| 100% | BET | 3 | It's revealed when the chips are down |
| 53% | WHEN | 4 | "___ the chips are down ..." |
| 52% | SHADOW | 6 | It's shortest when the sun is directly overhead |
| 45% | BELONGS | 7 | When the word is out, it __ to another |
| 44% | VOICEMAIL | 9 | It may be left after the beep when a call's not answered: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MURRINE | 7 | Patterns in glass cane revealed when it is cut |
| 43% | YOURCOURT | 9 | When it's your decision, the ball is in here |
| 43% | OIL | 3 | It may be coming down the pipeline |
| 43% | TRAIT | 5 | It may be passed down the line |
| 43% | ARE | 3 | "When the chips ___ down ..." |
| 43% | BRIM | 4 | It may be turned down on the street |
| 43% | PDT | 3 | S.F. is on it in the summer |
| 42% | ETA | 3 | Pilot's estimation about when the plane will touch down: Abbr. |
| 42% | BELL | 4 | It rings when school is done for the day |
| 42% | SLUSHY | 6 | When snow on the ground starts melting, it is __ |
| 42% | URL | 3 | It is seen in the clue to 21 Down |
| 42% | SPUR | 4 | It may be down at the heel |
| 42% | OLEG | 4 | Man's name that becomes a toy when its first letter is moved to the end |
| 41% | PUTTER | 6 | It helps when you get down to the short strokes |
| 41% | DURAG | 5 | It might be on the floor when you wake up |
| 41% | TREES | 5 | According to the poet's oldest son, it was written "by a window looking down a wooded hill" |
| 41% | EXXONSTOCK | 10 | It went down when the Valdez crashed |
| 41% | WWII | 4 | When the O.S.S. was formed |
| 40% | YOUKNOWTHEDRILL | 15 | When it was time for the filling, the dentist asked for, well, ... |
| 40% | STARTOVER | 9 | It may be the best thing to do when you're stuck |
| 40% | ALIBI | 5 | “I was at the movies when it happened,” e.g. |
| 40% | LOG | 3 | A tree after it's been chopped down |
| 40% | UVULA | 5 | It's down in the mouth |
| 40% | ODOR | 4 | It's down in the dumps |
| 40% | STOCKCAR | 8 | It's been around the track |