| 100% | BRICKS | 6 | With mortar, the essence of a building |
| 56% | OCCUPANTS | 9 | The residents of a building |
| 55% | FLOORPLAN | 9 | Diagram with the layout of rooms in a building |
| 54% | AURATIC | 7 | Relating to the essence of a person or artistic piece |
| 54% | SOUL | 4 | Essence of a being that rhymes with "sole" |
| 53% | BALCONY | 7 | Platform on the side of a building |
| 53% | VERANDA | 7 | Porch along the outside of a building |
| 53% | BACKDOOR | 8 | Entrance at the rear of a building |
| 53% | MURAL | 5 | Artwork on the side of a building |
| 52% | GABLEEND | 8 | Side of a building with a pointed roof |
| 52% | REMODELED | 9 | Changed the structure of a building, say |
| 51% | WHITE | 5 | With 7-Across, building on the back of a $20 bill |
| 51% | KNUCKLES | 8 | The part of a fist you punch with |
| 49% | SKYLIGHT | 8 | A window in the roof of a building |
| 49% | STREETART | 9 | Work on the side of a building, perhaps |
| 49% | CHA | 3 | Half of a "Dancing With the Stars" dance |
| 49% | ACTONE | 6 | Part of a play with the opening scene |
| 49% | FRAMEWORK | 9 | The essential skeleton of a building |
| 49% | STAIRWELL | 9 | Vertical shaft in a building with flights of steps |
| 49% | AFT | 3 | End of a ship with views of the wake |
| 49% | OWNER | 5 | Person with the deed to a building |
| 48% | ABSEIL | 6 | Descend down the face of a building on a wire |
| 48% | WING | 4 | Part of a large building that comes off the main |
| 48% | RAINMAN | 7 | Film of a savant with the ability of exact recall |
| 48% | FIFTEENMEN | 10 | Start of a song with the cry "Yo-ho-ho" |
| 48% | WINNIPEG | 8 | Provincial capital south of a lake with the same name |
| 48% | BATMAN | 6 | Wearer of a suit with nipples in the nineteen-nineties |
| 48% | ROOF | 4 | Structure that covers the top of a building |
| 48% | ROTUNDA | 7 | Round area in the middle of a building |
| 48% | DOORMAN | 7 | Facilitates the entrance of a hotel or building |