| 100% | ADAGE | 5 | "There's no such thing as a free lunch," e.g. |
| 78% | LUNCH | 5 | There's no such thing as a free one |
| 74% | LUNCH | 5 | "There's no such thing as a free __" |
| 67% | FREELUNCH | 9 | There's no such thing as a __, hidden costs apply |
| 64% | DUMBQUESTION | 12 | There's no such thing as this, according to a saying |
| 63% | THING | 5 | "There's no such __ as a free lunch" |
| 63% | SUCH | 4 | "There's no ___ thing as a free lunch!" |
| 63% | FREELUNCH | 9 | "There's no such thing as a __" |
| 62% | FREE | 4 | "There ain't no such thing as a ___ lunch" |
| 61% | FREE | 4 | They say there's no such thing as this kind of lunch |
| 54% | FREELAUNCH | 10 | What there's no such thing as at NASA? |
| 54% | FREELAUNCH | 10 | What there's no such thing as, for NASA? |
| 47% | GOAHEADASK | 10 | “No such thing as a stupid question!” |
| 44% | SUCH | 4 | "There's no ___ thing as a ghost!" |
| 43% | SUCH | 4 | "There's no ___ thing as a stupid question" |
| 42% | ASBAD | 5 | "There's no such thing ___ publicity" |
| 41% | ASBAD | 5 | "There's no such thing ___ publicity": 2 wds. |
| 41% | OVID | 4 | Poet who wrote "At night there is no such thing as an ugly woman" |
| 38% | SMOKE | 5 | There's no fire without this, as per a phrase (what rises out of one) |
| 37% | SUCH | 4 | "There is no ___ thing as a sure thing" |
| 35% | SMOKE | 5 | As per a phrase, there's no fire without it |
| 34% | PDAS | 4 | Things such as petting in a zoo, for short? |
| 34% | SUCH | 4 | "There's no ___ thing as bad publicity" |
| 33% | TPKS | 4 | There's no free ride on these hwys. |
| 32% | SIMILE | 6 | ''Fresh as a daisy,'' e.g. |
| 32% | SIMILE | 6 | "Clean as a whistle," e.g. |
| 32% | INNOVATION | 10 | Steve Jobs defined it as “saying no to a thousand things” |
| 32% | ABET | 4 | Act as a shill for, e.g. |
| 32% | HASBRO | 6 | A toy company that makes G.I Joe and board games such as Monopoly |
| 31% | WHEEL | 5 | There's no need to reinvent it, in a saying |