| 100% | HOURGLASS | 9 | Timer in the opening sequence of "Days of Our Lives" |
| 54% | MIDJULY | 7 | Time in the dog days of summer |
| 54% | GAG | 3 | Couch ___ (visual humor in the opening sequence of "The Simpsons") |
| 53% | ARE | 3 | "... so ___ the days of our lives" |
| 52% | PARTY | 5 | "___ in the U.S.A," hit song by Miley Cyrus from her album "The Time of Our Lives" |
| 52% | ARE | 3 | Queen's "These ___ the Days of Our Lives" |
| 52% | NOON | 4 | "High" time in the middle of the day |
| 52% | TUTU | 4 | Type of skirt Carrie wears in the opening sequence of "Sex and the City" |
| 52% | WAS | 3 | Word seen 11 times in the opening line of "A Tale of Two Cities" |
| 51% | SUZANNEROGERS | 13 | Actress who joined the cast of "Days of Our Lives" in 1973 and is still appearing as Maggie Horton: 2 wds. |
| 51% | SANDS | 5 | "Like ___ through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives" |
| 50% | JOSHTAYLOR | 10 | Actor who joined the cast of "Days of Our Lives" in 1977 as Chris Kositchek and later started playing Roman Brady: 2 wds. |
| 50% | DEIDREHALL | 10 | Actress who joined the cast of "Days of Our Lives" in 1976 as Dr. Marlena and later started playing Hattie Adams: 2 wds. |
| 49% | EPS | 3 | The Time of Our Lives and She Is Coming, for Miley Cyrus |
| 48% | IREAD | 5 | First words of the Beatles' "A Day in the Life" |
| 47% | IDES | 4 | Day cited in ''The Lives of the Twelve Caesars'' |
| 47% | STALINERA | 9 | Setting for "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" |
| 47% | ULYSSES | 7 | Novel about one day in the life of three Dubliners |
| 47% | IVAN | 4 | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s “One Day in the Life of ___ Denisovich” |
| 46% | DEWIER | 6 | Like grass in the morning, compared to other times of day |
| 46% | IVAN | 4 | "One Day in the Life of ___ Denisovich" (novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn) |
| 44% | MORN | 4 | Poetic time of day … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 44% | ENOS | 4 | Actor John ___ who played an Elvis impersonator in "Days of Our Lives" |
| 44% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The Best Years of Our Lives |
| 44% | CHARLOTTEROSS | 13 | Actress who originated the role of Eve Donovan on "Days of Our Lives" |
| 43% | MARCH | 5 | Fredric —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The Best Years of Our Lives |
| 43% | IDESOF | 6 | Words which could precede the 15th day of March, May, July or October in Roman times |
| 43% | READ | 4 | Actor James who plays Clyde Weston on the still-running "Days of Our Lives" |
| 43% | NEON | 4 | Gas in the opening line of "On Broadway" |
| 43% | HASH | 4 | Something you can buy at any time of day in Frank's Diner down on the corner |