| 100% | SHAME | 5 | "If they don't win, it's a ___" (baseball stadium lyric) |
| 41% | ORA | 3 | "I don't know if it's a blessing ___ curse": 2 wds. |
| 40% | TRAP | 4 | "It's a ___, don't fall for it" |
| 39% | SWEARJAR | 8 | It's for those who don't give a darn |
| 39% | SETH | 4 | Eisner Award winning cartoonist who created "It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken" |
| 38% | NOSHOWS | 7 | They don't make it |
| 38% | VOICEMAIL | 9 | Leave one if they don't answer the phone |
| 38% | TEATIMELOSERS | 13 | They don't win at bridge at afternoon socials? |
| 38% | EYES | 4 | They don't lie, it is said |
| 37% | INDIEBAND | 9 | They don't have a major-label contract |
| 37% | SHIRLEYCHISHOLM | 15 | She said, “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair” |
| 37% | DELEGATORS | 10 | They don't do it all themselves |
| 37% | NODECISION | 10 | It doesn't affect a starting pitcher's win-loss record |
| 37% | PATIENCE | 8 | It's a virtue, so they say |
| 37% | THREE | 5 | It's a crowd, so they say |
| 36% | DYE | 3 | It won't run if it's fast |
| 36% | IMACS | 5 | They don't do Windows, as a rule |
| 36% | WRONGS | 6 | Two of them don't make a right |
| 36% | FIRE | 4 | Don't shout it in a crowded theater |
| 36% | MUST | 4 | "It's a ___-see!" ("Don't miss it!") |
| 36% | COVER | 5 | Don't judge a book by it |
| 36% | LUCK | 4 | It's needed to win a lottery |
| 36% | AGE | 3 | It's just a number, they say |
| 36% | AGE | 3 | It's only a number, they say |
| 35% | GAYAPPAREL | 10 | It's donned in a Christmas song |
| 35% | CHISHOLM | 8 | 1972 Presidential-primary candidate who said, “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair” |
| 35% | CHISHOLM | 8 | With 7 Across, she who said, "If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair." |
| 35% | FREERIDE | 8 | It's a __ when you've already paid, Ironic lyrics |
| 35% | NBD | 3 | "Don't worry, it's cool," in a text |
| 35% | LOSS | 4 | It's not a win or a tie |