| 100% | CACTI | 5 | You might be stuck with these when traveling in the Southwest |
| 46% | HOTWATER | 8 | You might be in this liquid when you're in trouble |
| 43% | STARTOVER | 9 | It may be the best thing to do when you're stuck |
| 43% | RUT | 3 | You might be stuck in one |
| 40% | REAR | 4 | What your American Saddlebred might do when you stick the rowels in too hard |
| 40% | OVERDRIVE | 9 | You may be in it on the highway |
| 40% | BACKPACK | 8 | Travel the world with one bag, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 39% | NSFW | 4 | You might be careful opening something with this label |
| 39% | NOWHERE | 7 | You may be lost in the middle of it |
| 39% | THEE | 4 | What you might be in the Bible? |
| 39% | SELLERS | 7 | Actor with the line "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!" |
| 39% | PEN | 3 | What you might be doing this puzzle in |
| 39% | COMA | 4 | What you might be in when you're out |
| 39% | PICKLE | 6 | Brined food you might be in when in trouble |
| 39% | AFROPICK | 8 | Grooming accessory that may be stuck in the hair |
| 38% | MOUNTAINHIGHVALLEYLOW | 21 | Classic song with the repeated line "If you need me, I will be nearby" ... shown symbolically in this puzzle |
| 38% | PENAL | 5 | "Are you familiar with the ___ codes in this state?" ("Kentucky Fried Movie") |
| 38% | MOVIE | 5 | You might catch this when seated with other people |
| 37% | FORCE | 5 | May the __ be with you |
| 37% | ROMEO | 5 | Dolly Parton song with the line "I may not be in love, but let me tell you I'm in heat" |
| 37% | PJS | 3 | You may have a nightcap when you're in these |
| 37% | SSN | 3 | You might provide the "last four" of this, in brief |
| 37% | REPRINTS | 8 | You may have had issues with them in the past |
| 37% | SIB | 3 | One you might squabble with in the back seat |
| 37% | AWOL | 4 | Not in the barracks when you should be: Abbr. |
| 37% | YOGAMAT | 7 | Cushion on which you might be in the "downward-facing dog" position: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DURAG | 5 | It might be on the floor when you wake up |
| 36% | DONTWAITUP | 10 | "I might be out late. See you in the morning" |
| 36% | LOANER | 6 | Car you might borrow while yours is in the shop |
| 36% | SEMI | 4 | This might be in for the long haul |