| Fail to save one's skin? | 28 |
| Fail to remember | 16 |
| Fail to remain calm | 19 |
| Fail to recycle | 15 |
| Fail to recall | 14 |
| Fail to qualify, as for a team | 30 |
| Fail to pull your load | 22 |
| Fail to pull one's load | 27 |
| Fail to pronounce, as a syllable | 32 |
| Fail to pronounce | 17 |
| Fail to prevent | 15 |
| Fail to prevail | 15 |
| Fail to perform | 15 |
| Fail to pay, as taxes | 21 |
| Fail to pay the freight | 23 |
| Fail to pass the bar | 20 |
| Fail to pass | 12 |
| Fail to notice | 14 |
| Fail to note | 12 |
| Fail to name | 12 |
| Fail to modulate | 16 |
| Fail to mix with | 16 |
| Fail to mention | 15 |
| Fail to meet expectations | 25 |
| Fail to meet a goal | 19 |
| Fail to medal | 13 |
| Fail to match, as colors | 24 |
| Fail to make the big play | 25 |
| Fail to make contact with | 25 |
| Fail to make a decision | 23 |
| Fail to make | 12 |
| Fail to maintain | 16 |
| Fail to list | 12 |
| Fail to leave | 13 |
| Fail to know the words, maybe | 29 |
| Fail to keep, as a promise | 26 |
| Fail to keep your word | 22 |
| Fail to keep up with | 20 |
| Fail to keep up the pace | 24 |
| Fail to keep up | 15 |
| Fail to keep tabs on | 20 |
| Fail to keep pace | 17 |
| Fail to keep one's word | 27 |
| Fail to keep one's emotions in check | 40 |
| Fail to keep it real | 20 |
| Fail to keep clean? | 19 |
| Fail to keep a secret | 21 |
| Fail to keep a promise | 22 |
| Fail to keep a poker face | 25 |
| Fail to keep | 12 |
| Fail to include | 15 |
| Fail to hold up, as a bank | 26 |
| Fail to hold onto | 17 |
| Fail to hold | 12 |
| Fail to hit it off | 18 |
| Fail to hit in the clutch | 25 |
| Fail to hit a target | 20 |
| Fail to hit | 11 |
| Fail to hide one's dislike | 30 |
| Fail to heed the "Measure twice, cut once" adage | 58 |
| Fail to harmonize | 17 |
| Fail to grip the road | 21 |
| Fail to go straight | 19 |
| Fail to get laughs at The Improv | 32 |
| Fail to get in | 14 |
| Fail to get enough vitamin D, perhaps | 37 |
| Fail to get caught | 18 |
| Fail to get any better | 22 |
| Fail to get a look | 18 |
| Fail to get a laugh despite your best efforts | 45 |
| Fail to get a job done | 22 |
| Fail to get | 11 |
| Fail to follow through like a major leaguer | 43 |
| Fail to follow through | 22 |
| Fail to follow suit: Var. | 25 |
| Fail to follow suit, in bridge | 30 |
| Fail to follow suit when required | 33 |
| Fail to follow suit | 19 |
| Fail to follow orders | 21 |
| Fail to follow | 14 |
| Fail to float | 13 |
| Fail to finish school | 21 |
| Fail to field a grounder | 24 |
| Fail to fall asleep, in a way | 29 |
| Fail to fail | 12 |
| Fail to espy | 12 |
| Fail to eschew edibles | 22 |
| Fail to enunciate, in a way | 27 |
| Fail to enunciate | 17 |
| Fail to enter | 13 |
| Fail to enlighten | 17 |
| Fail to enforce | 15 |
| Fail to do as promised | 22 |
| Fail to do | 10 |
| Fail to consider | 16 |
| Fail to conquer | 15 |
| Fail to connect with | 20 |
| Fail to connect | 15 |
| Fail to conceal your worry | 26 |
| Fail to conceal one's worry | 31 |