| 100% | GRAIN | 5 | When you go against this, you are rebellious |
| 55% | ANTI | 4 | When you are against something |
| 50% | HOTWATER | 8 | When you're in trouble you're said to be in this |
| 50% | PINOCCHIO | 9 | When You Wish Upon a star is a song in this film |
| 50% | ANSWERS | 7 | You are given these when you ask questions |
| 50% | EARS | 4 | These are visible when you sport an updo |
| 50% | TODO | 4 | "What are you going ___ about this?": 2 wds. |
| 49% | FRESHAIR | 8 | Breathe this in when you are outdoors |
| 48% | HOTWATER | 8 | You might be in this liquid when you're in trouble |
| 47% | LENSCAP | 7 | You can't focus when this is on |
| 47% | LIP | 3 | When being sassy, you're giving someone this |
| 47% | ELIOT | 5 | Poet who wrote, “Let us go then, you and I, / When the evening is spread out against the sky / Like a patient etherized upon a table” |
| 46% | MRI | 3 | You'll be in a strong field when you take this test (abbr.) |
| 46% | UNDIVIDEDATTENTION | 18 | What you are giving when you contemplate this puzzle’s theme? |
| 46% | MISSACUE | 8 | Not go on stage when you were supposed to, for example |
| 46% | GIFT | 4 | * You know Christmas is right around the corner when you look for this to "fill your stocking" |
| 46% | TIKTOK | 6 | You will see this social networking app going viral after its launch in 2016 |
| 46% | DESSERTS | 8 | Foods that might be comforting when you are this entry spelled backward |
| 46% | YIELDTOTEMPTATION | 17 | When Otis Williams is merging, let him go first; you must always ___.
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| 45% | TREE | 4 | * You know Christmas is right around the corner when this centerpiece is "put up" |
| 45% | CACTI | 5 | You might be stuck with these when traveling in the Southwest |
| 44% | OUT | 3 | You can dine this way and when you do, someone will dish your food this way, too |
| 44% | YODA | 4 | Speaker of "Luke, when gone am I, the last of the Jedi will you be" |
| 44% | TAGLINE | 7 | "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water," e.g. |
| 43% | NOW | 3 | When you're reading this |
| 43% | TODAY | 5 | When you're reading this |
| 43% | UTURN | 5 | Go back where you were |
| 42% | SEE | 3 | "This is what happens when you don't listen!" |
| 42% | WREATH | 6 | * You know Christmas is right around the corner when you see this "garland of twigs" on the door |
| 42% | ATMYAGE | 7 | "When you get to be this old . . ." |