| 100% | DUEL | 4 | Event near the end of ''Hamilton'' |
| 87% | REENTRY | 7 | Event near the end of a mission |
| 67% | ZITHER | 6 | Instrument near the end of the dictionary |
| 67% | ONE | 3 | Count near the end of a countdown |
| 67% | HERESHOWTOORDER | 15 | Line near the end of an infomercial |
| 67% | ILIAD | 5 | Hector dies near the end of it |
| 67% | SECONDWIND | 10 | Something caught near the end of a race? |
| 67% | DST | 3 | It begins near the end of winter: Abbr. |
| 67% | LATEDATE | 8 | Time near the end of a time range |
| 67% | WAXER | 5 | Machine near the end of a car wash |
| 67% | UNO | 3 | Call near the end of a card game |
| 67% | CADENZA | 7 | Solo piece near the end of a concerto |
| 67% | IDO | 3 | Words near the end of a wedding ceremony |
| 66% | ANDYROONEY | 10 | He usually appears near the end of the hour |
| 66% | PESHAWAR | 8 | Pakistani city near the end of the Khyber Pass |
| 66% | OLAVI | 5 | Norwegian king near the end of the first millennium |
| 66% | ZINNIA | 6 | Brightly colored flower near the end of the alphabet |
| 66% | LASTCALL | 8 | Bartender's cry near the end of the night |
| 66% | SHORTTIMER | 10 | Soldier near the end of a tour of duty |
| 66% | RAFT | 4 | What Chuck builds near the end of "Cast Away" |
| 66% | SUNSET | 6 | Event marking the end of the day |
| 65% | LEG | 3 | What Clint lost near the end of the (excellent) Beguiled |
| 65% | EURO | 4 | Currency that debuted near the end of the 20th century |
| 65% | IDO | 3 | Phrase near the end of a wedding ceremony: 2 wds. |
| 65% | IDO | 3 | Pledge heard near the end of a wedding: 2 wds. |
| 65% | IDO | 3 | Reply near the end of a marriage ceremony: 2 wds. |
| 65% | GRE | 3 | Test for some students near the end of college: Abbr. |
| 65% | TWOMINUTEWARNING | 16 | Automatic time-out near the end of each NFL half |
| 65% | THANKSGIVINGTURQUOISE | 21 | Birds served near the end of November, to a jeweler? |
| 64% | CADENZA | 7 | Virtuoso solo passage near the end of a piece of music |