| 100% | DEATHBLOW | 9 | Event that causes the end |
| 70% | HARBOR | 6 | Pearl __, event that caused the US to enter WWII |
| 56% | SCANDAL | 7 | Event that causes public outcry |
| 54% | RETURNTRAYTABLES | 16 | Announcement that could put an end to the misery caused by the 49-Across |
| 54% | HEADCOLD | 8 | Malady that causes the sniffles |
| 54% | COLDS | 5 | Ailments that cause the sniffles |
| 52% | MOONQUAKE | 9 | Fault event that causes lunar surface tremor |
| 52% | LIONDRIVE | 9 | Hit that causes the fans to roar? |
| 52% | SPOILER | 7 | Information that ruins the ending |
| 52% | SPOILER | 7 | Info that ruins the ending |
| 50% | WAR | 3 | Event that often ends with a treaty |
| 49% | SALE | 4 | Event that could draw people to the mall |
| 49% | OMEN | 4 | Event that's believed to predict the future |
| 49% | OMEN | 4 | Event that is believed to signal the future |
| 49% | AFTERPARTY | 10 | Event that might last until the wee hours |
| 49% | SKIP | 4 | Uno card that causes the next player to miss a turn |
| 48% | EQUINOX | 7 | Event that marks the start of spring or autumn |
| 48% | RIOTS | 5 | Events that require bringing in the National Guard, maybe |
| 48% | MUMPS | 5 | Virus that causes swelling at the jaw |
| 48% | DOA | 3 | "___ barrel roll" (Google search that causes the page to rotate 360 degrees) |
| 48% | TULIP | 5 | Flower that caused the world's first economic bubble in the 1630s |
| 48% | BOSTONMARATHON | 14 | Event that's the focal point of "Stronger": 2 wds. |
| 47% | SCORELESS | 9 | Like a sporting event that ends 0-0 |
| 47% | PAJAMAPARTY | 11 | Kids' event that goes into the wee hours |
| 47% | ICESTORMS | 9 | Winter weather events that may cause power outages |
| 47% | CATARACTS | 9 | Eye problems that cause clouding of the lenses |
| 47% | CENTRIC | 7 | Ending that's in the middle? |
| 47% | MCMLV | 5 | Letters at the end of ''Rebel Without a Cause'' |
| 46% | ANXIETY | 7 | Feelings of fear that cause problems in the body |
| 46% | EVERGIVEN | 9 | Container ship that caused a blockage in the Suez |