| 100% | JUGGLE | 6 | To keep balls in the air |
| 80% | JUGGLER | 7 | One keeping balls in the air |
| 80% | JUGGLES | 7 | Keeps balls in the air |
| 80% | JUGGLING | 8 | Keeping balls in the air |
| 76% | JUGGLERS | 8 | Circus performers who keep balls in the air |
| 69% | JUGGLE | 6 | Keep balls up in the air |
| 68% | VOLLEYED | 8 | Kept a tennis ball in the air |
| 64% | LOB | 3 | Toss a ball in the air |
| 62% | JUGGLING | 8 | Tossing balls in the air |
| 61% | JUGGLE | 6 | Keep many balls or projects in the air |
| 60% | JUGGLE | 6 | Balance priorities, like balls in the air |
| 60% | LOB | 3 | Toss a ball in the air, say |
| 55% | TBA | 3 | Up in the air, as what to air, for short |
| 54% | ACCT | 4 | Where to keep money in the bank, for short |
| 53% | MOTH | 4 | It's bad to keep in the closet |
| 52% | BREADBIN | 8 | Where in the kitchen to keep baked yeasty products |
| 52% | SNORE | 5 | One way to keep a mate awake in the bedroom |
| 51% | JUGGLERS | 8 | Circus performers who keep clubs in the air |
| 51% | DRIBBLE | 7 | In basketball, to bounce the ball while moving |
| 51% | STICKEMUP | 9 | "Hands in the air!" ... or a literal hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 46-Across |
| 51% | AVIATED | 7 | Kept one's nose in the air? |
| 50% | CIVICACCORDINSIGHT | 18 | Understanding of how to keep peace in the community? [Honda] |
| 50% | PITCHER | 7 | In baseball, one who throws the ball to the batter |
| 50% | TACKLING | 8 | In sport, taking down an opponent to stop the ball |
| 50% | CUE | 3 | The stick used to hit balls in pool |
| 50% | PASSED | 6 | Threw the ball to the receiver, in football |
| 49% | SMOG | 4 | Fog that has combined with excessive smoke in the air, often leading to a lot of lung diseases |
| 49% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | Actress of "Up in the Air" who rose to prominence with 1998 Broadway musical "High Society": 2 wds. |
| 49% | LOFTS | 5 | Propels a ball high in the air |
| 49% | LOB | 3 | Throw a ball up in the air |