| 100% | PLACE | 5 | Caught between a rock and a hard ___ |
| 84% | HARD | 4 | Caught between a rock and a ___ place |
| 82% | INTROUBLE | 9 | Between a rock and a hard place |
| 82% | TORN | 4 | Between a rock and a hard place |
| 81% | INABIND | 7 | Between a rock and a hard place, say |
| 79% | BETWEEN | 7 | Caught ___ a rock and a hard place |
| 79% | BETWEEN | 7 | Caught __ a rock and a hard place |
| 76% | HARDPLACE | 9 | You get caught between a rock and here |
| 75% | HARDPLACE | 9 | "Caught between a rock and a __" |
| 72% | HARDPLACE | 9 | People are often caught "between a rock and a __" |
| 71% | ARON | 4 | "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" memoirist Ralston |
| 67% | PLACE | 5 | "Between a rock and a hard ___," phrase from Greek mythology that means a moral dilemma |
| 67% | HARDPLACE | 9 | Between a rock and a __ |
| 65% | BETWEEN | 7 | ___ a rock and a hard place |
| 59% | MIXINGMETAPHORS | 15 | Stylistic faux pas that puts an editor between a rock and a black sheep? |
| 57% | ROCK | 4 | Between a ___ and a hard place |
| 56% | TABLET | 6 | In Between a smartphone and laptop; slab of rock |
| 50% | ALEO | 4 | Between a Cancer and a Virgo? |
| 48% | SIXTEENTOONS | 12 | Between a dozen and a score of Disney creations? |
| 48% | CRONUT | 6 | Cross between a doughnut and a croissant |
| 48% | BBEEDD | 6 | Item between a twin and a queen? |
| 48% | PATIO | 5 | Place between a house and a backyard |
| 48% | TROT | 4 | Gait between a walk and a canter |
| 48% | TROT | 4 | Pace between a walk and a run |
| 48% | AKA | 3 | Letters between a name and a nickname |
| 48% | AXIL | 4 | Angle between a leafstalk and a stem |
| 48% | PAR | 3 | Score between a birdie and a bogey |
| 48% | KNEE | 4 | Midpoint between a midi and a mini |
| 48% | ZONKEY | 6 | Cross between a zebra and a donkey |
| 48% | PINT | 4 | Measure between a cup and a quart |