| 100% | GLINKA | 6 | "A Life for the Tsar" composer |
| 82% | GLINKA | 6 | Mikhail —, Russian composer of operas A Life for the Tsar and Ruslan and Lyudmila |
| 80% | GLINKA | 6 | Mikhail —, Russian composer of the operas A Life for the Tsar and Ruslan and Lyudmila |
| 80% | IVAN | 4 | "A Life for the Tsar" hero Susanin |
| 78% | GLINKA | 6 | "A Life for the Czar" composer |
| 61% | TSAR | 4 | "A Life for the ___" (Mikhail Glinka opera) |
| 61% | TSAR | 4 | “A Life for the ___” (Mikhail Glinka opera) |
| 60% | WARRANTY | 8 | Manufacturer's promise for the life of a product |
| 60% | HOW | 3 | "___ to Save a Life" (2006 hit for the Fray) |
| 58% | LIFESPAN | 8 | The length of time for which a person lives |
| 57% | COUPLEPORTER | 12 | Find a spouse for the composer of “Kiss Me, Kate"? |
| 56% | TOOHOTTOHANDEL | 14 | Like the dog days of summer, for a composer? |
| 54% | MIA | 3 | "Go for the Goal: A Champion's Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life" author Hamm |
| 53% | EXISTENTIALDRE | 14 | Good title for a reflective book on the life of a rap Dr.? |
| 51% | GOTOHEAVEN | 10 | Be rewarded for a pious life, as the devout believe |
| 50% | NYMAN | 5 | Michael —, composer whose works include 1986 opera The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat |
| 50% | REQUIEM | 7 | A mass for the dead |
| 50% | LUCIFER | 7 | A match for the devil |
| 50% | NOOSE | 5 | End of a rope for someone at the end of their life |
| 50% | MARTYR | 6 | Person who sacrifices their life for the country |
| 50% | RAVEL | 5 | "Concerto for the Left Hand" composer |
| 50% | COPLAND | 7 | "Fanfare for the Common Man" composer |
| 50% | HANDEL | 6 | "Music for the Royal Fireworks" composer |
| 50% | RAVEL | 5 | ''Concerto for the Left Hand'' composer |
| 49% | OBIT | 4 | Celebration of a life, for short |
| 49% | BIO | 3 | Story of a life, for short |
| 49% | TIP | 3 | A dollar for the valet, say |
| 49% | TUTTI | 5 | For the full band, on a score |
| 49% | TRASHCAN | 8 | A container for the disposal of garbage |
| 49% | TOTERM | 6 | For the full length of a pregnancy |