| 100% | TORNADO | 7 | Violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground |
| 46% | SOLE | 4 | Shoe part that comes in contact with the ground |
| 38% | TORNADO | 7 | Violent rotating column of air |
| 38% | WHIRLWIND | 9 | Spinning or rotating column of air |
| 37% | CORNEA | 6 | Part of the eye in contact with a contact lens |
| 36% | XXXXXXXXXX | 10 | Athlete who maintains continuous foot contact with the ground |
| 35% | AREA | 4 | "___ 51," 2015 sci-fi horror film with the number of a famous, highly classified Air Force facility in its title |
| 35% | SET | 3 | Second contact with the ball, in volleyball |
| 35% | ALVEOLI | 7 | Tiny sacs of air in the lungs |
| 34% | SMOG | 4 | Fog that has combined with excessive smoke in the air, often leading to a lot of lung diseases |
| 34% | BOTHSIDESNOW | 12 | 12-Down hit song that begins with the lyrics "Rows and flows of angel hair / And ice cream castles in the air" (3 wds.) |
| 33% | DIGGING | 7 | The act of making holes in the ground with a spade |
| 33% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | Actress of "Up in the Air" who rose to prominence with 1998 Broadway musical "High Society": 2 wds. |
| 33% | BREATHING | 9 | Taking air in and out of the lungs |
| 33% | LEGALITY | 8 | Quality of being in accordance with the law |
| 32% | BAGGAGECLAIM | 12 | Miranda Lambert single with the lines "You got a lot of luggage in your name / When you hit the ground, check the lost and found" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | BAGGAGECLAIM | 12 | Miranda Lambert single with the lyrics "You got a lot of luggage in your name / When you hit the ground, check the lost and found" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | FESTIVUS | 8 | "Seinfeld" holiday that begins with the Airing of Grievances |
| 32% | AMA | 3 | Org. with the Rod of Asclepius in its logo |
| 32% | FLOORPLAN | 9 | Diagram with the layout of rooms in a building |
| 32% | SIGN | 4 | Communicate with the hard of hearing, in a way |
| 32% | AMA | 3 | Grp. with the Rod of Asclepius in its logo |
| 32% | ALSOP | 5 | Old political journalist with the newspaper column "Matter of Fact" |
| 32% | VORTEX | 6 | Whirling mass of air, with a vacuum at the center |
| 32% | TWEED | 5 | Fabric associated with the Isle of Harris in the Hebrides |
| 32% | FESTIVUS | 8 | 46-Across holiday that begins with the Airing of Grievances |
| 32% | CRIMEAN | 7 | War that ended with the "Treaty of Paris" in 1856 |
| 32% | MEXICO | 6 | US state with the name of country in it, New __ |
| 32% | CARYATID | 8 | Column carved in the shape of a person |
| 32% | NIP | 3 | ___ in the air (chilly bit of weather) |