| 100% | VIGNETTE | 8 | Illustrative mark added to the end of a chapter |
| 62% | SUFFIX | 6 | Morpheme added to the end of a word, like "itis" |
| 60% | APPENDIX | 8 | A section added to the end of a book |
| 60% | INBED | 5 | Words sometimes added to the end of a fortune cookie fortune for humorous effect |
| 60% | LOL | 3 | Something you might add to the end of a text to avoid seeming mad |
| 57% | SUF | 3 | Add-on to the end of a wd. |
| 53% | ISH | 3 | "Give or take" suffix ... that can be added to the end of 18-, 23-, 51- and 60-Across to form a sort of set |
| 52% | ARRIVED | 7 | Got to the end of a journey |
| 52% | BAYONET | 7 | Blade attached to the end of a firearm |
| 52% | BAYONET | 7 | Knife attached to the end of a rifle |
| 51% | INBED | 5 | Words added to the ends of sentences for comedic effect |
| 49% | ARMREST | 7 | At the end of a sofa, to lean on |
| 48% | INBED | 5 | Words that can be added to the end of any fortune cookie, it's said |
| 47% | CAPISCE | 7 | Word at the end of a sentence to mean "Do you understand?" |
| 47% | HEMLINE | 7 | It marks the end of a shift |
| 46% | EPILOGUE | 8 | Short passage added at the end of a literary work |
| 46% | THANKSGIVINGTURQUOISE | 21 | Birds served near the end of November, to a jeweler? |
| 46% | ETCETERA | 8 | Latin phrase often used at the end of a list to mean "and so on" |
| 45% | PERIOD | 6 | Punctuation mark placed at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation. |
| 45% | PERIOD | 6 | Punctuation mark at the end of a sentence |
| 45% | LOVENOTE | 8 | Mushy message, and the end of a sequence that progresses through the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | TUNNEL | 6 | *Light at the end of the ___, a sign of better days to come |
| 45% | PENNAME | 7 | Pseudonym ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue is |
| 44% | SUFFIX | 6 | Letters added to a word's end, opposite of prefix |
| 44% | FINISHLINE | 10 | End of a race … or a hint to the conversation closers at 18-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 44% | BOTTOMSHEET | 11 | Bed cover ... or, literally, what the end of each answer to a starred clue is |
| 44% | APPEALING | 9 | Winsome ... or like the ends of 17-, 24-, 51- and 58-Across, to a punster? |
| 44% | APPENDS | 7 | Adds to the end |
| 43% | ETAL | 4 | Phrase similar to "etc." that is added at the end of a list to mean that there are more unlisted items: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DIVORCE | 7 | The end of a marriage |