| 100% | RAVE | 4 | Event starting at 2 a.m., maybe |
| 63% | CDT | 3 | It starts at 2 A.M., Mar. 10, 2019, in Chicago |
| 50% | INAWE | 5 | At a loss of words, maybe: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ATAB | 4 | You can start ___ at a bar: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ATAB | 4 | "You can start ___ at a bar": 2 wds. |
| 49% | RAID | 4 | Visit at 2 a.m., say, as a fridge |
| 48% | ROOTFOR | 7 | Cheer on at a sporting event: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ICEIN | 5 | Strand at a ski lodge, maybe: 2 wds. |
| 47% | OSAY | 4 | Starting words at many a sporting event? |
| 45% | CARSALE | 7 | Event at a dealership (2 wds.) |
| 45% | EATUP | 5 | What a cook might say at the start of a meal: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ALARM | 5 | Clock sound at 6 a.m., maybe |
| 44% | BEIJINGOLYMPICS | 15 | Event starting on 08/08/08 at 08:08:08 p.m. |
| 44% | NOTIT | 5 | What some people shout at the start of a game of tag: 2 wds. |
| 43% | IGNITE | 6 | Start at a campsite |
| 42% | GRANDMAMOSES | 12 | American folk artist who started painting at age 78 and has a "family" name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LOGON | 5 | Start at a terminal, say |
| 42% | ROSEPARADE | 10 | Annual event starting at South Orange Grove Boulevard |
| 41% | TENAM | 5 | Late start at work, maybe |
| 40% | GMA | 3 | ABC show that starts at 7 a.m. daily: Abbr. |
| 40% | IMO | 3 | Start of a Twitter rant, maybe |
| 40% | RACE | 4 | Event at a speedway |
| 40% | SCREENING | 9 | Event at a theater |
| 39% | DUEL | 4 | Event done at 20 paces, maybe |
| 39% | ACESOVER | 8 | Start of a full house declaration, maybe |
| 39% | BUSRIDE | 7 | Start of a class field trip, maybe |
| 39% | EXPO | 4 | Event at a convention center |
| 39% | HOED | 4 | Started a growing season, maybe |
| 39% | SNAKEEYES | 9 | 2 at a 1-Across |
| 39% | ANTE | 4 | Start a hand, maybe |