| 100% | ANONYMOUS | 9 | Written when an author is unknown |
| 46% | ANTHONYBOURDAIN | 15 | Author/TV personality who wrote "Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park" |
| 46% | ANON | 4 | "The author is unknown": Abbr. |
| 44% | ETA | 3 | When an EMT is expected |
| 44% | AIRDATE | 7 | When an episode was broadcast |
| 43% | ENDTIME | 7 | When an event will be over |
| 42% | ETA | 3 | When an inbound plane is expected: Abbr. |
| 42% | 0HOUR | 5 | When an attack is scheduled to start |
| 42% | ETA | 3 | When an Grubhub delivery is expected: Abbr. |
| 42% | ETA | 3 | When an Uber driver is expected: Abbr. |
| 42% | PATRIOTSDAY | 11 | When an N.F.L.er is feted? |
| 42% | GAMEDAY | 7 | When an athletic match is scheduled: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ETA | 3 | When an EMT is due at the ER |
| 42% | ETA | 3 | When an Amtrak train is due in: Abbr. |
| 42% | ETA | 3 | When an airplane is due to land: Abbr. |
| 41% | PRELUDE | 7 | When an opera's musical themes may be established |
| 41% | PSEUDONYM | 9 | False name, something an author writes under |
| 40% | ETA | 3 | When an Uber is scheduled to pick you up: Abbr. |
| 40% | ETD | 3 | When an airplane is due to take off, for short |
| 40% | MOMENTOFTRUTH | 13 | When an armistice is signed, as 58-Across would say |
| 40% | ETA | 3 | When an Uber is expected to reach its destination: Abbr. |
| 40% | ETD | 3 | When an airplane is expected to leave the airport: Abbr. |
| 40% | EMISSIONIMPOSSIBLE | 18 | Situation when an exhaust system is completely contained? |
| 40% | DEADLINE | 8 | Time when an assignment is due |
| 40% | ANONYMOUS | 9 | By an unknown author |
| 39% | BYONE | 5 | When an office worker may have to be back from lunch |
| 39% | SPEC | 4 | An article might be written on it |
| 39% | SPEC | 4 | An article may be written on it |
| 39% | ESTRUS | 6 | Stage when an animal is in heat |
| 39% | NOV | 3 | When National Novel Writing Month is: Abbr. |