| 100% | THY | 3 | "I am the Lord ___ God" (First Commandment words) |
| 60% | DECALOGUE | 9 | It begins, "I am the Lord thy God" |
| 52% | NEWSFLASH | 9 | "Hey, let me be the first to tell you ..." |
| 51% | STUART | 6 | James I was the first king of this royal dynasty |
| 48% | LET | 3 | God's first word on the first day |
| 48% | OURFATHER | 9 | First two words of the Lord's Prayer |
| 48% | NOTRE | 5 | First word in the French Lord's Prayer |
| 48% | THOU | 4 | First word in most of the Ten Commandments |
| 46% | MEMORIES | 8 | First word of the Barbra Streisand song "The Way We Were" |
| 46% | YOU | 3 | Word pronounced the same when its first two letters are removed |
| 46% | HELEN | 5 | I was the first deaf-blind person to earn a B.A. degree and I campaigned for women's rights |
| 46% | JANUS | 5 | Roman god for whom the first month is named |
| 46% | OUR | 3 | First word of the Lord's Prayer |
| 46% | OUR | 3 | First word in the Lord's prayer |
| 45% | OATH | 4 | One might end with the words "... so help me God" |
| 45% | ACTS | 4 | Where the word "Christian" is first used in the Bible |
| 45% | CAPTAINAHAB | 11 | His last words were "Thus, I give up the spear!" |
| 45% | FACEBOOKBUTTONS | 15 | What the first words in 17-, 29- and 48-Across are |
| 44% | NOTRE | 5 | First word of the Lord's Prayer in French |
| 44% | GOREVIDALNOVELS | 15 | What the first words of eight long answers in this puzzle are |
| 44% | AHAB | 4 | Literary captain whose last words are "Thus, I give up the spear!" |
| 43% | GREEN | 5 | I am the color of mistletoe |
| 43% | AYE | 3 | Word that becomes its own synonym when its first letter is moved to the end |
| 43% | RINGLEADERS | 11 | Crime bosses, or what the first words of the starred answers can be |
| 43% | HERBGARDEN | 10 | Where the first words of 17-, 26- and 47-Across may be found |
| 43% | NERO | 4 | His dying words were "What an artist the world is losing in me!" |
| 43% | NERO | 4 | His last words were "What an artist the world is losing in me!" |
| 43% | NERO | 4 | His last words were, “What an artist the world is losing in me!” |
| 43% | KORAN | 5 | Whence the line "God sufficeth me: there is no God but He" |