| 100% | GONGS | 5 | Circular instruments hit to signify the end of a meditation session |
| 42% | HORN | 4 | Sound that signifies the end of a basketball game |
| 40% | ARMREST | 7 | At the end of a sofa, to lean on |
| 39% | CAPISCE | 7 | Word at the end of a sentence to mean "Do you understand?" |
| 38% | ARRIVED | 7 | Got to the end of a journey |
| 38% | QANDA | 5 | Session at the end of a book-launch event, briefly |
| 38% | THANKSGIVINGTURQUOISE | 21 | Birds served near the end of November, to a jeweler? |
| 38% | ETCETERA | 8 | Latin phrase often used at the end of a list to mean "and so on" |
| 38% | SHINER | 6 | Result of a hit to the eye |
| 37% | BAYONET | 7 | Blade attached to the end of a firearm |
| 37% | BAYONET | 7 | Knife attached to the end of a rifle |
| 37% | LOVENOTE | 8 | Mushy message, and the end of a sequence that progresses through the answers to the starred clues |
| 37% | TUNNEL | 6 | *Light at the end of the ___, a sign of better days to come |
| 37% | PENNAME | 7 | Pseudonym ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue is |
| 37% | SE\"HOME | 8 | Be a gentleman to at the end of a date, say |
| 37% | APPENDIX | 8 | A section added to the end of a book |
| 36% | SUFFIX | 6 | Morpheme added to the end of a word, like "itis" |
| 36% | SUF | 3 | Add-on to the end of a wd. |
| 36% | FINISHLINE | 10 | End of a race … or a hint to the conversation closers at 18-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 36% | BOTTOMSHEET | 11 | Bed cover ... or, literally, what the end of each answer to a starred clue is |
| 36% | APPEALING | 9 | Winsome ... or like the ends of 17-, 24-, 51- and 58-Across, to a punster? |
| 36% | TREETRUNK | 9 | Natural fixture from which to hang the end of a hammock |
| 36% | BAGPIPES | 8 | Scottish instrument played at the end of a wedding |
| 36% | VIGNETTE | 8 | Illustrative mark added to the end of a chapter |
| 36% | AINTNOSUNSHINE | 14 | Bill Withers hit, and a hint to the ends of 20-, 27- and 42-Across |
| 36% | DIVORCE | 7 | The end of a marriage |
| 36% | BREAKUP | 7 | The end of a relationship |
| 35% | BED | 3 | Furniture you look forward to at the end of a long day |
| 35% | MUTE | 4 | Device used to muffle the sound of a musical instrument |
| 35% | TUNER | 5 | Technician hired to correct the sound of a musical instrument |