| 100% | NEONSIGNS | 9 | They glow in some tavern windows: 2 wds. |
| 43% | AMI | 3 | "___ in some kind of trouble?": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ECOLI | 5 | Bacteria in some uncooked food: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 42% | ALA | 3 | French phrase in some recipes: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SORTOF | 6 | In some way (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ONEDAY | 6 | Some time in the future: 2 wds. |
| 37% | EVILTWIN | 8 | Identical antagonist in some fiction (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ADASH | 5 | Unspecific amount in some recipes (2 wds.) |
| 36% | AIRRIFLE | 8 | Gun used in some Olympic shooting events (2 wds.) |
| 36% | APTNO | 5 | Info in some mailing addresses, for short (2 wds.) |
| 36% | FORRENT | 7 | Sign in a vacant apartment window: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ECOLI | 5 | Bacteria in some food recalls (2 wds.) |
| 35% | SODACANS | 8 | Inventory in some vending machines (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BASSSAX | 7 | Instrument in some jazz combos (2 wds.) |
| 35% | LEMONOIL | 8 | Ingredient in some furniture polishes (2 wds.) |
| 35% | OLIVEBAR | 8 | Amenity with antipasto elements in some high-end supermarkets (2 wds.) |
| 35% | JOHNCARPENTER | 13 | Actor Kurt Russell's director in some of his most notable works including 16a, "The Thing" and "Elvis": 2 wds. |
| 35% | UBEREATS | 8 | App advertised in many restaurant windows (2 wds.) |
| 35% | PINECONE | 8 | Woodsy piece in some holiday crafts (2 wds.) |
| 35% | NEON | 4 | Gas that glows in some diner signs |
| 35% | ABIT | 4 | In ___ (after some time): 2 wds. |
| 34% | OFASORT | 7 | In some ways but not entirely: 3 wds. |
| 34% | ACADEMYAWARDS | 13 | Seth MacFarlane hosted them in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NEON | 4 | Gas in some glowing signs |
| 33% | ISIN | 4 | "The Doctor ___" (Lucy's sign in some "Peanuts" cartoons) (2 wds.) |
| 32% | NEONSIGN | 8 | Bright, gas-filled item in a bar window: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NEONGAS | 7 | Substance in many glowing signs (2 wds.) |
| 32% | SLATS | 5 | Thin wooden strips in some window blinds |
| 32% | ACS | 3 | Some are in windows: Abbr. |
| 32% | OPENLATE | 8 | Sign in a tavern window |