| 100% | BLOATED | 7 | In a swell situation? |
| 71% | ONTHINICE | 9 | In a precarious situation |
| 71% | ONTHINICE | 9 | In a risky situation |
| 69% | BLISTERY | 8 | In a swollen and burned state |
| 65% | AFOUL | 5 | In a situation of entanglement |
| 65% | SPOT | 4 | In a tough ___ (difficult situation) |
| 63% | NADIR | 5 | Lowest point in a situation |
| 62% | DREW | 4 | Was in a no-win situation? |
| 60% | SWATTEAM | 8 | Help in a dangerous situation |
| 60% | RESORT | 6 | Strategy in a difficult situation |
| 60% | ENTANGLE | 8 | Involve in a snarly situation |
| 60% | CHOKE | 5 | Fail in a clutch situation |
| 60% | CLUTCH | 6 | Successful in a critical situation |
| 59% | SPOT | 4 | In a tight ___ (in a difficult situation) |
| 59% | PROBLEM | 7 | Situation in need of a solution |
| 59% | CASHES | 6 | ___ in (profits from a situation) |
| 58% | NINEIRON | 8 | It's not useful in a long shot situation |
| 58% | INAPICKLE | 9 | To be in a tough, sticky situation, like chutney |
| 58% | ACTTHEPART | 10 | Behave in a way suitable to one's situation |
| 58% | ICEPACK | 7 | Item in a freezer that reduces swelling: 2 wds. |
| 58% | OUTONALIMB | 10 | In a risky situation, and something found four times in this puzzle |
| 57% | BALLOON | 7 | Swell out in a spherical shape |
| 57% | AWKWARD | 7 | Singsongy comment in a sticky situation |
| 57% | TACT | 4 | Skill useful in a delicate situation |
| 56% | FLOODING | 8 | A situation in which areas are covered with water |
| 56% | DENIAL | 6 | In ___ (unable to acknowledge the truth of a situation) |
| 56% | MOVEON | 6 | Leave a situation in the past emotionally |
| 55% | RATIO | 5 | Situation in which a post receives more replies than likes |
| 54% | APLOMB | 6 | Self-confidence in a demanding situation |
| 54% | AJAM | 4 | In ___ (stuck in a bad situation): 2 wds. |