| 100% | ALARM | 5 | One might be set before an early flight |
| 51% | ERA | 3 | An earlier one may be recalled |
| 47% | DATE | 4 | One may be set up on one |
| 47% | URHAMLET | 8 | Play that may be an early version of a Shakespeare tragedy set in Denmark |
| 46% | ALARM | 5 | One might be set for 6:00 a.m. |
| 46% | ALARM | 5 | One might be set for 6 a.m. (oof!) |
| 45% | PAWN | 4 | One may be placed before a king |
| 45% | KNEE | 4 | One may be taken before a proposal |
| 44% | POSTAGESTAMP | 12 | One might be licked and put on an envelope |
| 44% | ODE | 3 | One might be written to an idol |
| 44% | ROPE | 4 | One might be tied to an anchor |
| 44% | STEM | 4 | One might be cut at an angle |
| 43% | TIMER | 5 | A light may be set on one |
| 43% | FORGER | 6 | One may be exposed by an expert |
| 43% | PENCIL | 6 | One may be seen behind an ear |
| 43% | POLL | 4 | One might be the subject of an election news story |
| 43% | PIN | 3 | One may be found at the end of an alley |
| 43% | CAMPER | 6 | One may be roasting on an open fire |
| 43% | LINK | 4 | One may be sent in an e-mail |
| 42% | ENT | 3 | Doc one might be referred to by an audiologist |
| 42% | RISER | 5 | An early one gets up before sunrise |
| 42% | DENT | 4 | One might warrant an "As is" label |
| 42% | HORN | 4 | It may be heard before an accident |
| 42% | SHEET | 5 | One might be worn to an Anything But Clothes party |
| 42% | ICEBAG | 6 | One might be wrapped around an athlete's aching knee |
| 41% | EYEMASK | 7 | One might be found next to a neck pillow in an airport shop |
| 41% | TIMER | 5 | Siri might be asked to set one |
| 41% | BIDE | 4 | It may be before one's time |
| 41% | RISER | 5 | Early ___ (one who might be up before the sun) |
| 41% | ONLINE | 6 | Where one might be represented by an avatar |