| 100% | ASAD | 4 | "What ___ state of affairs!" |
| 100% | ASAD | 4 | "What __ state of affairs!" |
| 95% | ASAD | 4 | "What ___ state of affairs!": 2 wds. |
| 89% | SAD | 3 | "What a ___ state of affairs" |
| 86% | MESS | 4 | Dirty state of affairs |
| 86% | STORMCLOUDS | 11 | Ominous state of affairs |
| 86% | EVENTENOR | 9 | Calm state of affairs |
| 86% | MESS | 4 | Troubled state of affairs |
| 86% | POWDERKEG | 9 | Volatile state of affairs |
| 86% | MESS | 4 | Disorderly state of affairs |
| 86% | MESS | 4 | Untidy state of affairs |
| 86% | MESS | 4 | Unkempt state of affairs |
| 86% | CLOWNSHOW | 9 | Shambolic state of affairs |
| 84% | SITUATION | 9 | State of affairs |
| 83% | SITCH | 5 | State of affairs, slangily |
| 79% | ASAD | 4 | "It's ___ state of affairs" |
| 79% | STATUSQUO | 9 | The existing state of affairs |
| 79% | QUO | 3 | Status ___ (existing state of affairs) |
| 78% | CRYING | 6 | __ shame, a tearful state of affairs |
| 78% | ASITIS | 6 | In the actual state of affairs |
| 78% | DEBACLE | 7 | Utter fiasco, shambolic state of affairs |
| 78% | SAD | 3 | A ___ state of affairs (unfortunate circumstances) |
| 72% | OBLIVION | 8 | State of being unaware of what is happening |
| 69% | PERPETUALMOTRIN | 15 | In what state are many of your customers? |
| 65% | TESTIMONY | 9 | What a witness states in a court of law |
| 64% | PROTOCOL | 8 | Procedural rules that govern the affairs of state |
| 63% | SEX | 3 | What Linus Torvalds, inventor of Linux, stated that software was like |
| 63% | ANI | 3 | What the names of three contiguous U.S. states begin with |
| 60% | HEIGL | 5 | Katherine who starred in NBC's "State of Affairs" |
| 58% | BENN | 4 | Hilary —, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2007-10 |