| 100% | WAS | 3 | "It ___ the best of times ..." |
| 100% | WAS | 3 | "It ___ the best of times . . ." |
| 93% | OPENINGSENTENCE | 15 | "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ...," e.g. |
| 88% | HEYDAY | 6 | The best of times |
| 88% | GOLDENAGE | 9 | The best of times |
| 88% | GOLDENERA | 9 | The best of times |
| 87% | ITWAS | 5 | "— the best of times ..." |
| 73% | BEATLES | 7 | The best-selling musical act of all time, with the |
| 71% | URSAMAJOR | 9 | Alaska's flag includes the best-known part of it |
| 71% | CIRCLEOFFRIENDS | 15 | Shape's pick for the best movie of all time? |
| 71% | RAGINGBULL | 10 | Mad's pick for the best movie of all time? |
| 71% | NEMO | 4 | Titular character in the best-selling DVD of all time |
| 70% | PICTUREWINDOW | 13 | It gives a good view of the outdoors |
| 70% | MACHINE | 7 | The Time __, H G Wells' book of 1895 |
| 70% | SCHOOLOFROCK | 12 | Rolling Stone's pick for the best movie of all time? |
| 69% | WHOSONFIRST | 11 | Time's Best Comedy Sketch of the 20th Century |
| 69% | ERR | 3 | It is better to ___ on the side of caution |
| 69% | IMITATION | 9 | It's the best form of flattery |
| 69% | MARIO | 5 | Main character in the best-selling video game franchise of all time |
| 69% | MANGA | 5 | Graphic novel style for "One Piece," the best-selling of its kind |
| 68% | NIGEL | 5 | Richards who is generally regarded as the best Scrabble player of all time |
| 67% | YEAR | 4 | Length of time it takes for the Earth to go around the Sun |
| 67% | TWO | 3 | Number of times lightning struck Apollo 12 on its way to the moon |
| 67% | SCOTTTUROW | 10 | Best-selling novelist whom Time called "Bard of the Litigious Age" |
| 67% | GUNSNROSES | 10 | Band whose "Appetite for Destruction" was the best-selling debut album of all time |
| 67% | HEYDAY | 6 | Best of times |
| 67% | TEN | 3 | Number of times you'll write "L" in the crossword, if you finish it! |
| 66% | PAPER | 5 | It gets defeated a third of the time, in a kids' game |
| 65% | UGLY | 4 | "The Good, The Bad and The ___," one of the greatest Westerns of all time |
| 65% | ASIGN | 5 | "It's ___ of the times" |