| 100% | CATCH | 5 | ___ of the day (special at a seafood restaurant) |
| 61% | SPECIAL | 7 | Dish of the day, at a discounted price |
| 56% | WAITSFORNOONE | 13 | Works during a slow day at the restaurant? |
| 55% | ORDER | 5 | The ___ of the day (something necessary at a certain time) |
| 55% | PEEL | 4 | Result of a day at the beach? |
| 55% | BIKINITAN | 9 | Evidence of a day at the beach |
| 54% | CLAM | 4 | Baked or steamed morsel at a seafood restaurant |
| 54% | CHECK | 5 | Request at the end of a restaurant meal |
| 54% | UNWOUND | 7 | Relaxed at the end of a stressful day |
| 54% | JAN | 3 | Abbr. at the start of a day planner |
| 54% | ANDSOTOBED | 10 | Line at the end of a day's diary |
| 54% | IMBEAT | 6 | Comment at the end of a long, hard day |
| 54% | HOMEATLAST | 10 | Words spoken at the end of a long day |
| 54% | TANLINE | 7 | Evidence of a day at the beach (2 wds.) |
| 53% | BED | 3 | Your favorite furniture at the end of a long day |
| 53% | CLAM | 4 | Chowder ingredient at a seafood restaurant |
| 53% | NOCODORDERS | 11 | Bad news at a seafood restaurant? |
| 53% | SIDEOFFRIES | 11 | Order at a fast-food restaurant, and a hint to parts of the starred answers |
| 52% | TIPOUT | 6 | Distribute cash at the end of a shift, in restaurant lingo |
| 52% | DAWNRAID | 8 | Huge stock purchase at the start of a day's trading |
| 52% | BED | 3 | Furniture you look forward to at the end of a long day |
| 52% | CLASS | 5 | "___ dismissed," phrase you might hear at the end of a school day |
| 51% | DEAD | 4 | Adjective that might be used hyperbolically at the end of a long day |
| 51% | MENU | 4 | It's often posted at the start of a restaurant's drive-thru lane |
| 49% | SANTA | 5 | ___ Claus, beloved Christmas figure who makes a special appearance at the end of a Thanksgiving parade |
| 49% | SPECIALS | 8 | Dishes of the day on a menu |
| 49% | BIRTHDAY | 8 | Anniversary of the day a person was born |
| 49% | EVE | 3 | The day before a special event |
| 48% | ONCE | 4 | (1/7) "___ a year, during the crisp days of late November, families eagerly prepare for a special holiday." |
| 47% | ASANA | 5 | Yoga position like the ones at 9a and 15d that you will encounter during a day of practicing yoga |