| 100% | LEAPYEAR | 8 | When February gets an extra day: 2 wds. |
| 73% | LEAP | 4 | The year when February gets an extra day |
| 65% | LEAPYEAR | 8 | It adds an extra day in February: 2 wds. |
| 55% | LEAPYEAR | 8 | Calendar event when February has an extra day |
| 45% | LEAP | 4 | Year with an extra day in February |
| 45% | EFOR | 4 | Get an ___ effort: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LEAPYEAR | 8 | When February 29 occurs: 2 wds. |
| 44% | CANI | 4 | "___ get an 'amen'?": 2 wds. |
| 44% | SIDEB | 5 | What you get when you flip an audio tape: 2 wds. |
| 44% | LEAP | 4 | Kind of year with an extra day in February |
| 43% | TUNEDUP | 7 | Got an auto engine back to specs: 2 wds. |
| 43% | UPA | 3 | "Work ___ sweat" (do an extra rep): 2 wds. |
| 43% | TACKON | 6 | Add later, like an extra charge: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ADDSON | 6 | Builds an extra room, say: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SLEEPIN | 7 | Spend an extra hour snoozing: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LEAPYEAR | 8 | When February 29 is added to the calendar: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LEAP | 4 | Year where February has an extra day, say |
| 40% | ALPACINO | 8 | He got an Oscar for "Scent of a Woman": 2 wds. |
| 40% | AFOR | 4 | Get an ___ effort (2 wds.) |
| 38% | IVOTED | 6 | Phrase on an Election Day sticker: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TAGON | 5 | Add, as an extra (2 wds.) |
| 38% | INOT | 4 | Like a hockey game that needs an extra period to determine a winner: 2 wds. |
| 37% | REDSKELTON | 10 | Comedian who got an Honorary Doctorate (said to be in "Foolology") from Ball State: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ONCUE | 5 | Exactly when prompted, to an actor: 2 wds. |
| 37% | IMBEAT | 6 | "What an exhausting day!" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | BOOGIENIGHTS | 12 | 1997 movie for which 14-Across got an Oscar nomination: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LEAP | 4 | Year with an extra day |
| 36% | BATHTIME | 8 | When a baby gets washed: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LEAP | 4 | Year which has an extra day |
| 36% | FEBRUARY | 8 | It may contain an extra day |