| 100% | GOING | 5 | "When the ___ gets tough, ..." |
| 100% | POSITIVE | 8 | Think ___, phrase used when the going gets tough, perhaps |
| 78% | TENAM | 5 | When the break rm. gets busy, perhaps |
| 77% | MIXEDMETAPHOR | 13 | "When the going gets tough, the early bird gets the worm," e.g. |
| 77% | FAMILYTWEEZE | 12 | When the whole clan gets their eyebrows done? |
| 77% | ENDEDUPUPENDED | 14 | When the dog got loose, some house plants __ |
| 76% | APR | 3 | When the IRS gets a lot of mail (Abbr.) |
| 75% | ITSYOU | 6 | Surprised shout when the villain gets unmasked |
| 75% | BAIL | 4 | Leave when things get tough |
| 74% | REMOP | 5 | Get out the tough dirt spots |
| 74% | YADDA | 5 | When tripled, "you get the picture" |
| 74% | YADA | 4 | When repeated, "You get the idea" |
| 74% | YADA | 4 | When tripled, "you get the idea" |
| 74% | YADA | 4 | When tripled, "You get the gist" |
| 74% | ETC | 3 | When doubled, "You get the idea" |
| 73% | APR | 3 | Mo. when the IRS gets a lot of mail |
| 73% | WNBADRAFT | 9 | Event when the Sun and Mercury may get bigger? |
| 71% | APR | 3 | Month when the IRS gets a lot of mail (Abbr.) |
| 71% | OUTOFHAND | 9 | The party got __ when they started breaking things |
| 71% | YADDA | 5 | When said three times, "You get the idea" |
| 70% | GLOVES | 6 | Good things to have on hand when the weather gets cold? |
| 70% | XXXXXXXX | 8 | The lift you get when performing a ballet jump? |
| 69% | GETS | 4 | "When the going ___ tough ..." |
| 69% | GETS | 4 | "When the going ___ tough . . ." |
| 68% | ETA | 3 | When an Uber driver should get to the destination: Abbr. |
| 68% | HAT | 3 | When thrown into the ring, it's got a shot |
| 68% | LINE | 4 | What you get when you connect the dots |
| 68% | EDIT | 4 | What you get when you turn the "tide"? |
| 68% | GIVEMEABUZZ | 11 | "Call when you get the chance" |
| 67% | AVG | 3 | Baseball stat that takes a hit when the hitter gets no hits (Abbr.) |