| 100% | HIGHTIME | 8 | A moment that's long overdue |
| 52% | ULTRA | 5 | Race that's longer than a marathon |
| 52% | SEDAN | 5 | Car that's longer than a coupe |
| 51% | ULTRA | 5 | Event that's longer than a marathon, familiarly |
| 51% | EVENMONEY | 9 | Wager that's hardly a long shot |
| 50% | DASH | 4 | Punctuation mark that's longer than a hyphen |
| 49% | METER | 5 | Unit that's a little longer than a yard |
| 49% | METER | 5 | Unit that's a bit longer than a yard |
| 49% | NOVEL | 5 | Fictional work that's longer than a short story |
| 49% | AGE | 3 | ___-old (something that's been around for a long time) |
| 49% | TEE | 3 | Golf prop that's a little over two inches long |
| 48% | METRE | 5 | Unit that's just longer than a yard, in Britain |
| 48% | LIMO | 4 | Long car that's often rented for a wedding |
| 48% | BANQUETTE | 9 | Name for a bench that's long and upholstered |
| 48% | HEM | 3 | Alter a skirt that's too long, say |
| 48% | OUT | 3 | Like a secret that's no longer secret |
| 48% | NINE | 4 | Square that's no longer a square when turned upside down |
| 47% | STILT | 5 | Pole that makes a clown's leg look longer |
| 47% | SPACE | 5 | Character that's entered via the longest key on a computer keyboard |
| 47% | INDULGEME | 9 | "Pretend for a moment that you care what I want" |
| 47% | DAY | 3 | Period on Venus that's longer than a year on Venus (!) |
| 47% | TYRONE | 6 | Family that has a long day's journey into night |
| 47% | FOURIRON | 8 | Long-range golf club that's not a wood |
| 46% | LIMO | 4 | A long car that's often rented for proms, for short |
| 46% | GOL | 3 | Soccer announcer's shout that often has a really long vowel |
| 46% | EGRET | 5 | Long-legged marsh bird that's a type of heron |
| 45% | SOS | 3 | Critical message that's a hint to the six longest entries in this puzzle |
| 45% | NOVELLA | 7 | A short book that's too long to be a short story |
| 45% | STEM | 4 | Part of a flower that's often long and green |
| 45% | SETTEE | 6 | Long seat that has a back |