| 100% | THE | 3 | Word unlikely to end a sentence |
| 63% | PAROLEHEARING | 13 | Quick way to end a sentence? |
| 59% | FULLSTOP | 8 | Dot to end a sentence, a period to Americans |
| 57% | AMEN | 4 | Word used to end a prayer or express agreement |
| 57% | AMEN | 4 | Word to end a prayer |
| 56% | GIN | 3 | Word to end a card game |
| 56% | BYE | 3 | Word to end a phone conversation |
| 54% | ETC | 3 | Abbr. unlikely to start of a sentence |
| 51% | SUFFIX | 6 | Ending added to a word, e.g. -tion, -ing |
| 48% | SUFFIX | 6 | Letters added to a word's end, opposite of prefix |
| 47% | INBED | 5 | Words sometimes added to the end of a fortune cookie fortune for humorous effect |
| 46% | IRE | 3 | Word for "anger" that becomes a country's name when "land" is added to the end |
| 46% | PAROLE | 6 | It might end a sentence |
| 45% | RAISEEMUP | 9 | Words before a toast, and what you can do to the ends of the starred answers |
| 45% | AMEN | 4 | How to end a prayer |
| 45% | SYNTAX | 6 | Order of words to form a meaningful sentence |
| 45% | IMONYOURSIDE | 12 | Words of full support, or a hint to the ends of 20-, 27-, 35- and 48-Across |
| 45% | THATSTHAT | 9 | Statement meant to end a conversation |
| 45% | RAINMEN | 7 | Ones working to end a drought |
| 45% | PARADEFORRAIN | 13 | March meant to end a drought? |
| 45% | IRISOUT | 7 | Cartoonish way to end a scene |
| 44% | MIC | 3 | ___ drop (gesture to end a great performance) |
| 44% | SINCERELY | 9 | Yours __; formal way to end a letter |
| 44% | THATSTHETICKET | 14 | "Exactly!" ... and a hint to where 20-, 36- and 43-Across' ending words may be found |
| 44% | INERRANT | 8 | Unlikely to make a mistake |
| 44% | MEEK | 4 | Unlikely to raise a ruckus |
| 44% | COLORBLIND | 10 | Unlikely to become a decorator |
| 44% | CALM | 4 | Unlikely to blow a gasket |
| 43% | IDO | 3 | Words exchanged at a wedding to end bachelorhood: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SPURT | 5 | Good thing to end a close race with |