| 100% | ONEAM | 5 | What the ringing of two bells might signal on a ship |
| 45% | AGE | 3 | What the number of candles on a cake may represent |
| 44% | AGE | 3 | What the number of candles on a birthday cake might represent |
| 44% | MARKETOPENING | 13 | What ringing a certain bell signals, and a hint to the first words of this puzzle's movie titles |
| 42% | AGE | 3 | What the rings of a tree indicate |
| 42% | AGE | 3 | What the rings of a tree suggest? |
| 40% | AGE | 3 | What the rings signify on a tree |
| 38% | ALLEY | 5 | What the back of a store might open onto |
| 38% | AGE | 3 | What the number of candles on a cake signify |
| 38% | EATALLCOSTS | 11 | What the backer of a failing business may do? |
| 37% | ANGER | 5 | What smoke coming out of the ears may signal in a cartoon |
| 37% | ROPE | 4 | What the sides of a wrestling ring are made from |
| 37% | AGE | 3 | What the number of candles on a birthday cake represents |
| 37% | DECK | 4 | What a sailor might swab on a ship |
| 37% | LINEONE | 7 | What the first call to a receptionist might come in on |
| 37% | ACORN | 5 | One of two on the back of a dime |
| 36% | SWELL | 5 | What the music might do at the emotional climax of a movie |
| 36% | YES | 3 | What a nod of the head might indicate |
| 36% | COMA | 4 | What a conk on the head may produce |
| 36% | AGE | 3 | What the number of spots on a ladybug represents, in a common misconception |
| 36% | RAIN | 4 | On a spring night, you may hear the pitter-patter of this shower |
| 36% | UPSTAIRS | 8 | On the second floor of a two-story house |
| 36% | NAPE | 4 | The clasp of a necklace may sit on it |
| 35% | BURP | 4 | What a baby might do when patted on the back |
| 35% | TELLY | 5 | What a good ol' chap might watch the Beeb on |
| 35% | RABBIT | 6 | What a magician might pull out of the [circled letters] |
| 35% | IPASS | 5 | What a player may mean by knocking on the table |
| 35% | STAR | 4 | What a celebrity gets on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 35% | ICE | 3 | On a spring night, you may hear the distant jingle of the retreating ___ cream truck |
| 35% | REARTIRE | 8 | What's on the back wheel of a bike: 2 wds. |