| 100% | ANGST | 5 | Feeling you have when you think you're about to be fired |
| 44% | LIE | 3 | It may be "white" when you're trying to protect feelings? |
| 43% | ANTE | 4 | You have to be upfront about this |
| 43% | FREE | 4 | When you get something without having to pay for it, it is ___ |
| 43% | GUT | 3 | The part of your body which is often referred to when you get a "feeling" about something |
| 43% | TAGLINE | 7 | "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water," e.g. |
| 42% | DIZZINESS | 9 | Feeling of faintness or as if you're about to fall |
| 40% | TAPE | 4 | What you shouldn't fight, according to an old maxim, when you're thinking about trading against the financial trend |
| 40% | AIMED | 5 | About to be fired, perhaps |
| 40% | COMEA | 5 | "There will ___ time when you have to tell the truth": 2 wds. |
| 39% | SOVAIN | 6 | You're __, you probably think this is about you |
| 39% | SMILE | 5 | "You're about to be photographed!" |
| 39% | MHOS | 4 | Electrical units that are written as upside-down capital Greek letter omegas, somewhat fittingly when you think about it |
| 38% | MUNCHIES | 8 | The pangs you have when you are ravenous |
| 38% | DESIRE | 6 | “You made my soul a burning fire / You’re getting to be my one ___” (Stevie Wonder) |
| 37% | SCHAEFER | 8 | "The one beer to have when you're having more than one" sloganeer |
| 37% | SCHAEFER | 8 | "The one beer to have when you're having more than one" brand |
| 37% | RUDE | 4 | "You don't have to be a jerk about it!" |
| 37% | ABROAD | 6 | When you're in a foreign country you're said to be |
| 37% | HOTWATER | 8 | When you're in trouble you're said to be in this |
| 37% | YELLOW | 6 | You have been warned when you see it |
| 36% | CHE | 3 | Who said "The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall" |
| 36% | AMORE | 5 | What it is when "the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine" |
| 36% | SEATED | 6 | What you're supposed to remain when you're about to land at LAX |
| 36% | EMO | 3 | Kind of song you may listen to when you're feeling angsty |
| 36% | STARTOVER | 9 | It may be the best thing to do when you're stuck |
| 36% | VAIN | 4 | "You're so ___ / You probably think this song is about you" |
| 36% | IMONTOPOFIT | 11 | “You have nothing to worry about—the work will get done” |
| 36% | ATTITUDE | 8 | The way you think or feel about something |
| 35% | FORTHEFIRSTTIME | 15 | "Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness something extraordinary that has never been seen or attempted before!" (go to 34-Down) |