| 100% | AGO | 3 | "They left a few hours ___" |
| 63% | TIMETOKILL | 10 | A few hours for doing whatever |
| 63% | LATER | 5 | In a few hours |
| 62% | MIDMORN | 7 | A few hours after dawn, in verse |
| 62% | AGO | 3 | "She left a few minutes ___." |
| 62% | AGO | 3 | "She left a few minutes ___" |
| 61% | WEE | 3 | Like a few hours after midnight |
| 61% | DEES | 4 | They leave a lot of room for improvement |
| 59% | OPERA | 5 | Met for a few hours in the evening? |
| 59% | CHECKOUT | 8 | What guests do when they leave a hotel |
| 58% | LUNAR | 5 | With 38-Down, recurring phenomenon lasting a few hours |
| 58% | FOALS | 5 | Babies that learn to walk in a few hours |
| 58% | AIRPORT | 7 | Arrive there a few hours early to clear security |
| 58% | INJOKES | 7 | Only a few get them |
| 57% | FOAL | 4 | It's generally up and running within a few hours |
| 57% | FILLINGUP | 9 | With only a few spots left |
| 56% | PASSTHETIME | 11 | Kill a few hours, and an apt title for this puzzle? |
| 56% | PILGRIMS | 8 | They left England and found a colony in Plymouth |
| 56% | SONGS | 5 | This crossword features a few of them |
| 56% | CUES | 4 | Willie Mosconi used a few of them |
| 54% | ETS | 3 | They left behind one of their own in a 1982 film |
| 53% | TEARS | 5 | They may leave a stain |
| 52% | NEONSIGNS | 9 | They may leave a diner glowing |
| 51% | LITTERBUGS | 10 | They may leave a lengthy paper trail |
| 50% | LOWRISES | 8 | They're only a few stories |
| 50% | NESTS | 5 | They might take a few swallows |
| 50% | ENGAGED | 7 | A ring on someone's left hand shows they are this |
| 48% | TNOTES | 6 | They may take a few yrs. to mature |
| 47% | DOGCATCHERS | 11 | They may pick up a few pointers |
| 47% | DOES | 4 | They might bring in a few bucks |