| 100% | BEACON | 6 | Light for warning or guiding |
| 52% | MIS | 3 | Prefix for givings or guided |
| 51% | SOAPOPERA | 9 | “Guiding Light” or “As the World Turns,” for example |
| 49% | ROADMAP | 7 | Plan or guide for future actions |
| 48% | MENTOR | 6 | Experienced adviser or guide for an individual |
| 47% | NEED | 4 | Light or water, for a plant |
| 46% | BEACON | 6 | Guiding light for ships, like a lighthouse |
| 46% | BEACON | 6 | Light or signal used to guide shipping |
| 46% | SINEWAVE | 8 | Pattern for light or sound |
| 46% | ENS | 3 | Suffix for light or dark |
| 46% | MIS | 3 | Prefix for guided or conduct |
| 45% | MINDTHEGAP | 10 | Tube warning ... or an apt title for this puzzle? |
| 44% | BEER | 4 | Bud Light or Bass Ale, for example |
| 44% | FORE | 4 | Prefix for tell or warn |
| 44% | BEACON | 6 | A guiding signal, usually a light or fire |
| 43% | EAVE | 4 | Spot for icicles or icicle lights |
| 42% | GANTRY | 6 | Support framework for lighting on a film or TV set |
| 41% | BIC | 3 | Brand name for writing or lighting |
| 41% | MIS | 3 | Prefix for "conduct" or "guided" |
| 41% | VOILE | 5 | Light semi-transparent silk, rayon or cotton fabric used for dresses and scarves |
| 41% | ONANDOFF | 8 | Intermittently, or the two positions for a light switch: 3 wds. |
| 41% | TEMPURA | 7 | Light Japanese batter for vegetables or prawns |
| 40% | DONTTAKETHEBAIT | 15 | Warning for easily provoked types ... or for the answers to the six starred clues? |
| 40% | VOILE | 5 | Light semi-transparent fabric of silk, rayon or cotton used for dresses and scarves |
| 40% | VOILE | 5 | Light, semi-transparent fabric of silk, rayon or cotton used for dresses and scarves |
| 39% | ALARMS | 6 | Loud noises or flashing lights that warn or alert |
| 39% | SEERSUCKER | 10 | Light cotton or linen fabric whose name derives from the Persian words for milk and sugar |
| 38% | TIPOFF | 6 | Warning or hint |
| 38% | MOON | 4 | Light for serenaders |
| 38% | OILLAMP | 7 | Light for Aladdin |