| 100% | OLDSAW | 6 | "Don't count your chickens before they hatch," e.g. |
| 71% | DONT | 4 | "___ count your chickens before they hatch" |
| 68% | CHICKENS | 8 | Don't count your __ before they are hatched |
| 68% | THEY | 4 | "Don't count your chickens before ___ hatch" |
| 67% | NOT | 3 | Do ___ count your chickens before they are hatched |
| 67% | UNWISE | 6 | Like counting your chickens before they've hatched |
| 66% | COUNT | 5 | "Don't ___ your chickens before they hatch" |
| 66% | BEFORE | 6 | "Don't count your chickens ___ they hatch" |
| 60% | CHICKENS | 8 | "Don't count your __ before they hatch" |
| 58% | CHICKENS | 8 | Don´t count these animals before they hatch |
| 41% | CHICKENS | 8 | You shouldn't count them before they're hatched |
| 39% | THREAT | 6 | "If you don't tell them, I will," e.g. |
| 36% | DONT | 4 | "___ count your chickens..." |
| 36% | DONT | 4 | ''__ count your chickens . . .'' |
| 35% | PUN | 3 | "I don't trust stairs because they're always up to something," e.g. |
| 32% | CONTRACTION | 11 | Don't, e.g. |
| 32% | GETTY | 5 | "If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" speaker |
| 30% | SPOTS | 5 | They may be before your eyes |
| 29% | OMIT | 4 | Don't count |
| 29% | ERRORS | 6 | Crossword clues that don't match their answers, e.g. |
| 29% | RENT | 4 | “Don’t let them live in your head ___-free” |
| 29% | RISK | 4 | Trusting someone you don't know, e.g. |
| 29% | DUET | 4 | "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," e.g. |
| 29% | PSA | 3 | "Be Smart, Don't Start" ad, e.g. |
| 29% | SEN | 3 | Hatch, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 28% | PEPSIMAXIM | 10 | "Life is short, don't drink Coke," e.g.? |
| 28% | PSA | 3 | "Give a Hoot! Don't Pollute" ad, e.g. |
| 27% | WAVES | 5 | Don't make them! |
| 27% | YOURBRIDGES | 11 | Don't burn them! |
| 27% | SPOILSPORTS | 11 | Don't invite them! |