| 100% | LEAPSECOND | 10 | Small adjustment last made on December 31, 2016 due to the day getting longer |
| 29% | SLEEPINGIN | 10 | Getting a late start on the day |
| 28% | ELEVATORMUSIC | 13 | Tunes that might make you want to get out on the floor? |
| 26% | GUN | 3 | Why did the sprinter get disqualified on Leap Day? "He tried to jump the ___" |
| 26% | FINETUNES | 9 | Makes small adjustments to |
| 26% | TWEAK | 5 | Make small adjustments to |
| 26% | FINETUNE | 8 | Make small adjustments to |
| 25% | UPDATE | 6 | To brief on the latest |
| 25% | ODE | 3 | "___ to the Women on Long Island" (Olivia Gatwood poem) |
| 25% | PROLONG | 7 | To make a thing last longer |
| 25% | ANNOY | 5 | Get on the last nerve of |
| 25% | VOW | 3 | Promise made on your wedding day to your spouse |
| 25% | SHORTER | 7 | In autumn, nights get longer, days start to get __ |
| 25% | LOSING | 6 | Getting defeated is long in the making |
| 25% | WRONGFOOT | 9 | To get off on the __ __ (incorrect limb) |
| 25% | MONACO | 6 | Sovereign city-state where the couple must stick a note on the door of the Town Hall for 10 days to get married |
| 24% | SNOWBOARD | 9 | Get on this to glide on the snow |
| 24% | RIGHTFOOT | 9 | Get off on the __; make a successful start |
| 24% | DARTABOARD | 10 | Rush to get on the train? |
| 24% | PRIMARY | 7 | Election to get on the ballot |
| 24% | LITTERBOX | 9 | Where to get the latest poop? |
| 24% | TRIPLETS | 8 | Three children born to the same mother on the same day |
| 24% | DYE | 3 | Green additive to the Chicago River on St. Patrick's Day |
| 24% | START | 5 | Get the show on the road, so to speak |
| 24% | THREE | 5 | Long shot to make in the N.B.A. |
| 24% | ARBOR | 5 | ___ Day, celebration on the last Friday in April |
| 24% | EKE | 3 | Consume slowly to make something last longer |
| 24% | STEINSALE | 9 | *Bargain on the last day of Oktoberfest? |
| 24% | TAILOR | 6 | One always making adjustments on the job? |
| 24% | SETTLER | 7 | Pioneer to get comfortable on the right |