| 100% | PAGED | 5 | Summoned to a gate at the airport |
| 56% | FEE | 3 | Cost to check a bag at the airport |
| 49% | DELAY | 5 | Bit of a holdup at the airport |
| 49% | CAB | 3 | One in a line at the airport |
| 48% | WHOISIT | 7 | Answer to a knock at the door |
| 48% | INOROUT | 7 | Words to a pet at the door |
| 48% | INOROUT | 7 | Question to a pet at the door |
| 47% | OTB | 3 | Alternative to a day at the races?: Abbr. |
| 47% | WOOF | 4 | Response to a knock at the door, perhaps |
| 47% | ARMREST | 7 | At the end of a sofa, to lean on |
| 47% | IDO | 3 | Answer to a question at the altar: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MAP | 3 | Help at the entrance to a mall |
| 46% | GATEHOUSE | 9 | Lodge at the entrance to a castle |
| 46% | SHOES | 5 | Collection at the entrance to a mosque |
| 46% | TAXI | 4 | Move from the airport gate to the runway |
| 46% | BOULDER | 7 | Obstruction at the entrance to a cave, maybe |
| 46% | PLAYLISZT | 9 | Command to a Hungarian composer at the piano? |
| 46% | MAT | 3 | Welcome ___ (item at the entrance to a home) |
| 46% | WHODAT | 6 | Slangy response to a knock at the door |
| 45% | LORRIE | 6 | Moore who wrote "A Gate at the Stairs" |
| 44% | TAXI | 4 | One waiting in a line at the airport |
| 44% | BAG | 3 | Something to check at the airport |
| 44% | NEXT | 4 | What one at the head of a line likes to hear |
| 44% | GARNISHES | 9 | Herbs added at the end to make a dish look nice |
| 44% | ABEAM | 5 | At right angles to the length of a ship |
| 44% | HALFWAYUP | 9 | At a central point en route to the top |
| 44% | BOOTH | 5 | Alternative to the counter at a diner |
| 43% | TWODRINKMAX | 11 | Limit at the bar, and a hint to the answers with circles |
| 43% | ETC | 3 | Word used at the end, to suggest a complete list, for short |
| 43% | BOOTSTRAP | 9 | Loop at the back of a shoe, used to pull it on |