| 100% | ONHOT | 5 | Walking ___ coals (being in a volatile situation): 2 wds. |
| 52% | AJAM | 4 | In ___ (stuck in a bad situation): 2 wds. |
| 49% | TIGHTFIT | 8 | Parking situation in a small garage, maybe: 2 wds. |
| 49% | LISASIMPSON | 11 | Animated girl who was in the finals of a crossword puzzle tournament: 2 wds. |
| 47% | IWON | 4 | "Victory is mine!" in a way: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DREW | 4 | Was in a no-win situation? |
| 47% | RISESTO | 7 | ___ the occasion (performs well in a pressure situation): 2 wds. |
| 46% | FIGHTCLUB | 9 | Group in a 1999 movie whose first rule of membership is not to talk about it: 2 wds. |
| 46% | IMCOMING | 8 | "Be there in a second!": 2 wds. |
| 46% | OFSORTS | 7 | In a way: 2 wds. |
| 46% | KINDOF | 6 | In a way: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BACKSEAT | 8 | Where a family's kids might be in a car: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MOVIESET | 8 | Where a film is shot in a studio: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ICECREAM | 8 | Dessert that might be served in a cone: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Biweekly pop culture magazine that has been in publication since 1967 and shares its name with a legendary rock band: 2 wds. |
| 44% | INAPICKLE | 9 | To be in a tough, sticky situation, like chutney |
| 44% | USEDTO | 6 | Was in the habit of: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ONTHINICE | 9 | Be __, be in a precarious situation |
| 44% | OHTO | 4 | "___ be in England": Browning: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BUDABBOTT | 9 | Comedian in a classic sketch who is asked, "Who's on first?" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | KENDALLJENNER | 13 | Model who appeared in a Pepsi commercial which had to be later removed due to a lot of backlash in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ONCUE | 5 | In a timely fashion, theatrically speaking: 2 wds. |
| 43% | OHTO | 4 | "___ be in England" (Browning line): 2 wds. |
| 43% | CHINASEA | 8 | Taiwan is in it: 2 wds. |
| 43% | IDO | 3 | Vow in a chapel: 2 wds. |
| 43% | LINESUP | 7 | Gets in a queue: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ONICE | 5 | Chilling in a cooler: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SUMUP | 5 | State in a nutshell: 2 wds. |
| 43% | STORMOFF | 8 | Leave in a huff: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BEERTAP | 7 | Fixture in a bar: 2 wds. |