| Confrontations | 14 |
| Confronted | 10 |
| Confronted boldly | 17 |
| Confronted courageously | 23 |
| Confronted issues in a public forum | 35 |
| Confronted with a hard decision | 31 |
| Confronting | 11 |
| Confronting boldly | 18 |
| Confronting one another | 23 |
| Confronting unpleasant consequences of one's actions (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) | 96 |
| Confronts | 9 |
| Confronts a challenge | 21 |
| Confronts boldly | 16 |
| Confronts rudely | 16 |
| Confronts, with "with" | 32 |
| Confucian 'way' | 23 |
| Confucian "path" | 26 |
| Confucian "way" | 25 |
| Confucian belief | 16 |
| Confucian cardinal virtues | 26 |
| Confucian concept | 17 |
| Confucian dynasty | 17 |
| Confucian follower | 18 |
| Confucian golden rule | 21 |
| Confucian ideal | 15 |
| Confucian path | 14 |
| Confucian principle | 19 |
| Confucian scholar Chu ___ | 25 |
| Confucian truth | 15 |
| Confucian virtue | 16 |
| Confucian way | 13 |
| Confucian's belief | 22 |
| Confucian's path | 20 |
| Confucians' 'way' | 29 |
| Confucians' path | 20 |
| Confucius for one | 18 |
| Confucius say "Man who drive like hell is ___" | 56 |
| Confucius say "Man who fart in church ___" | 52 |
| Confucius say "Man who run behind car gets ___" | 57 |
| Confucius say "Man who stand on toilet is ___" | 56 |
| Confucius say "Passionate kiss like spider's web; leads to ___" | 77 |
| Confucius' dynasty | 22 |
| Confucius's "Book of __" | 38 |
| Confucius's "Book of ___" | 39 |
| Confucius-quoting detective | 27 |
| Confucius’s “Book of ___” | 37 |
| Confuse | 7 |
| Confuse an issue | 16 |
| Confuse author Thomas? | 22 |
| Confuse designer Vera? | 22 |
| Confuse or perplex | 18 |
| Confuse or upset, in slang | 26 |
| Confuse with booze | 18 |
| Confuse, as words | 17 |
| Confuse, mentally or emotionally | 32 |
| Confuse—or what to do to four common phrases to form this puzzle's theme answers | 88 |
| Confused | 8 |
| Confused actor's request | 28 |
| Confused battle | 15 |
| Confused between ports? | 23 |
| Confused brawl | 14 |
| Confused combat | 15 |
| Confused comments | 17 |
| Confused condition | 18 |
| Confused expressions | 20 |
| Confused fencers becoming river crossing guides? | 48 |
| Confused fight | 14 |
| Confused fighter pilot? | 23 |
| Confused fights | 15 |
| Confused jumble | 15 |
| Confused locomotive buffs becoming Iberian tourists? | 52 |
| Confused mass | 13 |
| Confused mental states | 22 |
| Confused mess | 13 |
| Confused misunderstanding | 25 |
| Confused noise | 14 |
| Confused ornithologists becoming lousy speakers? | 48 |
| Confused partner? | 17 |
| Confused partners in the business world? | 40 |
| Confused person's options? | 30 |
| Confused questions | 18 |
| Confused response | 17 |
| Confused responses | 18 |
| Confused roar | 13 |
| Confused scene | 14 |
| Confused scorekeeper's request for help? | 44 |
| Confused situation | 18 |
| Confused situations | 19 |
| Confused skirmish | 17 |
| Confused sounds | 15 |
| Confused Spaniard's utterance | 33 |
| Confused state | 14 |
| Confused state of mind | 22 |
| Confused states | 15 |
| Confused struggle | 17 |
| Confused struggles | 18 |
| Confused talks | 14 |
| Confused thoughts | 17 |
| Confused, informally | 20 |
| Confused, with "up" | 29 |