| 51% | GEAR | 4 | You would change this to go reverse in a car |
| 51% | OIL | 3 | Liquid that needs to be changed regularly in a car |
| 46% | DOWNSHIFT | 9 | Move to a lower gear |
| 44% | GEAR | 4 | What a driver shifts in a manual transmission car |
| 43% | NIOBE | 5 | Woman who was changed to a weeping stone in Greek myth |
| 43% | BERTH | 5 | Place to sleep in a railroad car |
| 42% | MOD | 3 | Change to a car or a video game, for short |
| 42% | AUTO | 4 | Alternative to a manual gear shift, for short |
| 42% | EDIT | 4 | To make changes in a document |
| 42% | SHIFT | 5 | What you would do with gears in a car |
| 42% | RADIATOR | 8 | Item used to cool the engine in a car |
| 42% | CABANA | 6 | Place to change for a dip in the pool |
| 41% | KEY | 3 | Item that's really annoying to lock in a car |
| 41% | FILTER | 6 | Device used to clean air or fuel in a car |
| 41% | OIL | 3 | A mechanic might change it in a car |
| 41% | AMEND | 5 | Make changes to, like a bill in Congress |
| 41% | AMEND | 5 | Make changes to, as a bill in Congress |
| 41% | BENCHSEAT | 9 | Alternative to buckets, in a car |
| 41% | SPIN | 4 | Something to take in a car |
| 41% | SEATBELT | 8 | Something to fasten in a car |
| 41% | TIRE | 4 | Car part that gets changed in a pit stop |
| 41% | GLOOMY | 6 | To be in a sad, low mood; rainy weather |
| 40% | KEYS | 4 | Unfortunate items to lock in a car |
| 40% | TRUNK | 5 | Place to stow groceries in a car |