| 100% | HOTWATER | 8 | When you're in trouble you're said to be in this |
| 64% | ABROAD | 6 | When you're in a foreign country you're said to be |
| 63% | HOTWATER | 8 | You might be in this liquid when you're in trouble |
| 55% | PUTIN | 5 | Person Sanders was addressing when he said "...trust me, you're not going to interfere in any more American elections." |
| 53% | YAWN | 4 | Observing one is said to be contagious ... and you might do it seconds after filling in this answer |
| 53% | IVORIES | 7 | You're said to tickle these when you play piano |
| 53% | PASTTENSE | 9 | You wouldn't want to be in this! |
| 52% | DOGHOUSE | 8 | Even a person is in this when they're in trouble! |
| 52% | DEADMEAT | 8 | Slang way to say you're in very big trouble |
| 50% | HEADLESS | 8 | This Horseman was said to dwell in Sleepy Hollow |
| 49% | HNY | 3 | It's not cool to say this when you run into someone in May that you haven't seen for months (abbr.) |
| 49% | DELTA | 5 | Airline once said to be "ready when you are" |
| 49% | AMSO | 4 | Childish but truthful reply to "You're not solving a crossword" when you are, in fact, solving it |
| 48% | TALK | 4 | "Don't ___ back to me!" something you may hear your mom say when you're being sassy |
| 48% | FRESHAIR | 8 | Breathe this in when you are outdoors |
| 48% | ALI | 3 | Who said "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am" |
| 47% | SLEEVE | 6 | You might be said to have an ace up this |
| 47% | ALI | 3 | Boxer who said, "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am" |
| 47% | SPOT | 4 | Parking ___, place in the car lot where you might be parked, and something that seems impossible to find when you're in a rush |
| 47% | PICKLE | 6 | Brined food you might be in when in trouble |
| 47% | FIT | 3 | "Why ___ in when you were born to stand out?" |
| 46% | RENAME | 6 | It's said to be bad luck if you do this to a boat |
| 46% | PINOCCHIO | 9 | When You Wish Upon a star is a song in this film |
| 46% | RISEN | 5 | Taller than it was when you put it in the oven, say |
| 46% | ILL | 3 | "You want to stay in bed all day when you are ___" |
| 46% | PJS | 3 | You may have a nightcap when you're in these |
| 46% | KOOCHYKOOCHYKOO | 15 | Uncle Tex said this to Barney when he was dressed as Baby Barney in 1962 as he colluded with Fred's money making scheme |
| 46% | MRI | 3 | You'll be in a strong field when you take this test (abbr.) |
| 46% | TWOFIRSTNAMES | 13 | What six people in this puzzle might be said to possess |
| 45% | SOFA | 4 | Spot to sleep when you're in the doghouse |