| 100% | WOODCHUCK | 9 | What 3-Down is |
| 85% | PARADOX | 7 | What 3- and 9-Down are an example of |
| 85% | LOADED | 6 | What 3-, 13-, 14- and 28-Down may be |
| 84% | SAVANNA | 7 | 3 Down is one |
| 77% | HANGINGIVY | 10 | Greenery in suspended baskets ... or, phonetically, what 3-, 8- or 14-Down is? |
| 76% | CELL | 4 | What 22 Down is central to |
| 75% | SPIKED | 6 | What 21- and 52-Across and 3- and 31-Down might be |
| 70% | TRIOS | 5 | What Third Eye Blind and 3 Doors Down are not, despite their names |
| 69% | LASTPENNY | 9 | What a broke person is down to |
| 69% | GARDENPATH | 10 | What a dupe may be led down |
| 69% | MBAS | 4 | What many 3 Down have |
| 69% | TAKENOTES | 9 | Jot down what was discussed |
| 68% | GLOVE | 5 | What may be thrown down for a duel |
| 67% | GROUNDHOG | 9 | What 1-Down is |
| 67% | BIOCHEMICAL | 11 | What 7-Down is |
| 67% | EJECT | 5 | What pilots do when a jet is going down |
| 67% | STUMP | 5 | What's left after a tree is chopped down |
| 67% | TREAD | 5 | What's been worn down on a bald tire |
| 66% | META | 4 | What Facebook, Inc. was 4 Down in 2021 |
| 66% | SNOWCAPPED | 10 | Like alpine peaks ... or what each half of 3-, 7-, 9-, 37- and 44-Down can be? |
| 66% | WWI | 3 | What TS Eliot was turned down for |
| 66% | ITSNOTTHATDEEP | 14 | "You're overthinking this" ... or what might be said about 3-, 9-, 17- and 34-Down? |
| 66% | LOGO | 4 | 3-Down was Borden's |
| 65% | LESS | 4 | What 1 is to 2 and 2 is to 3 |
| 65% | HIGHENERGY | 10 | Like some protein-rich snacks, or what can be found in 3-, 7-, 9-, and 28-Down? |
| 64% | GETUP | 5 | What boxers try to do after being knocked down: 2 wds. |
| 64% | MISSEDACUE | 10 | Didn't pick up what someone was putting down |
| 63% | TWOBROKEGIRLS | 13 | What Max and Caroline are, on a current CBS sitcom: 3 wds. |
| 63% | AIL | 3 | Be 3-Down |
| 62% | NAVIGATION | 10 | What 65-Down is used for |