| 100% | ORSO | 4 | “. . . but don’t quote me on that figure” |
| 59% | WEEBLES | 7 | Figures that wobble but don't fall down |
| 58% | JUSTANIDEA | 10 | "We don't have to, but figured I'd mention it" |
| 58% | BEND | 4 | "I don't know what lies around the ___, but I'm going to believe that the best does," quote from the children's book "Anne of Green Gables" |
| 56% | QUOTE | 5 | "Don't ___ me on that" ("I could be wrong") |
| 54% | IMNO | 4 | "Don't try that on me! ___ fool!": 2 wds. |
| 50% | OLDSONGANDDANCE | 15 | Don't give me that! |
| 49% | LURK | 4 | Follow but don't comment on, as a website |
| 48% | HBO | 3 | "I have a show; it's on Max ... They used to call it ___, but people found that too popular" (Conan O'Brien quote) |
| 47% | LURK | 4 | Monitor but don't participate, as on a message board |
| 47% | GODOWN | 6 | Don't Let the Sun __ on Me, Elton John single |
| 47% | COFFEE | 6 | "Don't talk to me until I've had my ___" (something that might be printed on a mug) |
| 47% | IMAWARE | 7 | "You don't have to tell me that" |
| 47% | IKNOW | 5 | "You don't have to tell me that!" |
| 47% | IMAWARE | 7 | “You don’t have to tell me that” |
| 47% | IFYOURELUCKY | 12 | “. . . but I wouldn’t count on it” |
| 45% | GEE | 3 | "Hmm, I don't know about that" |
| 45% | TMI | 3 | "Gross! Don't tell me that!" |
| 44% | LIP | 3 | James Taylor "Oh Baby, Don't You Loose Your ___ on Me" |
| 44% | RSVP | 4 | "May I please remind you that it does not say ___ on the Statue of Liberty" (36-Down quote) |
| 44% | DONT | 4 | "Since I ___ Have You," 1981 cover by Don McLean that reached No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 44% | WELLNO | 6 | "Honestly, I don't think that's correct" |
| 44% | ALL | 3 | “Come on! I don’t have ___ day!” |
| 44% | LIARSARMTAT | 11 | ''Don't trust me'' on biceps |
| 44% | HANDSOFFTHE | 11 | With 45-Across, "I don't need two silly sticks that rotate on my timepiece!" |
| 44% | TREAD | 5 | "Don't _____ on me!" |
| 44% | TREAD | 5 | "Don't ___ on me" |
| 44% | LALA | 4 | [I don't know the lyrics but I'm singing anyway] |
| 43% | SUNDIALS | 8 | Timekeepers that don't work on a rainy day |
| 43% | HOWARDSTERNLY | 13 | "Don't interrupt me on my radio show," said ___ |