| 100% | SCAM | 4 | A call saying "We are trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty," e.g. |
| 31% | SHOES | 5 | *We will, we will rock you!* "Tighten the laces of your ___, there's a lot of running to do!" |
| 31% | SCAM | 4 | What a phone call about an extended vehicle warranty often is |
| 30% | DIALIN | 6 | Try to reach a talk show, say |
| 29% | SPAM | 4 | Unwanted email about your car warranty, say |
| 29% | POINT | 5 | "What's your ___?" ("What are you trying to say?") |
| 28% | SHOVE | 5 | Try to get into a crowded subway car, say |
| 28% | YAPSAT | 6 | Tries to be a good watchdog, say (2 wds.) |
| 28% | INNUENDO | 8 | "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?," e.g. |
| 28% | TARGET | 6 | A goal a business is trying to reach |
| 27% | CODESWITCH | 10 | Say "See you mañana," e.g. ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 26% | SPEAKOFTHEDEVIL | 15 | "We were just talking about you!" and a hint to the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 26% | HOLD | 4 | "Please ___. Your call is very important to us" |
| 26% | INDICATOR | 9 | Car signal that shows you're about to make a turn |
| 26% | HOS | 3 | You always want to be a good ___t to your guests |
| 26% | APPLY | 5 | Try to get a grant, e.g. |
| 26% | AMERICAN | 8 | You must be a naturally born one to become a US president |
| 26% | ADO | 3 | Big fuss that is about nothing, according to a saying |
| 26% | ADO | 3 | Unnecessary commotion (which according to a saying is about nothing) |
| 25% | MEAGAIN | 7 | "Hi, still trying to reach you . . ." |
| 25% | MEANT | 5 | Was trying to say |
| 25% | STAY | 4 | "How was your ___ with us?" (question to a departing hotel guest) |
| 25% | COULDHAVEFLEDME | 15 | "There was a chance for you to escape from yours truly"? |
| 25% | PHISH | 5 | Pretend to be a credit-card company over e-mail, say |
| 25% | DIALIN | 6 | Try to reach headquarters, say |
| 25% | LIEINIT | 7 | What to do once you've made your bed, per a saying |
| 25% | OBAMA | 5 | Michelle who said, "Success isn't about how your life looks to others. It's about how it feels to you" |
| 25% | ABROAD | 6 | When you're in a foreign country you're said to be |
| 25% | POSITIVE | 8 | "Yes, I am sure!" as you'd say to a commanding officer? |
| 25% | ROBOT | 5 | What you try to convince a captcha you are not |