| 100% | HADLESSHORSEMANE | 16 | Was harder for the bronco buster to hold on to? |
| 46% | SEC | 3 | You may be asked to hold on for one |
| 43% | TIMTEBOW | 8 | 2007 Heisman winner who went on to play for the Broncos |
| 43% | GODSAVETHEQUEEN | 15 | "Pray we can hold on to the smaller one, which is more comfortable than the king" |
| 43% | EELY | 4 | Hard to hold on to |
| 43% | LUCY | 4 | Girl who cannot be trusted to hold the football for Charlie Brown |
| 42% | MEDIANVOTER | 11 | The polls to decide on the best roadway divider are busy; expect delays for the ___.
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| 42% | LUCY | 4 | "Peanuts" character who cannot be trusted to hold the football for Charlie Brown |
| 42% | GODSAVETHEQUEEN | 15 | "Pray we can hold on to the smaller one, which is more comfortable than the king" |
| 41% | REEK | 4 | Be hard on the nose? |
| 41% | GRATE | 5 | Be hard on the ears |
| 41% | SAVE | 4 | Hold on to for later |
| 41% | WAVELENGTH | 10 | It's good for team members to be on the same one |
| 40% | AID | 3 | Live ___, benefit concert held on 13 July 1985 to raise funds for relief of the Ethiopian famine |
| 40% | JEER | 4 | Be hard on the home team |
| 40% | FILE | 4 | A folder for holding loose papers which may also be found on hard drives |
| 40% | TJWARD | 6 | Safety drafted by the Browns in 2010 who played for the Broncos in 2014-17 and is god-brother to Maurice Jones-Drew |
| 39% | PETTY | 5 | Liable to hold on to a minor grudge for years |
| 39% | DOMEE | 5 | Shi who was the first woman to have the sole director’s credit on a Pixar feature, for “Turning Red” |
| 38% | TOWROPE | 7 | Wakesurfers hold on to this cord to be pulled |
| 38% | SECRET | 6 | It may be hard for one person to carry |
| 38% | ALUMS | 5 | They might hold on to their caps, for short |
| 38% | ADELE | 5 | She holds the Guinness record for "fastest time for a video to reach 1 billion views on YouTube" |
| 38% | SELL | 4 | To put on the market, for money |
| 37% | TOM | 3 | ___ Dempsey, former NFL placekicker who was born without toes on his left foot and who held the record for the longest field goal |
| 37% | AFL | 3 | Org. the Broncos used to play for, prior to 1970 |
| 37% | ACES | 4 | Pitchers likely to be selected for the All-Star Game |
| 37% | ALERT | 5 | Be on the ___ (pay attention to potential dangers) |
| 37% | NORM | 4 | To be expected, or par for the course |
| 37% | ENDS | 4 | "It is hard to meet the ___" |