| 100% | SEVENAM | 7 | Common wake-up time mentioned in Rebecca Black's "Friday": 2 wds. |
| 42% | AMI | 3 | "Where ___?" (question when you wake up in a strange place): 2 wds. |
| 38% | GLORYDAYS | 9 | The fifth single from Springsteen's album mentioned in 17a, about a man recollecting good times: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SLEEPIN | 7 | Wake up later than usual: 2 wds. |
| 35% | OVERSLEEP | 9 | Fail to wake up in time |
| 35% | ALLUDESTO | 9 | Mentions in a roundabout way: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GEORGELUCAS | 11 | Director of the film mentioned in 16a: 2 wds. |
| 33% | STONEAGE | 8 | Historic period mentioned in the theme song to "The Flintstones": 2 wds. |
| 33% | LAJOLLA | 7 | California town mentioned in "Surfin' U.S.A." (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ANYOF | 5 | "Do we have ___ the ingredients mentioned in the cookbook?": 2 wds. |
| 32% | SLEPTLATE | 9 | Didn't get up in time for one's morning class, say (2 wds.) |
| 31% | WILLTRUMAN | 10 | Male protagonist of NBC's successful TV series mentioned in 17a: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TOOLATE | 7 | Not in time: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ATALL | 5 | In no time ___ (instantly): 2 wds. |
| 30% | AROW | 4 | In ___ (lined up): 2 wds. |
| 30% | JIMBEAM | 7 | Bourbon whiskey brand mentioned in George Thorogood's "I Drink Alone" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ATHOME | 6 | In one's house: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ABIT | 4 | In ___ (after some time): 2 wds. |
| 28% | BABA | 4 | Black sheep's cry in the rhyme, for short: 2 wds. |
| 28% | UPONA | 5 | "Once ___ time, in a land far away..": 2 wds. |
| 28% | ONCUE | 5 | Perfectly timed, as in a play: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ONEDAY | 6 | Some time in the future: 2 wds. |
| 28% | CRYUNCLE | 8 | Give up in a fight: 2 wds. |
| 28% | IFSO | 4 | In case that's true: 2 wds. |
| 27% | GET | 3 | "___ up! It's time for school" (shout heard in morning) |
| 27% | ROOTBEER | 8 | Common soft drink in a float: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ASYET | 5 | Up to the present time (2 wds.) |
| 27% | UPONA | 5 | "Once ___ Time in Hollywood": 2 wds. |
| 27% | GEEUP | 5 | Boost up in confidence (2 wds) |
| 27% | SKILIFTS | 8 | They carry people up the slopes in Aspen: 2 wds. |