| 100% | DAD | 3 | ___ joke (lame pun you might hear from your father) |
| 46% | IRAISE | 6 | What you might hear from a bumper |
| 46% | MOO | 3 | Greeting you might hear from a cow |
| 43% | SCREAM | 6 | Cry you might hear from a petrified victim in a horror movie |
| 41% | ORES | 4 | What you might take your lead from? |
| 40% | CRICKET | 7 | On a spring night, you may hear this chirping insect in your garden |
| 40% | GRILL | 5 | On a spring night, you may hear the sizzle from this barbecue equipment |
| 40% | FROG | 4 | On a spring night, you may hear the croaking from this leaping amphibian |
| 40% | APPS | 4 | You might delete them from your phone to free up space |
| 40% | DAD | 3 | ___ joke, funny pun that may be told by your father, such as 4a, 19a, 25a, 17d and 19d |
| 40% | CACHE | 5 | What you might sometimes clear from your computer browser |
| 40% | PDA | 3 | Something you might shield your eyes from, in brief |
| 40% | BEES | 4 | On a spring night, you may hear the buzzing from these honey-making insects |
| 38% | TALK | 4 | "Don't ___ back to me!" something you may hear your mom say when you're being sassy |
| 36% | CARD | 4 | Library ___, I.D. you might have used during your childhood to borrow books from the library |
| 35% | HOLD | 4 | You might hear music on it |
| 35% | SHELL | 5 | You might hear the ocean in it |
| 34% | MUZAK | 5 | You might hear it going up and down |
| 34% | SIRI | 4 | You might hear her talking on the phone |
| 34% | AFTERSHUCKS | 11 | When you might hear "gee whiz"? |
| 34% | OPERA | 5 | Where you might hear a soprano |
| 34% | SPA | 3 | Where you might hear 44-Across |
| 34% | GRAPEVINE | 9 | Foliage you might hear something through |
| 34% | MOAN | 4 | Sound one may hear from Myrtle? |
| 34% | ENDZONESEAT | 11 | Spot from which you might see a bomb headed your way |
| 34% | LILT | 4 | You might hear a children's song in one |
| 34% | HOLD | 4 | You may hear Muzak when you're on it |
| 34% | ECHO | 4 | Repetition you might hear in a canyon |
| 34% | GAMESHOW | 8 | Where you might hear "Ding ding ding!" |
| 34% | RODEO | 5 | Where you might hear "Ride 'em, cowboy!" |