| 100% | WINDOW | 6 | A means of entrance or access, abstract or real |
| 63% | GATE | 4 | A means of entrance or exit |
| 47% | INSURANCE | 9 | A means of guaranteeing protection or safety |
| 45% | GATEWAY | 7 | Means of access, an entrance |
| 45% | LOOPHOLE | 8 | A means of escape, like in a law or contract |
| 45% | DOORFRAME | 9 | Surround of a room's entrance or exit |
| 45% | ONAROLL | 7 | Idiom meaning a run of winning or luck |
| 45% | SENSE | 5 | Meaning of a word or expression |
| 44% | STUDENTID | 9 | Means of access to a cafeteria, maybe |
| 44% | BATSIGNAL | 9 | Means of accessing a DC higher-up? |
| 44% | TRESSES | 7 | Means of tower access, in a fairy tale |
| 43% | PHAGY | 5 | A suffix that means feeding on or consumption of |
| 42% | DISAPPEARINGINK | 15 | Means of secret writing ... or a description of a 17-Across? |
| 41% | KNIFE | 5 | "Dessert" or "butter" follower to mean a piece of cutlery |
| 41% | LIBRATION | 9 | Real or perceived oscillation of a moon/satellite |
| 41% | CARP | 4 | Type of fish, or a word meaning "complain" |
| 40% | SPAN | 4 | Word with "life" or "attention" to mean a duration of time |
| 40% | DOOR | 4 | Entrance to a house or any of its rooms |
| 40% | TUMBLER | 7 | Word that can mean a type of drinking glass or an acrobat |
| 40% | LEXEME | 6 | Abstract unit of meaning such as part of a word |
| 40% | DOORMAN | 7 | Facilitates the entrance of a hotel or building |
| 40% | MISC | 4 | Abbreviation of a word meaning assorted or various |
| 39% | DIAL | 4 | Word before "up" to mean a form of internet access used in the '90s |
| 38% | PARODY | 6 | Comedy imitation or take-off of a real life event |
| 38% | POPPYCOCK | 9 | Brand of candy-coated popcorn, or a word meaning "nonsense" |
| 38% | BEING | 5 | A meaning of ''être'' |
| 38% | ELEMENTAL | 9 | A word that means simple and basic, or pertaining to forces of nature |
| 38% | MINOR | 5 | Underage one ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
| 38% | DEGREE | 6 | Thermometer unit ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
| 38% | MAJOR | 5 | Army rank ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |