| 100% | HOTSUMMERDAYS | 13 | Sun-filled times in July and August |
| 64% | LEOS | 4 | Some people born in July and August |
| 52% | SUMMERED | 8 | Spent July and August (in) |
| 48% | LEO | 3 | Zodiac sign that spans July and August |
| 46% | SUMMERINTERNS | 13 | Helpers for July and August |
| 46% | SUMMERWEEKEND | 13 | Getaway time in July, say |
| 45% | OFFSEASON | 9 | July and August for the NBA and NHL |
| 45% | DAY | 3 | Time in the sun |
| 44% | LEO | 3 | Zodiac sign covering parts of July and August |
| 42% | ROMAN | 5 | Like the figures for whom July and August are named |
| 41% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird believed in Roman and medieval times, to be able to look directly into the sun |
| 41% | TANS | 4 | Spends some time in the sun, maybe |
| 41% | SQS | 3 | Times and Herald, in NYC |
| 41% | VAMP | 4 | Fill in time on stage |
| 40% | PALER | 5 | Having spent less time in the sun, say |
| 39% | BAO | 3 | Filled and steamed bun, in Chinese cuisine |
| 39% | ETS | 3 | And many times in France? |
| 39% | LEO | 3 | What the sun enters in August |
| 39% | ENCHILADA | 9 | Food filled and drenched in sauce |
| 38% | DATES | 5 | July 24 and August 1, for example |
| 38% | STATIONS | 8 | Times Square and Columbus Circle, in New York City |
| 38% | TAN | 3 | Sit in the sun and get darker |
| 38% | YEAR | 4 | One round around the sun, in time |
| 38% | DAYANDNIGHT | 11 | All the time in light and dark |
| 38% | PORTALS | 7 | Create these doorways in time and space |
| 38% | REEVE | 5 | Christopher of "Somewhere in Time" and "Superman" |
| 37% | ONCE | 4 | "___ Upon a Time in Hollywood," movie starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie |
| 37% | LEO | 3 | Anyone born in late July or early August |
| 37% | WNBA | 4 | The Sun and Mercury are in it: Abbr. |
| 37% | GAS | 3 | What the sun and Sunoco have in common |