| 100% | ARVO | 4 | Australian slang for second half of day, as In "this ___" |
| 41% | HRS | 3 | There are 24 of these in a day, for short |
| 40% | NOV | 3 | 4th of this month is celebrated as National Candy Day, for short |
| 39% | AFTERNOON | 9 | The second half of the day |
| 38% | TINNIE | 6 | Australian slang for a can of beer |
| 37% | ESSES | 5 | Half of the letters in this answer's row |
| 37% | DAT | 3 | Slang for that, as in "Who that?" |
| 37% | SNAGS | 5 | Australian slang for grilled beef sausage served on a slice of white bread |
| 36% | DENG | 4 | ___ Xiaoping, former Chinese Premier who was featured as the "Time Person of the Year" for the second time in 1985 |
| 36% | MORN | 4 | First half of the day, for short |
| 36% | FAB | 3 | Slang for "great," as in a nickname for the Beatles |
| 36% | FAB | 3 | Slang for "awesome," as in a nickname for the Beatles |
| 36% | FAB | 3 | Slang for "terrific," as in a nickname for the Beatles |
| 35% | TUE | 3 | Second day of the workweek, for short |
| 35% | PEARTREE | 8 | The partridge sits in this in 12 Days of Christmas |
| 35% | ACE | 3 | Either half of pocket rockets, in poker slang |
| 35% | TUE | 3 | Second day of the work week, for short |
| 35% | MONDAY | 6 | Day of the week for Thanksgiving in Canada |
| 34% | ACROSS | 6 | Direction for almost half of this puzzle's answers |
| 34% | MIDDLE | 6 | The second child of three is in this position |
| 34% | TUES | 4 | Day of the week for Tet in 2022: abbr. |
| 34% | LIEU | 4 | In __ of; as a substitute for |
| 34% | TRIBUTE | 7 | Katniss volunteered as this in place of Prim |
| 34% | HRS | 3 | A Day has 24 of these, for short |
| 34% | SABBATH | 7 | Word for day of worship in Christianity, Judaism |
| 34% | HOURS | 5 | There are 24 of these in a day |
| 34% | PERFORATE | 9 | Make holes in, as for ease of tearing |
| 33% | LIEU | 4 | In ___ of: as a substitute for |
| 33% | TACO | 4 | Slang term for a Frisbee that's been bent in half |
| 33% | PLOTARMOR | 9 | Protection of a protagonist for narrative purposes, in slang |