| 100% | NAE | 3 | "___ man can tether time or tide": Burns |
| 100% | NAE | 3 | ''__ man can tether time or tide'': Burns |
| 74% | NAE | 3 | "___ man can tether time nor tide" (Robert Burns line) |
| 35% | TIN | 3 | Word with Man or can |
| 34% | TIN | 3 | Word before Pan, Man or can |
| 34% | AGE | 3 | Time period that can follow "Ice," "Stone," or "Bronze" |
| 34% | AGE | 3 | Time period that can follow "Ice," "Stone" or "Bronze" |
| 34% | SAVER | 5 | Word that can follow time or money |
| 34% | SUN | 3 | Its rays can tan or burn skin |
| 32% | CINDER | 6 | Burnt piece of coal or wood that can still be lit |
| 32% | COAL | 4 | Black lump that can be burned for heat or power |
| 31% | COAL | 4 | It can either be burned or can be used to sketch |
| 30% | LIEUNDEROATH | 12 | Perjure oneself ... or what can be found six times in this puzzle |
| 30% | SMALLPOTATOES | 13 | Insignificant thing, or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 30% | CORNERSTONE | 11 | Architectural marker, or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 30% | ZONE | 4 | Word that can follow time, danger or neutral |
| 30% | COMPRESSEDAIR | 13 | Gas station supply ... or what can be found eight times in this puzzle? |
| 30% | LIEUNDEROATH | 12 | Commit perjury ... or what literally can be found eight times in this puzzle |
| 29% | CDS | 3 | They can be ripped or burned but not torn |
| 29% | ONE | 3 | Number of times a man can die |
| 29% | COMPACTCARS | 11 | Easy-to-park vehicles ... or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 29% | VOICEOVERARTIST | 15 | Animated film specialist, or what can be found literally three times in this puzzle |
| 29% | SYSTEMOFADOWN | 13 | Grammy-winning metal band, or what can be found three times in this puzzle? |
| 29% | MAGAZINE | 8 | Time or People |
| 29% | PAPER | 5 | Times or Post |
| 29% | FONT | 4 | Times or Schoolbook |
| 29% | FONT | 4 | Times or Century |
| 29% | SATURDAYNIGHT | 13 | Popular date time ... or a phrase that can precede the starts of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| 28% | MEAN | 4 | Time or while preceder |
| 28% | SPAN | 4 | Time or life follower |