| 100% | FAIT | 4 | __ accompli, French phrase meaning a done deal |
| 39% | COPPER | 6 | ___-bottomed, "metallic" phrase that refers to a solid and safe deal |
| 37% | ORCHIDS | 7 | "To deserve a bouquet of ___," idiom that means one has done something worthy of praise |
| 37% | POR | 3 | __ favor, Spanish phrase meaning "please" |
| 36% | THRIFT | 6 | __ Shop, Macklemore loves to find a deal here |
| 35% | BATH | 4 | Go for an early ___, phrase that originated in rugby that means to stop doing something before you've finished |
| 35% | SILVER | 6 | "Every cloud has a ___ lining," "metallic" phrase that means "hope in despair" |
| 35% | DOUBLE | 6 | ___ trouble, phrase meaning twice the problems |
| 34% | PEU | 3 | French for a little, un __ |
| 34% | LICKETY | 7 | __ split, old-fashioned phrase meaning fast |
| 34% | PARIS | 5 | "From hell to breakfast in ___," idiom with the French capital that means "go through a wide range of experiences" |
| 34% | UPRISE | 6 | Revolt, and when its two syllables are swapped, a phrase meaning the same thing |
| 33% | PUNCH | 5 | "Pleased as a ___," phrase for someone satisfied |
| 32% | SEAL | 4 | What to do to a deal or an envelope |
| 32% | CUTTHECARDS | 11 | Prepare a deck before dealing, and what the answers to the starred clues literally do |
| 32% | COUCH | 5 | ___ potato, phrase used to refer to a lazy person |
| 31% | LEAN | 4 | "___, mean fighting machine" (rhyming phrase) |
| 31% | BURN | 4 | Slow ___, phrase for a patient person becoming slowly impatient |
| 31% | POIS | 4 | Tiny green peas with a French name, petits __ |
| 31% | CATCH | 5 | "___-22," Joseph Heller's satirical novel that's now also a popular phrase that means "an impossible situation" |
| 31% | MOON | 4 | "Over the ___," phrase with a celestial reference, for someone extremely happy |
| 31% | PUNCH | 5 | "Pull a ___," phrase for when a boxer holds back? |
| 31% | COIFED | 6 | Done, as a do |
| 31% | HOT | 3 | ___ potato, phrase used to refer to a complicated or problematic situation |
| 31% | HEAD | 4 | Potato-___, phrase used to refer to a thoughtless person |
| 31% | CLEAR | 5 | Steer ___ of, phrase you may use to avoid a problem |
| 31% | ONE | 3 | "You're a Mean ___, Mr. Grinch" |
| 30% | NARCS | 5 | ___ on (rats out, as a drug dealer) |
| 30% | YOURE | 5 | "___ a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" |
| 30% | MEDAL | 5 | "What do you want, a ___?" |