| 100% | CLUE | 4 | One may be left at the scene of a crime |
| 86% | DNA | 3 | Something that might be left at the scene of a crime |
| 61% | PRINT | 5 | It may be left at a crime scene |
| 57% | WITNESS | 7 | Someone present at the scene of a crime |
| 54% | PIN | 3 | One may be found at the end of an alley |
| 53% | HELPLINE | 8 | A counselor may be at the end of one |
| 53% | ALIBI | 5 | Claim that one was somewhere else at the time of a crime |
| 53% | LOUDSPEAKER | 11 | One may be put in the corner of a classroom |
| 52% | OVATION | 7 | It may be standing at the end of a concert |
| 52% | EXAM | 4 | It might be given at the end of a unit |
| 51% | MIC | 3 | It may be dropped at the end of a triumphant performance |
| 49% | SLAYINGSLOW | 11 | What Buffy might be doing at the end of a long, hard night? |
| 48% | DIVA | 4 | One who might receive roses at the end of a performance |
| 47% | ADE | 3 | It may be at the end of a block |
| 47% | TODO | 4 | It might be at the top of a list |
| 47% | GARLIC | 6 | ___ bread, appetizer that might be ordered at the start of a meal |
| 47% | PIN | 3 | One often left standing at the end of a lane |
| 47% | FLED | 4 | Skedaddled, as from the scene of a crime |
| 46% | ARENA | 5 | A court may be in the middle of one |
| 46% | SHOEPRINT | 9 | One might be left in the dust |
| 46% | NOTE | 4 | One might be left on a fridge |
| 46% | MIC | 3 | One may be open at the bar |
| 46% | MELON | 5 | One might be thumped at the market |
| 46% | BRACTS | 6 | Leaves at the base of a flower |
| 46% | POT | 3 | What may be at stake as a result of the ruling at 37-Across |
| 46% | FLAG | 4 | A checkered one is waved at the end of an auto race |
| 46% | ORIG | 4 | One may be left in a copier: Abbr. |
| 46% | TEA | 3 | Leaves at the bottom of a brewed drink |
| 45% | LINT | 4 | Fuzz that might be at the bottom of a jeans pocket |
| 45% | NOOSE | 5 | It may be at the end of one's rope |