| 100% | RATRACE | 7 | Wearying day-to-day grind: 2 wds. |
| 81% | RATRACE | 7 | Day-to-day grind: 2 wds. |
| 70% | GETBY | 5 | Just survive from day to day: 2 wds. |
| 67% | ITSA | 4 | "___ great day to be alive!": 2 wds. |
| 67% | ITSA | 4 | "___ beautiful day to save lives.": 2 wds. |
| 66% | ANAX | 4 | Have ___ to grind: 2 wds. |
| 66% | ANEW | 4 | "It's ___ day to start afresh": 2 wds. |
| 62% | WISHI | 5 | "___ could go back to the good old days.": 2 wds. |
| 62% | MRC | 3 | Richie's father in "Happy Days," to Fonzie: 2 wds. |
| 62% | ANEAR | 5 | Keep ___ to the ground (2 wds.) |
| 60% | WISHI | 5 | "____ could go back to those innocent days" (expression of regret): 2 wds. |
| 60% | MRC | 3 | Richie's dad to his friends in "Happy Days," affectionately: 2 wds. |
| 60% | BADHAIR | 7 | ___ day (when you might want to wear a hat): 2 wds. |
| 60% | MIGHTYMOUSE | 11 | Rodent superhero who sings "Here I come to save the day!": 2 wds. |
| 59% | ANEAR | 5 | Keep ___ to the ground (try to stay well-informed): 2 wds. |
| 59% | MRSC | 4 | Richie's mom, to his friends on "Happy Days": 2 wds. |
| 59% | EARTO | 5 | Keep an ___ the ground (be alert to what's new): 2 wds. |
| 58% | SKILODGE | 8 | Where to hang out after a day of enjoying snowy slopes: 2 wds. |
| 58% | NOLESS | 6 | "It will take them ___ than 10 days to fix the machine.": 2 wds. |
| 57% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | "A Good Day to Die Hard" actor who stars in 49-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | CARPEDIEM | 9 | Latin phrase often used by a friend to mean "seize the day": 2 wds. |
| 56% | PETESAMPRAS | 11 | Youngest man in tennis's Open Era to win the US Open, at 19 years, 28 days (1990): 2 wds. |
| 55% | ONEA | 4 | ___ day (dosage): 2 wds. |
| 55% | ERNIEWISE | 9 | On New Year's Day in 1985, ___ made Britain's second public mobile phone call, to Vodafone: 2 wds. |
| 54% | SNOWANGEL | 9 | Figure formed on winter days by lying on the ground and moving all four limbs: 2 wds. |
| 54% | OFOLD | 5 | Days ___ (yore): 2 wds. |
| 54% | ATTHAT | 6 | To boot: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ITA | 3 | Call ___ day (stop): 2 wds. |
| 53% | ABIT | 4 | To some degree: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ATALL | 5 | To any extent: 2 wds. |