| 100% | DASHEDOUTTOHEAT | 15 | Message on the locked door of a furnace repair shop? |
| 68% | JUSTHAVINGABYTE | 15 | Message on the locked door of a hacker's basement? |
| 67% | CLOSEDFORLAUNCH | 15 | Message on the locked door of a yacht refitter's office? |
| 67% | OUTGETTINGCHIPS | 15 | Message on the locked door of a computer designer's office? |
| 44% | OPEN | 4 | Sign on the front door of a business |
| 44% | SOS | 3 | Message on the beach of a remote island, maybe |
| 43% | STICKER | 7 | Bumper ___ (printed message on the back of a car) |
| 41% | RATES | 5 | Posting on the back of a hotel room door |
| 39% | SHUTTERED | 9 | Closed the window doors on a shop |
| 38% | MEN | 3 | One of the signs on a bathroom door, for example |
| 38% | PULL | 4 | Word on the front door of the Midvale School for the Gifted, in a famous "Far Side" cartoon |
| 37% | INUSE | 5 | Message on the restroom door, perhaps |
| 36% | HINGEDVICTORY | 13 | Choice of the right door on "Let's Make a Deal"? |
| 35% | OVERLEAF | 8 | On the other side of a page |
| 35% | ALEE | 4 | On the sheltered side of a ship |
| 35% | APORT | 5 | On the left side of a ship |
| 35% | BEACHSIDE | 9 | Of a property on the shore |
| 35% | STOKER | 6 | Tender of a furnace on a train or ship |
| 35% | DUMPED | 6 | On the receiving end of a Dear John letter |
| 35% | UPSTAIRS | 8 | On the second floor of a two-story house |
| 34% | FRITZ | 5 | On the ___ (in need of repair) |
| 34% | EATME | 5 | Message on the "cake car" in the climactic scene of "Animal House" |
| 33% | STAT | 4 | % on the back of a baseball card, say |
| 33% | BEEP | 4 | Sound of a car door locking, usually |
| 33% | HAVINGAFINETIME | 15 | Start of a message on 20-Across |
| 33% | RAP | 3 | Sound of a knock at the door |
| 33% | SCREE | 5 | Detritus on the side of a mountain |
| 33% | RHUMB | 5 | Curve on the surface of a sphere |
| 33% | ANNUITCOEPTIS | 13 | Phrase on the back of a buck |
| 33% | INGODWETRUST | 12 | Phrase on the back of a buck |