| 100% | CAPTURETHEFLAG | 14 | Sign outside a Stratego tournament? |
| 74% | SITFORASPELL | 12 | Sign outside a Scrabble tournament? |
| 74% | CONNECTTHEDOTS | 14 | Sign outside a dominoes tournament? |
| 74% | DONTSAYAWORD | 12 | Sign outside a Taboo tournament? |
| 58% | OPEN | 4 | Sign outside a store |
| 57% | SRO | 3 | Sign outside a hit show |
| 57% | STOP | 4 | Sign outside a post office |
| 57% | NORESTROOMFORTHEWICKED | 22 | Sign outside a church lavatory? |
| 57% | ONAIR | 5 | Sign outside a recording studio |
| 56% | SRO | 3 | Sign outside a sold-out show |
| 55% | ONAIR | 5 | Sign outside a radio booth (2 wds.) |
| 55% | FOR | 3 | ___ rent, sign outside a house |
| 54% | ONAIR | 5 | Sign outside a studio in use: 2 wds. |
| 54% | WECARD | 6 | Sign outside a bar directed at teenagers, perhaps |
| 52% | ONAIR | 5 | Lighted sign outside a broadcasting booth: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ATMINSIDE | 9 | Sign outside a store that indicates you can get bread there? |
| 50% | ONAIR | 5 | Lit-up sign outside a radio station booth: 2 wds. |
| 50% | OPEN | 4 | "Come in we're ___" (welcoming sign outside a cafe, perhaps) |
| 48% | ENTER | 5 | Sign up for, as a tournament |
| 47% | EXIT | 4 | Sign over a door that leads outside |
| 46% | OPENFORBUSINESS | 15 | *Sign outside a new store |
| 45% | OPENFORBUSINESS | 15 | Sign outside a new store, or what the first words of 18-, 24-, 52-, and 59-Across can do? |
| 44% | ENTRY | 5 | "No ___" (sign outside a restricted area) |
| 42% | QUIET | 5 | Sign word at a PGA tournament |
| 42% | ENTER | 5 | "___ at your own risk" (sign outside a restricted area) |
| 41% | ENTER | 5 | "___ at your own risk" (sign outside a dangerous cave, maybe) |
| 38% | OPENLATE | 8 | Sign outside some diners |
| 36% | ENSILE | 6 | Store outside a city? |
| 36% | SCALPER | 7 | Hustler outside a theater |
| 36% | LIMOS | 5 | Line outside a gala |