| 100% | PASSTHEBUCK | 11 | There's a male deer walking unhurriedly in the right-hand lane, so be sure to ___.
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| 32% | DRONE | 5 | Male bee in a colony whose function is to mate with the queen |
| 31% | YOUDONTSAY | 10 | "Is that so?," or a hint to the communication methods found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 30% | SUGARMAPLE | 10 | In a ___, there's plenty of sweet ___ to be harvested |
| 30% | JULIEHAGERTY | 12 | Actress who says "There's no reason to become alarmed ... By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?" in "Airplane!" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | GENESIS | 7 | In the beginning, there was a rock group |
| 29% | COPYEDITOR | 10 | Professional proofreader ("Over there, in the snow! That had to be something, right?!") |
| 29% | OWE | 3 | Be in the hole, so to speak |
| 29% | PICNIC | 6 | Walk in the park, so to speak |
| 29% | OWE | 3 | Be in a hole, so to speak |
| 29% | WAYNEGRETZKY | 12 | Hockey legend who was the first since Bobby Orr to tally 100+ assists in a season, and did so 11 times: 2 wds. |
| 29% | SEA | 3 | In the world, there is a Red one and a Dead one |
| 28% | ASHRAM | 6 | In the Mahabharata, it's stated that a youthful Krishna was sent to see Sand?pan? Muni at one of these |
| 28% | TRICKS | 6 | There are 13 in a hand of bridge |
| 28% | BESTMAN | 7 | Male who is the primary helper to a bridegroom |
| 28% | ORLEANS | 7 | The Animals lyric: There is a house in New __ |
| 28% | USA | 3 | This nation's athlete is the first figure skater to land eight quads in a competition |
| 28% | VERTICAL | 8 | A line that is at right angles to the horizon |
| 28% | INTHEBUSH | 9 | A bird in the hand is worth two __ |
| 28% | CARDIO | 6 | Informal name for a hospital department related to the heart that is featured in "Grey's Anatomy" |
| 28% | ALABAMA | 7 | Montgomery's state that was the first US state to recognize Christmas as a holiday in 1836 |
| 27% | RODEO | 5 | There are a lot of bucks to be had in one |
| 27% | RBI | 3 | In baseball, the plays that allow a run to be scored |
| 27% | THEBUSH | 7 | A bird in the hand is worth two in __ |
| 27% | TWOIN | 5 | A bird in the hand is worth __ the bush |
| 27% | INTHEBUSH | 9 | A bird in the hand is worth two here |
| 27% | TURNTURNTURN | 12 | Words preceding the parenthetical "(To Everything There Is a Season)" in a 1965 Byrds song title: 3 wds. |
| 27% | ITALIC | 6 | Leaning to the right, in a way |
| 27% | UFO | 3 | Sighting in the sky that might turn out to be a weather balloon: Abbr. |
| 27% | DELAY | 5 | "There was a ___ in the delivery due to heavy rainfall." (was late) |