| 100% | AMS | 3 | E.T.A.'s for red-eyes |
| 67% | PDA | 3 | A kiss on the red carpet, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 64% | SANDMAN | 7 | Folkloric inspiration for E. T. A. Hoffmann, Neil Gaiman, and Metallica |
| 61% | SEDAN | 5 | Order for a "D, E, A, N, S" list? |
| 59% | STRETCHEDOUT | 12 | T h r e e s t r i k e s ... or a description of the theme clues |
| 59% | EXTENDEDSTAY | 12 | C o r s e t p a r t |
| 59% | ANDES | 5 | Another order for a "D, E, A, N, S" list? |
| 57% | TERM | 4 | Two years for a U.S. congressperson, e.g. |
| 57% | TERM | 4 | Six years for a U.S. senator, e.g. |
| 56% | SRS | 3 | S.A.T. takers, for short. Also a system used in airbags : Abbr |
| 55% | PAC | 3 | Stephen Colbert's Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, e.g. |
| 55% | SORE | 4 | "Aren't you a sight for ___ eyes!" |
| 55% | SLIT | 4 | Eye opening for a squint |
| 54% | SPACED | 6 | L i k e t h i s |
| 54% | KETCHUP | 7 | Red topping for a hot dog |
| 54% | ICON | 4 | A red "Play" button, for YouTube |
| 54% | MONOCLE | 7 | A lens for only one eye |
| 54% | ENC | 3 | S.A.S.E., for one |
| 54% | GAZETTE | 7 | A regular newsletter, for e.g. |
| 54% | SMALL | 5 | S, on a T-shirt tag |
| 53% | TOMATO | 6 | Red fruit often mistaken for a vegetable |
| 53% | LOGO | 4 | Red socks on a baseball, e.g. |
| 53% | EDT | 3 | Equivalent of A.S.T., for clocks |
| 53% | TAHOE | 5 | S.U.V. named for a lake |
| 53% | BBS | 3 | Ammo for a Red Ryder |
| 53% | CASE | 4 | Job for a private eye |
| 53% | SHINER | 6 | Slang for a black eye |
| 52% | REGRET | 6 | Wish one hadn't behaved a certain way in the past, for e.g. |
| 52% | CABERNET | 8 | A red grape used for making wine, __ sauvignon |