| 100% | PRIZE | 5 | What may be on the line in a competition |
| 56% | MARCH | 5 | What ants do in a line, which is also the third month on the calendar? |
| 55% | ASL | 3 | What might be seen in the corner of a TV screen: Abbr. |
| 54% | SPIRE | 5 | What may be on the horizon? |
| 53% | SIGNATURE | 9 | What one puts on the dotted line, in a contract |
| 53% | USATODAY | 8 | It may be found in a box on the street |
| 53% | END | 3 | One may be on the line |
| 53% | HOOK | 4 | It may be on the line |
| 53% | LURE | 4 | It may be on the line |
| 53% | PEG | 3 | She may be on the line |
| 53% | WASH | 4 | It might be on the line |
| 52% | ESE | 3 | What might be on the tip of the tongue? |
| 52% | CONGA | 5 | What people in a line may be doing |
| 52% | ACTOR | 5 | Person whose focus may be on the line |
| 51% | LINEONE | 7 | What the first call to a receptionist might come in on |
| 50% | DRY | 3 | Put on the line, in a way |
| 50% | SURFS | 5 | Is on the board, in a way |
| 49% | AMERICA | 7 | (3/7)...after ["Coming to ___"] 1988 rom-com starring Eddie Murphy...or what may be the third sentence in a romantic story |
| 49% | MET | 3 | (2/7)["When Harry ___ Sally"] 1989 rom-com starring Meg Ryan...or what may be the second sentence in a romantic story |
| 49% | GRANOLA | 7 | What may be in a breakfast bar |
| 49% | TIMECAPSULE | 11 | What may be kept in a cornerstone |
| 49% | ORE | 3 | What might be grabbed in a rush |
| 49% | SARI | 4 | What might be tucked in a petticoat |
| 48% | ISLE | 4 | What may be pictured on a 59-Across |
| 48% | COLDWATER | 9 | What may be poured on a bad idea |
| 48% | ENTOURAGE | 9 | What may be in a star's orbit |
| 48% | ARIA | 4 | What might be a strain in a theater? |
| 48% | IRONFIST | 8 | What might be found in a velvet glove |
| 48% | NEIGH | 5 | What might be said in a horse voice? |
| 48% | LOOT | 4 | What might be taken away in a getaway |