| 100% | ALARM | 5 | Jarring noise at 6 a.m. |
| 61% | EARLYRETIREMENT | 15 | New radials at 6 a.m.? |
| 58% | ALARM | 5 | Clock sound at 6 a.m., maybe |
| 57% | RISER | 5 | Early ___ (one up at 6 a.m., say) |
| 55% | EARLY | 5 | At 6:00 a.m., say |
| 51% | STARC | 5 | M A —, Australia Test cricketer who took 6-154 against South Africa at Perth in 2012 |
| 49% | CHANT | 5 | Noise at a street protest |
| 49% | OINK | 4 | Noise at a pig farm |
| 49% | MOO | 3 | Noise at a dairy farm |
| 49% | GLUG | 4 | Noise at a beer festival |
| 45% | AMP | 3 | Noise booster at a concert |
| 43% | REACT | 5 | Jump at a noise, e.g. |
| 42% | REACT | 5 | Jump at a loud noise, for example |
| 42% | TIPS | 4 | Sign on a jar at a bar |
| 41% | EARLY | 5 | Showing up at 6:00 for a 6:30 date, for example |
| 41% | ODDS | 4 | 6:1 or 7:1, e.g., at a racetrack |
| 40% | TIP | 3 | Money placed in a jar at a coffee shop |
| 40% | MASON | 5 | Type of jar or craftsman at a construction site |
| 40% | EARLY | 5 | At 5 a.m., say |
| 39% | UPSIDEDOWN | 10 | How 25-Across appeared at a 6-Down in 1961 |
| 39% | UPAT | 4 | "I got ___ 6 a.m. today": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ROBERTS | 7 | A M E —, West Indies Test cricketer who took 6-37 against England in Manchester in 1976 |
| 39% | NEWS | 4 | TV staple at 6 p.m. |
| 39% | DRIVE | 5 | With 6-Across, type of window at a fast food restaurant |
| 39% | HRS | 3 | 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., for N.Y. polls |
| 38% | ALARM | 5 | One might be set for 6 a.m. (oof!) |
| 37% | HOGGARD | 7 | M J —, England Test cricketer who took 6-57 against India at Nagpur in 2006 |
| 37% | ATHERTON | 8 | M A —, England Test cricketer who hit 151 against New Zealand at Nottingham in 1990 |
| 37% | ATHERTON | 8 | M A -, England Test cricketer who hit 151 against New Zealand at Nottingham in 1990 |
| 36% | BEVAN | 5 | M G —, Australia Test cricketer who took 6-82 against West Indies at Adelaide in 1997 |