| 100% | ATOE | 4 | "Dip ___ in water and see if it's warm enough.": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ICARE | 5 | "Go ahead and do it, see if ___": 2 wds. |
| 37% | IDO | 3 | "... if it's the last thing ___!": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ATOE | 4 | Dip ___ in the water: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ATOE | 4 | Dip ___ in (test the water) (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ATOE | 4 | Dip ___ in (test the waters) (2 wds.) |
| 36% | OXYGEN | 6 | It's in the air and water |
| 36% | OAR | 3 | It's dipped in the water |
| 36% | ORA | 3 | "I'm not sure if it's a blessing ___ curse": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ORA | 3 | "I don't know if it's a blessing ___ curse": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ATOE | 4 | Dip ___ in (test the water): 2 wds. |
| 33% | TODO | 4 | Things ___ and see: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ATOE | 4 | Dip ___ in the water (try new things slowly): 2 wds. |
| 32% | ATOE | 4 | "Dip ___ in the water": 2 wds. |
| 32% | JUDYBLUME | 9 | Novelist who wrote "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" and the other three frequently banned books in this puzzle (2 wds.) |
| 32% | USATODAY | 8 | It's seen in blue-and-white boxes |
| 32% | EVER | 4 | "... And if you ___ saw it..." |
| 32% | WILDRICE | 8 | Minnesota's state grain that grows in water: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SYNDROME | 8 | It's the S in AIDS, IBS and PMS |
| 31% | ATOE | 4 | "Dip ___ in the water" (try): 2 wds. |
| 31% | BACKCOVER | 9 | What you see if you flip a book over: 2 wds. |
| 31% | STATEFAIR | 9 | Place to go on rides and see pig racing: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ICECUBE | 7 | It's a "rock" in "on the rocks": 2 wds. |
| 30% | TODDRUNDGREN | 12 | "Hello It's Me" singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 30% | KENGRIFFEYJR | 12 | He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2,671 regular-season games with the Mariners, Reds, and White Sox: 3 wds., abbr. |
| 30% | EGG | 3 | Something that's gone bad if it floats when placed in a bowl of water |
| 30% | ASIS | 4 | In its existing state: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ASIS | 4 | In its current state: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ASIS | 4 | In its current condition: 2 wds. |
| 30% | RAINING | 7 | If it's pouring, it's __ cats and dogs |