| 98% | BATTERUP | 8 | Umpire's call to someone in the on-deck circle (2 wds.) |
| 55% | BATTERUP | 8 | Call to the on-deck circle |
| 52% | BATTERUP | 8 | Call to someone on deck |
| 50% | NEXT | 4 | In the on-deck circle |
| 50% | DUEUP | 5 | In the on-deck circle |
| 49% | NEXT | 4 | In the on-deck circle, say |
| 49% | NEXT | 4 | In the on-deck circle, in baseball |
| 49% | DUEUP | 5 | In the on-deck circle (2 wds.) |
| 49% | UPNEXT | 6 | In the on-deck circle (2 wds.) |
| 43% | CHANGEENDS | 10 | Tennis umpire's order after odd-numbered games ... and a hint to the two sets of circled letters in each of eight answers |
| 42% | STRIKEONE | 9 | Ump's call, often based on a sequence found in the answers to starred clues |
| 41% | WHATSYOURETA | 12 | Question to someone who's on the way |
| 41% | PUBLICEYE | 9 | In the __; on show to everyone |
| 41% | UPLOADS | 7 | Puts on a server, say ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 41% | LINEONE | 7 | What the first call to a receptionist might come in on |
| 41% | NEXT | 4 | Call to someone at the front of the line |
| 40% | DUEUP | 5 | On deck or in the hole, say |
| 39% | APBS | 4 | Calls to everyone on the beat?: Abbr. |
| 38% | RANG | 4 | Called someone on the phone |
| 38% | APPEAR | 6 | In the US, the last word in the phrase legally required to be on curved passenger's side mirrors |
| 38% | BOON | 4 | Oasis, to someone lost in the desert, say |
| 37% | DINAH | 5 | Someone who's "in the kitchen" in "I've Been Working on the Railroad" |
| 37% | MANSPREADS | 10 | Crowds one's seatmates, in a way ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 37% | ESCAPEACT | 9 | Houdini’s signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 37% | BATTERUP | 8 | Umpire's call to play ball: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BEAT | 4 | ___ someone to the punch, phrase that originated in boxing that means to anticipate someone's actions |
| 36% | IMNOTHERE | 9 | Message whispered to someone on the phone with an obnoxious caller |
| 36% | BTEN | 4 | Apt bingo call to lose on, by the sound of it? |
| 36% | TOUCHBASE | 9 | To renew contact with someone, check in on them |
| 36% | HOGDAYSOFSUMMER | 15 | When to slop in the mud on the farm? |