| 100% | TBAR | 4 | It'll grab you by the seat of your pants |
| 48% | IDIOM | 5 | By the seat of one's pants, e.g. |
| 48% | WINGIT | 6 | Fly by the seat of one's pants |
| 48% | ADLIB | 5 | Fly by the seat of one's pants |
| 43% | SEAT | 4 | By the ___ of your pants |
| 41% | SEAT | 4 | Flying by the ___ of your pants |
| 41% | SEAT | 4 | Fly by the ___ of your pants |
| 40% | THRILLER | 8 | Film that keeps you on the edge of your seat |
| 39% | BARELY | 6 | By the skin of your teeth |
| 38% | BROW | 4 | By the sweat of your __; with hard work |
| 37% | NOSE | 4 | Organ right in the center of your face that you'd get checked by 34a |
| 37% | RACK | 4 | (3/6) Out of the corner of your eye, you see a looming figure by the door and panic, but it's just the clothes ___ stacked with hats and shirts! |
| 37% | SUE | 3 | "I'll ___ the pants off of you!" (litigation threat) |
| 37% | SEAT | 4 | Fly by the ___ of one's pants |
| 36% | EDGE | 4 | "You'll be on the ___ of your seat!" |
| 36% | NEEDLE | 6 | (5/6) "Running out of options, you grab a ___ (sharp sewing tool) but it fails to untie the tangled spot." |
| 35% | STRAPPEDFORCASH | 15 | Something that you've placed over your shoulder in the hope that it will somehow drag you out of the hole? |
| 35% | HEAD | 4 | "Can't Get You Out of My ___," song by Kylie Minogue or the all-important top layer for your snowy friend |
| 35% | ALLI | 4 | "___ Want For Christmas is You," song by Mariah Carey that topped the charts after 25 years of its release: 2 wds. |
| 35% | EARS | 4 | The parts of your body you use to hear with: Plural |
| 35% | INCH | 4 | The width of your thumb, if you need a rough approximation |
| 35% | DUMA | 4 | Most of its seats are held by the Yedinaya Rossiya party |
| 35% | STOW | 4 | Place underneath the seat in front of you, maybe |
| 35% | STOW | 4 | Put under the seat in front of you, say |
| 34% | EYESSHUT | 8 | "You'll miss the best things if you keep your___." by Dr. Seuss: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ESHARP | 6 | F, by the sound of it |
| 34% | ZEUGMA | 6 | Figure of speech exemplified by "You held your breath and the door for me" |
| 34% | UNSTOW | 6 | Remove from under the seat in front of you, say |
| 34% | DIP | 3 | (4/7) With a quick ___ of your toes, you test the water. It's cool and inviting. You take a deep breath and cannonball in with a splash! |
| 34% | GMT | 3 | You can set your watch by it: Abbr. |