| 100% | STOPIN | 6 | Drop by for a short visit: 2 wds. |
| 66% | POPIN | 5 | Visit for a short time: 2 wds. |
| 65% | STOPSBY | 7 | Drops in for a visit: 2 wds. |
| 61% | STOPIN | 6 | Drop by for a visit |
| 59% | STOPBY | 6 | Drop in for a visit (2 wds.) |
| 56% | AIRTAXI | 7 | Plane for a short flight: 2 wds. |
| 51% | DROPBY | 6 | Make a short unannounced visit: 2 wds. |
| 50% | VISIT | 5 | Drop by for a chat, say |
| 49% | POPBY | 5 | Stop in for a brief visit (2 wds.) |
| 48% | JOHNNYMNEMONIC | 14 | 1995 film starring Keanu Reeves, based on a short story by 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | APOLOOHNO | 9 | 2002 & 2006 gold medalist who's been a short track commentator for NBC's Olympic telecasts: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ELMST | 5 | Setting for a horror film franchise, for short (2 wds.) |
| 45% | WAYSIDESCHOOL | 13 | Setting for a series of novels by 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | TIGERMOM | 8 | Term for a strict parent coined by writer Amy Chua (2 wds.) |
| 45% | COMEOVER | 8 | Casual invitation to pop by for a visit |
| 44% | ONEK | 4 | A short race, informally: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ITRAN | 5 | "___ for a decade on BBC!" (aired): 2 wds. |
| 43% | RECROOM | 7 | Place for a Ping-Pong table: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EGGCARTON | 9 | Container for a dozen breakfast items: 2 wds. |
| 43% | FISHTANK | 8 | Home for a neon tetra, maybe: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SOAPDISH | 8 | Container for a bar of Dial: 2 wds. |
| 43% | NOMDE | 5 | ___ plume (pen name for a writer): 2 wds. |
| 43% | SICEM | 5 | Command for a canine to attack: 2 wds. |
| 43% | INONE | 5 | Hole ___ (rare feat for a golfer): 2 wds. |
| 43% | TRADESIN | 8 | Swaps for a newer model, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch, in baseball: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DIPIN | 5 | "Go for a ___ the pool" (swim): 2 wds. |
| 43% | TWOPOINTS | 9 | Score for a basket in basketball: 2 wds. |
| 43% | COWBOYHAT | 9 | Headgear for a Western rancher, say: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SHORTSALE | 9 | Transaction for a homeowner in trouble: 2 wds. |