| 100% | CLEAR | 5 | In the ___ (safe from danger) |
| 66% | SECURED | 7 | Kept safe from danger |
| 64% | HAVEN | 5 | Sanctuary that's safe from danger |
| 64% | HAVEN | 5 | Place that's safe from danger |
| 61% | SAFEST | 6 | In the least amount of danger |
| 61% | MEANTIME | 8 | In the __; from now until then |
| 59% | NIP | 3 | ___ in the bud (eliminate from the root) |
| 59% | SEABATTLE | 9 | Danger in the ocean |
| 58% | PIRANHAS | 8 | Dangers in the Amazon |
| 58% | DDT | 3 | Danger in the water supply |
| 58% | ASHEN | 5 | Pale in the face, as from fear |
| 57% | DACAPO | 6 | From the beginning, in music |
| 57% | ABOVO | 5 | From the beginning, in Latin |
| 57% | DACAPO | 6 | From the start, in music |
| 57% | EXANIMO | 7 | From the heart, in Latin |
| 57% | SEND | 4 | "___ in the Clowns" (song from "A Little Night Music") |
| 57% | CABIN | 5 | House in the woods, made from the woods |
| 57% | POW | 3 | "___, right in the kisser!" (line from "The Honeymooners") |
| 56% | NIP | 3 | "___ it in the bud" ("Stop it from happening") |
| 56% | TONSILS | 7 | Lymphatic pads in the throat, swell from infection |
| 56% | MAD | 3 | The ___ Hatter from "Alice in Wonderland" |
| 56% | CHAPEL | 6 | Crying In The __; holy weeping from Elvis in 1967 |
| 55% | ROC | 3 | Danger in stories of Sinbad the sailor |
| 55% | MUCUS | 5 | Layer in the stomach that protects from 1-Across |
| 55% | SANDY | 5 | Something covered in the tiny grains from a beach |
| 55% | ALLERGY | 7 | Sneezing in the spring is from an __ to pollen |
| 55% | ANDSOUND | 8 | Safe __; free from injury, in good condition |
| 55% | SEAWORTHY | 9 | Safe to sail on the ocean in |
| 55% | BARACKOBAMASR | 13 | The father in "Dreams From My Father" |
| 55% | HEARTS | 6 | The queen of __, from Alice in Wonderland |