| 100% | SUBTLEDIPLOMACY | 15 | Principle behind "speak softly and carry a big stick"? |
| 61% | SOFTLY | 6 | "Speak __ and carry a big stick": Teddy Roosevelt |
| 49% | ABIG | 4 | "Speak softly and carry ___ stick": 2 wds. |
| 49% | ABIG | 4 | "Speak softly and carry __ stick" |
| 38% | BIGSTICK | 8 | "Speak softly but carry a ___" |
| 36% | MUMBLE | 6 | Speak softly and unclearly |
| 36% | COOS | 4 | Speaks softly and gently |
| 33% | TRIS | 4 | Speaker who carried a big bat? |
| 33% | LEADACTOR | 9 | He might be carrying a big picture |
| 33% | TAO | 3 | Principle behind yin and yang |
| 32% | ANT | 3 | Small insect that can carry a big crumb |
| 32% | SINGINGBOTHWAYS | 15 | Ratting to the cops and carrying a tune? |
| 32% | THOR | 4 | Member of the Avengers who carries a big hammer |
| 32% | ZILCH | 5 | A big goose egg, so to speak |
| 31% | TAO | 3 | Eastern principle behind yin and yang |
| 30% | WAGON | 5 | Car with a big carrying capacity, informally |
| 30% | COP | 3 | Person who carries a gun and handcuffs |
| 30% | EROS | 4 | Greek god who carries a bow and arrow |
| 30% | WHISPER | 7 | Speak behind a cupped hand, perhaps |
| 30% | BEEFY | 5 | Big and muscular, as a bouncer |
| 29% | URN | 3 | It has a big mouth but can't speak |
| 29% | HOCKEY | 6 | A team sport with sticks and balls |
| 29% | ROB | 3 | Carry out a big theft |
| 29% | ROSTRUM | 7 | Platform used to carry a camera in film and TV |
| 29% | SWIG | 4 | "He took a big ___ of his beer and stormed out." |
| 28% | BILLIARDS | 9 | Cues, sticks, balls, and a table |
| 28% | STEPHENKING | 11 | "I am the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and fries" |
| 28% | STOW | 4 | Stick into a compartment, as a carry-on bag |
| 28% | ESCALATOR | 9 | A moving staircase that carries people up and down |
| 28% | INSERT | 6 | Use a "caret and stick" approach on? |