| 100% | DEADLINES | 9 | Latest times for pieces of work to be submitted |
| 54% | TASKS | 5 | Pieces of work to be done |
| 46% | ALOHAFRIDAY | 11 | Time for Hawaiians to be laid-back at work |
| 45% | QUIT | 4 | Storm out of work for the last time |
| 42% | TASK | 4 | Bit of work to be done |
| 40% | LEY | 3 | Piece of land to be grassed |
| 40% | SLAT | 4 | Last shape for piece of wood |
| 38% | EPIC | 4 | To be remembered for all time |
| 38% | CREDIT | 6 | Type of card for payments to be repaid later |
| 38% | HAMLET | 6 | "What a piece of work is a man" speaker |
| 38% | NOON | 4 | Time for both hands to be up |
| 38% | AGESIX | 6 | Time for kids to be in school |
| 38% | ESSE | 4 | To be, for students of 17-Across |
| 37% | BEDS | 4 | Pieces of furniture that need to be "made" |
| 37% | EPIC | 4 | To be remembered for a very long time |
| 37% | RAG | 3 | Piece of cloth that might be used for cleaning |
| 37% | DESK | 4 | Piece of furniture for a student to sit at |
| 37% | BLACK | 5 | Santa appears to be running late, maybe we should look for some signs of him? (1/4) Keep an eye out for his shiny ___ boots |
| 36% | TAILGATE | 8 | Game day is here! Time to head to the parking lot for your first ___ party (involving the trunk of your car) |
| 36% | SHINGLE | 7 | Piece of material that may be used to cover roofs |
| 36% | BED | 3 | Piece of furniture for which a specific room is named |
| 36% | GMAIL | 5 | It allows messages to be “snoozed” for later |
| 36% | HAIR | 4 | "Easy to Be Hard" musical of the late 1960s |
| 36% | USSR | 4 | Georgia used to be part of it, for short |
| 36% | EMPLOYED | 8 | Was hired to work for a company |
| 35% | DESKS | 5 | Piece of furniture used to write or do other work on: Plural |
| 35% | SOFA | 4 | Piece of furniture whose cushions could be used to build a fort |
| 35% | COUCH | 5 | Piece of furniture that might be difficult to maneuver up a staircase |
| 35% | ONEPM | 5 | Time to get back to work, for many |
| 35% | MON | 3 | Time to get back to work, for short |