| 100% | VDAY | 4 | When fighting ends, in short |
| 51% | OTS | 3 | Some games end in them, for short |
| 51% | ONEAM | 5 | When "SNL" ends in NYC |
| 50% | WWI | 3 | Major conflict that ended in 1918, for short |
| 50% | IDOL | 4 | Competitive singing show ending in 2016, for short |
| 50% | ADVS | 4 | Many words that end in "ly", for short |
| 50% | OTS | 3 | They may end in "golden goals," for short |
| 49% | ETAS | 4 | When flights are due in, for short |
| 49% | ETAS | 4 | When planes are due in, for short |
| 49% | TOSHOVE | 7 | When push comes __, in the end |
| 48% | TUT | 3 | Royal whose rule ended in his late teens, for short |
| 48% | ETA | 3 | When the pilot is due in, for short |
| 48% | ETA | 3 | When a plane is due in, for short |
| 48% | ETA | 3 | When a flight is due in, for short |
| 47% | WSOP | 4 | Event ending in a no-limit hold'em game, for short |
| 47% | MMA | 3 | Type of fighting in UFC, for short |
| 47% | TKO | 3 | Ending of boxing's "Thrilla in Manila," for short |
| 47% | TDS | 3 | Scores in the end zone, for short |
| 45% | LTR | 3 | What you might write when in "love," for short |
| 45% | COMBAT | 6 | RPG heroes engage in this when they fight monsters |
| 45% | ONEAM | 5 | When "S.N.L." ends, in most places |
| 45% | ONE | 3 | Time when "SNL" ends, in the Eastern and Pacific time zones |
| 44% | DONOTPASSGOAL | 13 | Stop proceeding in the maze when you reach the end? |
| 43% | SYNC | 4 | When something is in the same rhythm as another, for short |
| 42% | AUG | 3 | Month in 2021 when Microsoft pulled the plug on Internet Explorer (for short) |
| 42% | MON | 3 | Day when it's hard to wake up in the morning, for short |
| 42% | ONEAM | 5 | When "Saturday Night Live" ends, in the Eastern time zone: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BRIEFLY | 7 | In short |
| 41% | BRIEF | 5 | In short |
| 41% | ATIE | 4 | End in ___ |