| 100% | BRAIN | 5 | With 5-Down, tactic for decluttering the mind |
| 54% | FACE | 4 | With 5 Across, company that the 14 Down is suing for allegedly breaking antitrust laws |
| 45% | CAR | 3 | With 5-Down, auto accommodations for toddlers |
| 45% | CORAL | 5 | With 5-Down, good sites for snorkeling |
| 44% | LADY | 4 | With 5-Down, 2017 film nominated for Best Picture |
| 44% | ACA | 3 | Plan identified with 5-Down, for short |
| 43% | WINE | 4 | With 5-Down, road trip with frequent stops for reds |
| 43% | SPIKE | 5 | With 5-Down, director who plans to boycott the 2016 Oscars |
| 42% | KIMBERLE | 8 | With 5-Down, scholar who coined the term "intersectionality" |
| 42% | CROWN | 5 | 5-Down single by 11-Down with the lyric "Ain't nobody gonna bring me down" |
| 42% | TERRA | 5 | With 5 Down, unglazed earthenware |
| 42% | REST | 4 | With 5 Down, welcome turnoffs |
| 42% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1979 hit "Don't Bring Me Down," for short |
| 41% | PIANO | 5 | With 5 Down, type of orchestral work |
| 41% | ILLBE | 5 | With 33-Across, #1 hit for the Jackson 5 (1970) and Mariah Carey (1992): 2 wds. |
| 41% | TIRED | 5 | With 5-Down, run down |
| 41% | JUDY | 4 | Name associated with 5 Down |
| 41% | LILJON | 6 | Atlanta rapper with the hit "Turn Down for What" (with DJ Snake): 2 wds. |
| 40% | OLIVE | 5 | With 5 Down, liquid ingredient of 6 Down |
| 40% | OWE | 3 | With 5 Down, be behind, as a tenant |
| 40% | ZERO | 4 | With 5-Down, "The Producers" actor |
| 40% | POR | 3 | With 48-Down, for example, south of the border |
| 40% | MAIDEN | 6 | With 13-Down, disastrous event for the 63-Across |
| 39% | BEDDED | 6 | Settled in for the night, with "down" |
| 39% | STRAY | 5 | "___ Cat Strut" (hit song with the lyric "I slink down the alleyway looking for a fight") |
| 39% | DELTA | 5 | With 5-Down, Top 10 country hit for Tanya Tucker and #1 hit for Helen Reddy |
| 39% | SOUND | 5 | With 5- and 1-Down, 2015 Album of the Year nominee by Alabama Shakes |
| 39% | RUGBY | 5 | With 2-Down, official name for the All Blacks' sport |
| 39% | DECKS | 5 | Gets the 5-Down ready for the holidays |
| 38% | FIRST | 5 | With 1-Down, tradition for the married couple at a wedding reception |