| 100% | WHERE | 5 | With 5-Down, "Anyhoo ..." |
| 93% | TERRA | 5 | With 5 Down, unglazed earthenware |
| 93% | REST | 4 | With 5 Down, welcome turnoffs |
| 91% | PIANO | 5 | With 5 Down, type of orchestral work |
| 90% | TIRED | 5 | With 5-Down, run down |
| 90% | JUDY | 4 | Name associated with 5 Down |
| 89% | OLIVE | 5 | With 5 Down, liquid ingredient of 6 Down |
| 89% | OWE | 3 | With 5 Down, be behind, as a tenant |
| 79% | CAME | 4 | With 5-Down, approached |
| 77% | ADMIT | 5 | With 5-Down, ticket words |
| 77% | SPY | 3 | With 5-Down, snooping aid |
| 77% | JOLT | 4 | With 5-Down, bygone beverage |
| 77% | MODERN | 6 | With 5-Down, present time |
| 77% | FILM | 4 | With 5-Down, cinema lover |
| 77% | BLIND | 5 | With 5-Down, mystery meet? |
| 77% | TANK | 4 | With 5-Down, summer shirt |
| 76% | PAUL | 4 | With 5-Down, Microsoft co-founder |
| 76% | GRAHAM | 6 | With 5-Down, a TV gourmet |
| 76% | TECH | 4 | With 5-Down, some volatile investments |
| 76% | THE | 3 | With 5-Down, what iconoclasts break |
| 76% | ZERO | 4 | With 5-Down, "The Producers" actor |
| 76% | MONA | 4 | With 5-Down, frequently parodied painting |
| 76% | OMAR | 4 | With 5-Down, “Doctor Zhivago” actor |
| 76% | DALAI | 5 | With 5-Down, Buddhist spiritual leader |
| 76% | ONION | 5 | With 5-Down, Red Square sight |
| 76% | AMBER | 5 | With 5-Down, some emergency bulletins |
| 76% | ELMER | 5 | With 5-Down, noted "wabbit" hunter |
| 76% | COMIC | 5 | With 5-Down, often-mocked font |
| 76% | ARMS | 4 | With 5-Down, global weaponry rivalries |
| 76% | LOVE | 4 | With 5-Down, many a ballad |