| 100% | IGOTABETTERIDEA | 15 | "What if we try this instead . . ." |
| 66% | WHAT | 4 | *"___ if we tried this?" a way to introduce a possible solution |
| 51% | IGOTABETTERIDEA | 15 | "Let's try this instead . . ." |
| 47% | IDEA | 4 | "I've got an ___" ("Why don't we try this?") |
| 46% | LETSNOT | 7 | "Better if we skip this" |
| 46% | JUSTTHETWOOFUS | 14 | 1981 hit with the lyric "We can make it if we try" ... or a possible title for this puzzle |
| 45% | LETSNOT | 7 | "Better if we just skip this" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | SENSE | 5 | What to try to make of this puzzle? |
| 42% | CACHE | 5 | What to try clearing if a webpage isn't loading |
| 42% | CHANGEOFPLANS | 13 | "Actually, this is what we're doing now …" |
| 40% | HUHWHYE | 7 | *"Wait ... can we not play this in F sharp instead?" |
| 40% | LAURELS | 7 | You might rest on these plants if you stop trying |
| 39% | ACTNOW | 6 | "We need to ___, if we want to save this planet!": 2 wds. |
| 39% | SLASH | 5 | What's typed instead of a question mark if you forget to press shift |
| 38% | SUPERGROUP | 10 | What the musical artists in this puzzle would form if they all performed together? |
| 38% | CIRCLETHEWAGONS | 15 | Get into a defensive position, and what we do in this grid |
| 38% | ITSUSELESS | 10 | "We tried, but this won't work" |
| 38% | ESP | 3 | If you have it, you might know what this answer is without reading the clue |
| 38% | NEITHERRHYMENORREASON | 21 | What a theme answer from this puzzle would have if it included the word "month"? |
| 38% | EAU | 3 | What remains if you remove all the consonants from 13 long answers in this puzzle |
| 37% | TURNEDTHETABLES | 15 | Shifted an advantage, and what we've done in this puzzle's circles |
| 37% | DEMO | 4 | Try this! |
| 37% | CASE | 4 | Try this! |
| 37% | PUTAPININIT | 11 | "Hold that thought," and what we've done to this puzzle's theme answers |
| 36% | YOUREPUTTINGMEON | 16 | What eight answers in this puzzle might say if they could talk? |
| 36% | SPOSE | 5 | What if, informally |
| 36% | GOD | 3 | "What if ___ was one of us?" (Joan Osborne lyric) |
| 36% | MASSAGEPASSAGE | 14 | "Go down this hallway: There's a couch / If what you seek's relaxing touch" |
| 35% | GRR | 3 | If a Brazilian Dogo makes this sound, it's probably not the time to try to pet it |
| 35% | ICAN | 4 | "___ do this if I try": 2 wds |