| 100% | AWARE | 5 | Alert to a battle to the east |
| 77% | AWARE | 5 | Conscious of a battle to the east |
| 61% | AWARE | 5 | Conscious of a conflict to the east |
| 55% | SLOVENES | 8 | Peoples of a country lying to the east of Italy |
| 54% | SURRENDER | 9 | To give in, especially at the end of a battle |
| 50% | KEEPANEYEOUT | 12 | "Stay alert!," or a phonetic hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 50% | KIPSBAY | 7 | Site of a 1776 battle that gave New York City to the British |
| 49% | SURABAYA | 8 | City in East Java; scene of a 1945 battle in the Indonesian National Revolution |
| 49% | FIREFIGHTERS | 12 | "It's International ___ Day, a day to celebrate the brave professionals who battle flames!" |
| 48% | WARN | 4 | Alert to a risk |
| 48% | BEEPER | 6 | Small electronic '90s device that produces a sound to alert the user to call or message |
| 48% | ATTEND | 6 | Listen to a race to the finish |
| 47% | SCRAM | 5 | A word to the nosy |
| 47% | MANIEVENT | 9 | A visit to the nail salon? |
| 47% | CAPITAL | 7 | A hint to the contest answer |
| 47% | ASIA | 4 | Continent to the east |
| 46% | WARN | 4 | Threaten battle to the north |
| 45% | WISE | 4 | A word to the ___ (good piece of advice) |
| 45% | TONGA | 5 | Fiji's neighbor to the east |
| 45% | UNITE | 5 | Join military group to the east |
| 45% | ARGENTINA | 9 | Country bordering Chile to the east |
| 45% | IOWA | 4 | Nebraska's neighbor to the east |
| 45% | MALI | 4 | Senegal's neighbor to the east |
| 45% | HALLEYSCOMET | 12 | *Celestial sight said to have been a good omen for William the Conqueror in battle |
| 45% | ENE | 3 | Compass point to the East (abbr.) |
| 45% | NOHO | 4 | Neighborhood next to the East Village |
| 45% | PINKOS | 6 | Types a little to the left |
| 45% | GRIPE | 5 | Many a letter to the editor |
| 45% | TOW | 3 | Pull a car to the garage |
| 45% | TOW | 3 | Haul a car to the garage |