| 100% | TONE | 4 | "Please leave a message after the ___" (beep) |
| 90% | TONE | 4 | "Please leave a message after the ___" |
| 70% | BEEP | 4 | After the ___ (when to leave a phone message) |
| 69% | VOICEMAIL | 9 | Message left after a beep |
| 69% | EXPLETIVE | 9 | Message not left after the beep? |
| 69% | TONE | 4 | "Please leave a message at the ___" |
| 58% | VOICEMAIL | 9 | It may be left after the beep when a call's not answered: 2 wds. |
| 58% | BEEP | 4 | A message may be left after it |
| 56% | BEEP | 4 | What to leave a phone message after |
| 54% | ASH | 3 | The residue left behind after a fire |
| 52% | CLIPPINGS | 9 | The stuff left over after a dog has been groomed |
| 50% | ENCORE | 6 | Word that's shouted after a band leaves the stage |
| 50% | TONE | 4 | "At the ___, please leave your message" |
| 50% | TONE | 4 | "Please leave your message at the __" |
| 50% | ASH | 3 | What's left on the ground after a campfire is extinguished |
| 47% | TONE | 4 | Signal to leave a message |
| 47% | TONE | 4 | Indication to leave a message |
| 46% | ASH | 3 | What's left in a fireplace after the fire goes out |
| 46% | BRAZIL | 6 | Percy Bolsonaro's kid eventually left the military as a captain and now looks after this |
| 46% | TENPAST | 7 | A little after the hour |
| 45% | POSTHOC | 7 | After the fact, as a justification |
| 44% | GULLIBLE | 8 | How you might feel after reading the third letter of every clue in this puzzle for a secret message |
| 43% | OUTGOING | 8 | Leaving a position or office after a defeat |
| 43% | MMIII | 5 | A century after the Wright brothers' first flight |
| 43% | TIPS | 4 | Leaves a couple bucks on the bar counter |
| 43% | EMPTYNEST | 9 | Home, after the youngest child leaves |
| 43% | OVERTIP | 7 | Leave a lot on the table? |
| 43% | PORTAL | 6 | Left a student at the entrance |
| 43% | OVERTIPS | 8 | Leaves a lot on the table? |
| 43% | TEAS | 4 | Leaves after a meal? |