| 100% | POST | 4 | With 81-Down, like some recoveries |
| 57% | SKI | 3 | With 81 Down, post-schussing shelter |
| 57% | FENG | 4 | With 81 Down, interior decorator's art |
| 57% | SANTA | 5 | With 59-Down, like some winds |
| 57% | LOP | 3 | With 7-Down, like some rabbits |
| 57% | SANS | 4 | With 27-Down, like some letters |
| 57% | OFF | 3 | With 9-Down, like some interviews |
| 57% | TWO | 3 | With 42-Down, like some bobsleds |
| 57% | SAME | 4 | With 1-Down, like some marriages |
| 56% | SYDOW | 5 | Name associated with 81 Down |
| 56% | NAVY | 4 | With 36-Down, like some service uniforms |
| 56% | ONTHE | 5 | With 18-Down, like some corrupt officials |
| 56% | LATE | 4 | With 14-Down, like some talk shows |
| 55% | FOUR | 4 | With 5-Down, like some bicycles, gear-wise |
| 54% | PRIORI | 6 | Like some deductions, with "a" |
| 54% | FINED | 5 | Like some folks with tickets |
| 53% | EMO | 3 | Like some hairstyles with long bangs |
| 53% | ROOFTOP | 7 | Like some bars with a view |
| 53% | MUTED | 5 | Like some TVs with closed captions |
| 53% | PREWAR | 6 | Like some apartments with hardwood floors |
| 53% | LEAN | 4 | Like some meat with very little fat |
| 53% | HOAX | 4 | Like some UFO sightings (rhymes with "coax") |
| 53% | THREELEGGED | 11 | Like some races done with a partner |
| 52% | ORAL | 4 | Like some history (passed down through verbal accounts) |
| 52% | BIGINJAPAN | 10 | Like some bands with only modest Western popularity |
| 52% | INSTATE | 7 | Like some colleges with cheaper tuition for residents |
| 52% | WRY | 3 | Like some humor that aptly rhymes with "dry" |
| 51% | AGED | 4 | Elderly, like some wines (rhymes with raged) |
| 50% | AEROSPACE | 9 | With 14 Down, some defense contractors |
| 49% | TEAL | 4 | With 32 Down, color like turquoise |