| 100% | MAGNOLIA | 8 | 2000 Paul Thomas Anderson epic that takes place over the course of one day |
| 30% | NORMANDY | 8 | Site of the battle that took place on D-Day |
| 29% | EMDASH | 6 | Long line that takes the place of commas |
| 29% | THREEAMIGOS | 11 | *1986 comedy that takes place in the village of Santo Poco |
| 28% | THURSDAY | 8 | Day of the week that Solomon Grundy took ill |
| 28% | TOURDIVIDE | 10 | Ultra-distance biking race that takes place annually and traverses the length of the Rockies: 2 wds. |
| 28% | DEMONSLAIR | 10 | Role-playing game that takes place in the world of Terrania |
| 27% | SAT | 3 | Day of the wk. ... or an exam usually taken on that day |
| 27% | ANNUM | 5 | Per ___: over the course of a year |
| 27% | TOFU | 4 | Bean curd, that often takes the place of meat in vegetarian dishes |
| 26% | MENORAH | 7 | It's lit over the course of a week |
| 26% | HOMEALONE | 9 | 1990 John Hughes comedy that takes place during the days before Christmas: 2 wds. |
| 26% | POLE | 4 | John Paul II has been the only pope that has been one of these |
| 26% | PART | 4 | One of the things that a mereologist might study, providing they know the whole story, of course |
| 25% | GREEN | 5 | Grassy area of the golf course that you would play on during a day of golf |
| 25% | ADLAIESTEVENSON | 15 | He said "In America, anybody can be president; that's one of the risks you take" |
| 25% | ECONOMIC | 8 | Like much of the discussion that took place on "Nightly Business Report" |
| 25% | LONGTERM | 8 | Not taking place over a short period of time |
| 25% | TRIP | 4 | Field ___, excursion that may be one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 25% | STAND | 5 | "Achilles Last ___," Led Zeppelin song that is over 10 minutes and is one of the bands longest recordings |
| 25% | ASSUMES | 7 | Takes over the duties of |
| 25% | RELIEVES | 8 | Takes over the duties of |
| 25% | RELIEVE | 7 | Take over the duties of |
| 24% | ASANA | 5 | Yoga position like the ones at 9a and 15d that you will encounter during a day of practicing yoga |
| 24% | ELDERSCROLLS | 12 | Award-winning video-game series that takes place in the land of Tamriel, with The |
| 24% | SUPERSEDES | 10 | Takes the place of |
| 24% | PREEMPT | 7 | Take the place of |
| 24% | SPELLED | 7 | Took the place of |
| 24% | MARLO | 5 | One of the Thomases |
| 24% | ULYSSES | 7 | Classic novel that takes place on a single day in Dublin |