| 100% | FIELDPOSITION | 13 | Where the ball is on a gridiron |
| 61% | GNUYORKCITY | 11 | Where the ball gets dropped on a regular basis |
| 59% | STEM | 4 | Where the thorns on a rose are |
| 57% | REAR | 4 | Where the bag of gifts is stowed on a sleigh |
| 57% | FIVES | 5 | Sport from England where the ball is hit against a special wall with the player's hand |
| 56% | KNEE | 4 | Where a cap is found on the body |
| 56% | WAIST | 5 | Where a belt is worn on the body |
| 54% | GREEN | 5 | Where the hole and flagstick are, on a golf course |
| 52% | TEE | 3 | Where a golf ball is placed before the first hit |
| 51% | STARBUCKS | 9 | Coffeehouse chain where the customers' names are written on each cup, and features a siren in its logo |
| 51% | NAB | 3 | Catch, like a pet on the table where they're not supposed to be |
| 49% | SPIN | 4 | It may be on a tennis ball |
| 49% | CHINA | 5 | Country with a wedding tradition where a tea ceremony is conducted on the day of the wedding |
| 49% | REAR | 4 | Where the engine is in a Porsche 911 |
| 49% | RIM | 3 | Where the salt goes on a margarita glass |
| 49% | ICI | 3 | Where you may be on a French map |
| 49% | HOME | 4 | Where the heart is, per a saying |
| 49% | HOME | 4 | Where the heart is, in a saying |
| 49% | MONK | 4 | 2002 comedy-drama where the titular character Adrian, a private detective, was based on Sherlock Holmes |
| 48% | START | 5 | Be on the A-team, say |
| 48% | TIMES | 5 | Square where the words in this puzzle's dropping balls may be heard at the end of a song's first verse |
| 48% | LOB | 3 | Shot where a tennis ball is hit high in the air |
| 48% | SURFS | 5 | Is on the board, in a way |
| 48% | CRETE | 5 | Where the Linear A script was unearthed |
| 47% | PRICETAG | 8 | Where the cost is found on an item |
| 47% | INSPACE | 7 | Where the Robinsons were lost on 1960s TV |
| 47% | SCAPAFLOW | 9 | Where the German fleet was scuttled on Orkney |
| 47% | CATHEDRAL | 9 | Where the seat of a bishop is found |
| 47% | ARK | 3 | Where the Torah is kept in a synagogue |
| 47% | ERIEPA | 6 | Where the USS Niagara is a tourist attraction |