| 100% | IREST | 5 | "Here will __ me till the break of day": Shak. |
| 61% | ERE | 3 | "Myself was stirring ___ the break of day": Shak. |
| 47% | SEEST | 5 | "In me thou __ the twilight of such day": Shak. |
| 45% | DAWN | 4 | Break of the day |
| 45% | AGE | 3 | Whoever wins the November election will break some records in terms of this on inauguration day |
| 44% | EVER | 4 | "If you're ___ in a jam, here I am" (first line of the classic song "Friendship") |
| 44% | OBERON | 6 | "Now, until the break of day, through this house each fairy stray" speaker |
| 41% | RUSHHOUR | 8 | Time of day when roads are the busiest |
| 41% | THREE | 5 | Number of days the first Thanksgiving was celebrated for |
| 40% | ALAS | 4 | "__, I am not coop'd here for defence!": Shak. |
| 40% | OCTOBER | 7 | The last day of this month is Halloween |
| 40% | RUE | 3 | "I ___ the day I came here!" (regret) |
| 40% | THOSE | 5 | "___ were the days!" (end of a reminiscence) |
| 40% | TUE | 3 | Day of the week when Mardi Gras is: Abbr. |
| 39% | TUESDAY | 7 | Day of the week when the Melbourne Cup is run |
| 39% | WED | 3 | Day of the week that was named for Odin: Abbr. |
| 39% | DANCING | 7 | The ladies were doing this on 9th day of Christmas |
| 39% | WED | 3 | Day of the wk. on which this puzzle was released |
| 39% | SYLLABLES | 9 | The units of sound that words are broken up into |
| 39% | RUE | 3 | "You will ___ the day you crossed me!" (regret) |
| 39% | DIN | 3 | __ner is the last meal of the day |
| 39% | ODDS | 4 | "What are the ___ of us meeting here?" (chances) |
| 39% | HAS | 3 | "This ___ been the best day of my life!" |
| 39% | BIRTHDAY | 8 | Anniversary of the day a person was born |
| 39% | MAY | 3 | When the National Day of Prayer is celebrated |
| 39% | ANERA | 5 | ''Today is the last day of __ past'': Yeltsin |
| 39% | PAAR | 4 | Subject of the documentary "As I Was Saying" |
| 39% | LAHR | 4 | "If I were king of the forest ..." singer |
| 39% | LAHR | 4 | ''If I Were King of the Forest'' singer |
| 39% | GREEN | 5 | I am the color of mistletoe |