| 100% | RAINDELAY | 9 | Temporary game stoppage due to bad weather: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ICEIN | 5 | Keep ashore, due to cold weather: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DELAYS | 6 | Airport woes, as due to bad weather |
| 43% | DELAYS | 6 | Airport problems due to bad weather, say |
| 42% | SNOWDAYS | 8 | Unscheduled times off from school due to winter weather: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ETA | 3 | Landing approximation that could change due to bad weather: Abbr. |
| 38% | ALACK | 5 | "He died due to ___ of oxygen" (insufficient) : 2 wds. |
| 36% | SNOWDAY | 7 | Time off from school due to a winter storm: 2 wds. |
| 35% | AGASP | 5 | "He let out ___ of horror..." (left open-mouthed due to fear): 2 wds. |
| 34% | INFOR | 5 | Due to get, as punishment (2 wds.) |
| 34% | GLOBALWARMING | 13 | Phenomenon due to which Earth's global average temperature has risen alarmingly: 2 wds. |
| 33% | QUICKFIX | 8 | Temporary solution to a problem: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CEELO | 5 | Green who is due to return as a judge on "The Voice" next season: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NOTIP | 5 | Response to bad restaurant service, perhaps (2 wds.) |
| 32% | RECROOM | 7 | Place to play games: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LAG | 3 | Fall behind, due to bad internet |
| 31% | IFEAR | 5 | Lead-in to bad news (2 wds.) |
| 30% | SAUDIGAZELLE | 12 | Antelope species from the Arabian peninsula which went extinct due to excessive hunting and was officially declared extinct in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ISEE | 4 | 2 wds to show understanding of something |
| 30% | DOROTHYHAMILL | 13 | 1976 figure skating gold medalist who who competed in season 16 of "Dancing With the Stars" (but withdrew due to injury): 2 wds. |
| 29% | INMY | 4 | "___ opinion...": 2 wds. (according to me) |
| 29% | NEILDIAMOND | 11 | "Song Sung Blue" singer who will no longer tour due to Parkinson's disease, but still plans to write and record music: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ATTHAT | 6 | To boot: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DELAY | 5 | Rain ___ (break in a game due to weather) |
| 29% | ICEDIN | 6 | Stranded due to frigid weather |
| 29% | PEYTONMANNING | 13 | Former NFL quarterback who did not play in 2011 due to multiple surgeries and won the Comeback Player of the Year in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 28% | LOSEATURN | 9 | Bad game space to land on |
| 28% | EXTRALIFE | 9 | Another chance to play, in video games: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ALA | 3 | *Chicken ___ king: 2 wds .... or words common to 35d |
| 28% | IPASS | 5 | "No bid," to a bridge player: 2 wds. |