| 100% | INDOLENT | 8 | Told nine to work when slack |
| 47% | DAYS | 4 | When nine-to-fivers work |
| 44% | JOB | 3 | Nine to five work, say |
| 42% | TRAFFIC | 7 | It makes people late to work when it gets heavy |
| 40% | FIVE | 4 | Nine-to-___, phrase referring to regular work hours |
| 40% | ACTI | 4 | When Caesar is told to beware |
| 37% | ACTI | 4 | When Caesar is told to "Beware the ides of March" |
| 37% | PAW | 3 | What a dog lifts when told to "Shake!" |
| 36% | FRIEDEGGS | 9 | What a cook makes when told to "flop two" |
| 35% | ETAS | 4 | Postings that tell when flights are expected to land (Abbr.) |
| 35% | DRUM | 4 | What to do when told to ''beat it!'' |
| 35% | NINEAQUARTER | 12 | When many people get to work |
| 35% | STARTDATES | 10 | When new hirees report to work |
| 35% | ATTHELASTMINUTE | 15 | When a procrastinator gets to work |
| 35% | ATDAWN | 6 | When some farmers start to work |
| 35% | FRIEDEGGS | 9 | What a short-order cook makes when told to “flop two” |
| 35% | DRAWINGBOARD | 12 | *Something to go back to when things aren't working out |
| 34% | ONEPM | 5 | When to get back to work, perhaps |
| 34% | SHIFT | 5 | Nine-to-five work period, e.g. |
| 34% | COMEA | 5 | "There will ___ time when you have to tell the truth": 2 wds. |
| 33% | YESMOM | 6 | When you're ten and told to behave, most just stop, look sheepish and say "___" |
| 33% | HIND | 4 | Stand on its ___ legs (what a dog might do when told to "beg") |
| 33% | ODE | 3 | To work? |
| 33% | ATONE | 5 | When many office workers return to work |
| 32% | SQUAREONE | 9 | Go back to here when a plan doesn't work |
| 32% | CONTRACT | 8 | Document signed when agreeing to work for someone |
| 32% | ETA | 3 | Information that will tell you when a flight is due to land, for example: Abbr |
| 32% | ODDS | 4 | Nine to five, maybe |
| 31% | RISE | 4 | What a bailiff tells people to do when the judge enters |
| 31% | ARM | 3 | ___ day (when to work out biceps and triceps) |