| 100% | CASHES | 6 | ___ in (profits from a situation) |
| 68% | GAIN | 4 | Profit from a gin cocktail |
| 66% | RESCUE | 6 | Save from a dangerous situation |
| 66% | FLEE | 4 | Escape from a troublesome situation |
| 66% | FLEE | 4 | Escape from a situation, say |
| 63% | MICRONESIAN | 11 | From a region in oceania |
| 61% | READEMANDWEEP | 13 | Declaration from a person playing poker in a situation where the opponents think they have it in the bag [67-Across: "I win!"] |
| 61% | SWATTEAM | 8 | Help in a dangerous situation |
| 61% | RESORT | 6 | Strategy in a difficult situation |
| 61% | ENTANGLE | 8 | Involve in a snarly situation |
| 61% | CHOKE | 5 | Fail in a clutch situation |
| 61% | SPOT | 4 | In a tough ___ (difficult situation) |
| 61% | CLUTCH | 6 | Successful in a critical situation |
| 60% | OTOH | 4 | From a different perspective, in chat room lingo |
| 60% | SOS | 3 | Signal from a ship in distress |
| 60% | WAH | 3 | Cry from a crib, in comics |
| 60% | SWAG | 4 | Freebies from a conference, in slang |
| 60% | AXED | 4 | Fired from a job, in slang |
| 60% | SOS | 3 | Message from a ship in distress |
| 60% | SWAG | 4 | Freebies from a party, in slang |
| 60% | OOH | 3 | Expression from a crowd in amazement |
| 60% | SAVEME | 6 | Cry from a damsel in distress |
| 60% | RIPS | 4 | Copies from a CD, in slang |
| 60% | STICKTOTHESTORY | 15 | Advice from a cohort in crime |
| 60% | SAVEME | 6 | Cry from a person in peril |
| 60% | BARS | 4 | Lines from a rapper, in slang |
| 60% | ONTHINICE | 9 | In a precarious situation |
| 60% | BLOATED | 7 | In a swell situation? |
| 60% | ONTHINICE | 9 | In a risky situation |
| 59% | FLOODING | 8 | A situation in which areas are covered with water |