| 100% | SOA | 3 | "The sun must set ___ new day can begin...": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ISA | 3 | "Every day ___ new beginning": 2 wds. |
| 42% | OFA | 3 | "The Promise ___ New Day" (Paula Abdul hit): 2 wds. |
| 42% | OFA | 3 | "It's the dawn ___ new day": 2 wds. |
| 41% | GSTAR | 5 | The sun, to astronomers: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ASLOW | 5 | "Must be ___ news day" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MARDIGRAS | 9 | New Orleans celebration on the day before Lent: 2 wds. |
| 39% | HADI | 4 | "___ not seen the sun..." (Emily Dickinson's poem): 2 wds. |
| 39% | SOLARFARM | 9 | Facility whose panels capture energy from the sun: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THELEFTOVERS | 12 | New HBO drama set after the Rapture: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FLIP | 4 | (7/7) The sun begins to set, bringing your perfect pool day to an end. You slip into your ___-flops, gather your things, and head home! |
| 39% | ISA | 3 | "Tomorrow ___ new day": 2 wds. |
| 38% | SOLARCAR | 8 | Vehicle that is powered by the sun: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ELPASO | 6 | Texas city that hosts the Sun Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 38% | IFEAR | 5 | "___ the worst" ("This could be really bad news") (2 wds.) |
| 37% | USHERIN | 7 | Mark the beginning of, as a new era (2 wds.) |
| 37% | DAWNED | 6 | Began a new day, the sunrise came |
| 37% | SEANCOMBS | 9 | Rapper/actor who starred in "A Raisin in the Sun": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ONME | 4 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down ___" (Elton John hit): 2 wds. |
| 36% | ISA | 3 | "Every day ___ new day": 2 wds. |
| 36% | FEB | 3 | Only mo. that can begin and end on the same day of the week |
| 36% | SMASHMOUTH | 10 | "All Star" band that also sang 1997's "Walkin' on the Sun": 2 wds. |
| 36% | TANLINE | 7 | Difference in shading that occurs after wearing a bikini in the sun: 2 wds. |
| 36% | WAYNEKNIGHT | 11 | "Seinfeld" costar who played Officer Don on "3rd Rock From the Sun": 2 wds. |
| 36% | FRENCHSTEWART | 13 | "Mom" costar who played Harry Solomon on "3rd Rock From the Sun": 2 wds. |
| 35% | MAKEHAY | 7 | "___ while the sun shines" (be productive, in an adage): 2 wds. |
| 35% | SHERYLCROW | 10 | "Soak Up the Sun" singer (2 wds.) |
| 35% | THEBEATLES | 10 | "Here Comes the Sun" singers (2 wds.) |
| 35% | JOHNMALKOVICH | 13 | "Eleni" star who worked with Steven Spielberg in "Empire Of The Sun" in 1987: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JOHNLITHGOW | 11 | "3rd Rock From the Sun" actor who plays Mason's employer in "Perry Mason": 2 wds. |