| 100% | MOP | 3 | Cleaning tool featured at the end of "The Carol Burnett Show" |
| 51% | EARJERKER | 9 | Carol Burnett, at the end of an episode? |
| 48% | TIM | 3 | Comic genius, Conway, of the Carol Burnett show |
| 48% | BLOOPERS | 8 | Mistakes shown at the end of the film |
| 47% | CLAP | 4 | Show appreciation at the end of a play |
| 46% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Clapping at the end of a show |
| 46% | ENCORE | 6 | Repeated show at the end of a performance |
| 45% | ZEN | 3 | "Your Moment of ___" (segment at the end of each "The Daily Show" episode) |
| 45% | CAKEWALK | 8 | Strutting dance popularized by minstrel shows at the end of the 19th century |
| 45% | NEXT | 4 | "Coming up ___..." (said on TV at the end of a show) |
| 45% | FACEUP | 6 | The way cards are shown at the end of a hand |
| 45% | DINAHSHORE | 10 | She said "Mmmmmwah" at the end of her shows |
| 44% | INFANT | 6 | Something that often shows up at the end of Labor Day |
| 44% | ZENERCARDS | 10 | Tools for ESP researchers (whose symbols are found at the ends of the answers to the five asterisked clues) |
| 42% | LANE | 4 | "The Ocean at the End of the ___," 2013 novel by Neil Gaiman featuring an unnamed protagonist that won a British Book Award |
| 42% | DUSTER | 6 | Feathery cleaner at the end of a stick ... and something that is brushed over furniture while cleaning |
| 41% | AFTERALL | 8 | At the end of the day |
| 41% | LAST | 4 | At the end of the line |
| 41% | EVENTUALLY | 10 | At the end of the day |
| 41% | ALLINALL | 8 | At the end of the day |
| 41% | 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 |
| 41% | GIRAFFE | 7 | Creature with distinctive features seen at the ends of 17- and 53-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| 41% | LAST | 4 | At the end of the queue, say |
| 41% | LIGHT | 5 | "___ at the end of the tunnel" |
| 40% | LIGHT | 5 | "___ at the end of the tunnel" (hope) |
| 40% | LAST | 4 | At the end of |
| 40% | POT | 3 | ___ of gold at the end of the rainbow |
| 40% | LURE | 4 | Something at the end of the line |
| 40% | FISHT | 5 | Something at the end of the hook? |
| 40% | UNWIND | 6 | Relax at the end of the day |