| 100% | WAN | 3 | Your general appearance after you find out that the delicious stuff you had for dinner was actually baked bat intestines |
| 27% | REEDIT | 6 | What you might have to do when you find your earth-shattering column on dandelions is 372 words too long for the space allowed |
| 26% | PAPER | 5 | Maybe Santa has dropped off your gift already? Let's watch out for signs of it! (1/4) Is that wrapping ___ you see? |
| 26% | WEST | 4 | Word after "South" for an airline that is the third-largest in the world and can take you to your travel destination |
| 25% | LIEDETECTORTEST | 15 | Procedure that is actually not that accurate in finding out the truth |
| 23% | MOOD | 4 | ___ ring, color-changing ring that supposedly predicts your emotions that you will find in the 1970s |
| 23% | GUM | 3 | "Spit out that chewing ___!" order you might have heard if you got caught chewing a sticky treat in Singapore after the 1992 ban |
| 23% | STRAPPEDFORCASH | 15 | Something that you've placed over your shoulder in the hope that it will somehow drag you out of the hole? |
| 23% | CIN | 3 | Unique 14-digit designation, mandated by the European Union, for your Dutch houseboat that you hide out in all summer (abbr.) |
| 23% | ALLI | 4 | "___ Want For Christmas is You," song by Mariah Carey that topped the charts after 25 years of its release: 2 wds. |
| 23% | BEAR | 4 | *Make your Gingerbread village* Animal shape for a "gummy" candy that you will need to make the forest |
| 23% | PRETZEL | 7 | *Make your Gingerbread village* Knotted, salty pastry that you will need to make the fence for your gingerbread house |
| 22% | LABEL | 5 | I'm the tag that has the brand, size, and do's & don'ts for your jeans. Who am I? |
| 22% | BELL | 4 | "The ___ doesn't dismiss you, I do!" phrase to keep students in class until the lesson is over that you have probably heard from your teacher |
| 22% | MESS | 4 | (5/5) "You also find out that Jackpot had broken into Blanks' trailer and left a ___ (clutter) as he searched for something..." |
| 22% | TOSS | 4 | *Spring cleaning* "___ out all the unused things that have piled up in your garage!" |
| 22% | BOOTS | 5 | "These ___ Are Made for Walkin'," Nancy Sinatra song that might pop into your head while pulling out your favorite shoes from the closet |
| 22% | ROUNDABOUT | 10 | You'll find things that are __ the seven other 9+-letter answers |
| 21% | ANGRY | 5 | State you get in when you find out that someone's run off with your vintage Popeye Crackerjack prize |
| 21% | WET | 3 | Like your clothes after you've been caught in the rain |
| 21% | UPROOTED | 8 | Like a tree that has been lifted out of the ground |
| 21% | USA | 3 | The land that was made for you and me |
| 21% | GIFT | 4 | * You know Christmas is right around the corner when you look for this to "fill your stocking" |
| 21% | CLIPPINGS | 9 | The stuff left over after a dog has been groomed |
| 21% | FOMO | 4 | The feeling that other people are having fun without you |
| 21% | FLAMINGOS | 9 | The __, group that sang I Only Have Eyes For You |
| 21% | FOMO | 4 | Feeling that everyone is having fun without you, for short |
| 21% | ARE | 3 | "( ___ You) The One That I've Been Waiting For" |
| 21% | WIND | 4 | "To get ___ of," idiom with a natural phenomenon that is used when you find out a secret |
| 21% | BERTH | 5 | The top one's better for you if your cabin buddy has mal de mer |