| 100% | SLASHER | 7 | Canadian anthology horror series with a mystery storyline that is resolved at the end of the season |
| 38% | POT | 3 | Container that's said to be at the end of a rainbow |
| 37% | DEAD | 4 | Adjective that might be used hyperbolically at the end of a long day |
| 37% | ETAL | 4 | Phrase similar to "etc." that is added at the end of a list to mean that there are more unlisted items: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DUSTER | 6 | Feathery cleaner at the end of a stick ... and something that is brushed over furniture while cleaning |
| 36% | LANE | 4 | "The Ocean at the End of the ___," 2013 Neil Gaiman novel featuring themes of magical realism that was nominated for a Nebula Award |
| 36% | AGE | 3 | *Birthday candle count...or a word that can be found at the end of 16a, 18a, 21a, 31a, 43a, 35d, and 40d |
| 35% | TACT | 4 | Diplomat's skill that is hidden at the end of "contact" |
| 35% | SALE | 4 | Retail event at the end of a season |
| 35% | TIME | 4 | "Until the End of ___," song by Justin Timberlake that was re-recorded as a duet with Beyonce |
| 35% | FACEUP | 6 | The way cards are shown at the end of a hand |
| 35% | PAW | 3 | "___ Patrol," Canadian animated TV series with animals as the main characters that was made into a feature movie |
| 34% | FLAG | 4 | A checkered one is waved at the end of an auto race |
| 34% | PTS | 3 | What is tallied at the end of a competition: Abbr. |
| 34% | OVATION | 7 | It may be standing at the end of a concert |
| 34% | EXAM | 4 | It might be given at the end of a unit |
| 34% | AFRAID | 6 | "Are You ___ of the Dark?" horror anthology TV series that was created by D.J. MacHale |
| 34% | MIC | 3 | It may be dropped at the end of a triumphant performance |
| 34% | AMEN | 4 | "So be it" at the end of a prayer |
| 34% | HELPLINE | 8 | A counselor may be at the end of one |
| 34% | ETAL | 4 | Abbr. at the end of a series |
| 34% | ETC | 3 | Letters at the end of a series |
| 34% | SAWIV | 5 | 2007 horror installment that begins with a microcassette being found in the stomach of the villain |
| 34% | MONKEY | 6 | Proboscis ___, reddish-brown primate with a long nose that is endemic to the island of Borneo |
| 34% | POTOFGOLD | 9 | What is said to be found at the end of a rainbow |
| 34% | TAB | 3 | Diet cola that's being discontinued at the end of this month |
| 34% | REVEAL | 6 | The big __, a denouement at the end of a mystery |
| 34% | LINE | 4 | With 14 Across, payoff at the end of a joke |
| 33% | ICH | 3 | German pronoun that can be found at the end of "which" or "ostrich" |
| 33% | SLAYINGSLOW | 11 | What Buffy might be doing at the end of a long, hard night? |