| 100% | TIMESLOT | 8 | 9 p.m. is a prime example |
| 47% | HELENABONHAMCARTER | 18 | Actress whose great-grandfather was a British P.M. |
| 46% | NYSE | 4 | Where a bell is rung M-F at 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. |
| 46% | ROSEN | 5 | Al who was A.L. M.V.P. in 1953 |
| 45% | TYPIFY | 6 | Be a good example of |
| 45% | TYPIFIED | 8 | Was a representative example of |
| 45% | EPITOMISE | 9 | Be a perfect example of |
| 44% | POSTCEREALS | 11 | "At 9 A.M. breakfast will be supplied by ___" |
| 43% | HRS | 3 | 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. |
| 43% | SCHMIDT | 7 | Mike who was a three-time N.L. M.V.P. with the Phillies |
| 43% | HOURS | 5 | 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., for example |
| 43% | MEIR | 4 | Golda who was a prime minister in the early 1970s |
| 43% | OPEN | 4 | Store sign that might be flipped at 9 a.m |
| 43% | OPEN | 4 | Store sign that might be flipped at 9 a.m. |
| 43% | ELI | 3 | Manning who was twice a Super Bowl M.V.P |
| 43% | GIAMBI | 6 | Jason who was the 2000 A.L. M.V.P. |
| 43% | ELIMANNING | 10 | QB who was twice a Super Bowl M.V.P. |
| 43% | CAREW | 5 | Rod who was the 1977 A.L. M.V.P. |
| 43% | HRS | 3 | 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.: Abbr. |
| 43% | HOURS | 5 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., commonly |
| 43% | CLUE | 4 | This is a self-referential example |
| 41% | TORRE | 5 | Former A.L. manager who was an N.L. M.V.P. |
| 41% | NAM | 3 | Where John McCain was a P.O.W. |
| 41% | YESM | 4 | "Why, it'd be a pleasure, m'lady" |
| 40% | CLICHE | 6 | "It was all a dream," for example |
| 40% | CLOTHESPUN | 10 | "This cardboard belt is a waist of paper," for example? |
| 39% | HITTHESACKEARLY | 15 | Call it a night at 9 p.m. |
| 39% | PUN | 3 | George Carlin's "Atheism is a non-prophet organization", for example |
| 39% | SORIANO | 7 | Alfonso who was a seven-time M.L.B. All-Star |
| 38% | WARM | 4 | "Happiness is a ___ puppy" (Charles M. Schulz quote on some Snoopy posters) |