| 100% | FRAY | 4 | Become worn, like the end of a rope |
| 62% | FRAYS | 5 | Unravels, like the ends of a string |
| 61% | DEEP | 4 | Like the end of a pool where the diving board is |
| 61% | DEEP | 4 | Like the end of a swimming pool where the diving board is |
| 61% | DEEP | 4 | Like the end of a swimming pool where a diving board is |
| 60% | {H/S}APPY | 9 | Like the ending of many a rom-com |
| 59% | DEEP | 4 | Like the end of the pool with a diving board |
| 58% | BOWLINE | 7 | Fixed knot at the end of a climbing rope |
| 58% | NOOSE | 5 | End of a rope for someone at the end of their life |
| 58% | SUFFIX | 6 | Morpheme added to the end of a word, like "itis" |
| 57% | FRAY | 4 | Come undone, like the edges of a rope |
| 55% | APPEALING | 9 | Winsome ... or like the ends of 17-, 24-, 51- and 58-Across, to a punster? |
| 54% | BEATIT | 6 | End of the sentence "Make like a drum and ..." |
| 53% | TRITE | 5 | Like a sunset at the end of a movie |
| 53% | TAPERED | 7 | Like the pointed end of a pencil |
| 53% | DEEP | 4 | Like the diving end of a pool |
| 52% | NOOSE | 5 | End of a rope |
| 52% | SLAIN | 5 | Like the dragon at the end of a hero's tale |
| 52% | ASKEW | 5 | Like a necktie near the end of a long workday, maybe |
| 52% | DEEP | 4 | Like the far end of a swimming pool, usually |
| 51% | DIVORCE | 7 | The end of a marriage |
| 51% | BREAKUP | 7 | The end of a relationship |
| 51% | POLAR | 5 | Like the end of the world |
| 51% | WIDE | 4 | Like the ends of bell-bottoms |
| 51% | FINGERTIP | 9 | The end of a hand digit |
| 51% | NOSIDE | 6 | The end of a rugby match |
| 50% | PUNCHLINE | 9 | The end of a joke, the payoff |
| 50% | TRAGIC | 6 | Like the ending of "Romeo and Juliet" |
| 50% | DEEP | 4 | Like the diving-board end of a pool |
| 50% | DEEP | 4 | Like the 15-foot end of a pool |