| 100% | OLORD | 5 | Beginning of a prayer: 2 wds. |
| 75% | NOWI | 4 | "___ lay me down..." (start of a prayer): 2 wds. |
| 75% | NOWI | 4 | "___ lay me down ..." (start of a prayer): 2 wds. |
| 71% | NOWI | 4 | The start of a prayer, "___ lay me down...": 2 wds. |
| 69% | NOTIT | 5 | Child's shout at the beginning of a game of tag: 2 wds. |
| 68% | DEARJOHN | 8 | Beginning of a sad letter (2 wds.) |
| 67% | LORDPLEASEMAKE | 14 | Beginning of a prayer |
| 66% | ATALE | 5 | Beginning of a title that contains "Two Cities" (2 wds) |
| 63% | TEEDOFF | 7 | Began a round of golf: 2 wds. |
| 63% | TEEOFF | 6 | Begin a hole of golf: 2 wds. |
| 62% | AWING | 5 | On ___ and a prayer: 2 wds. |
| 61% | USHERIN | 7 | Mark the beginning of, as a new era (2 wds.) |
| 60% | ORELSE | 6 | End of a threat: 2 wds. |
| 60% | ISAID | 5 | Start of a reiteration: 2 wds. |
| 60% | AGAL | 4 | Counterpart of a guy: 2 wds. |
| 60% | ATTHE | 5 | ___ drop of a hat: 2 wds. |
| 60% | ASA | 3 | Middle of a simile: 2 wds. |
| 58% | TEEOFF | 6 | Begin a round of golf (2 wds) |
| 57% | OLORD | 5 | Start of some prayers: 2 wds. |
| 57% | BONJOVI | 7 | "Livin' on a Prayer" band: 2 wds. |
| 56% | ULTERIORMOTIVE | 14 | Part of a hidden agenda: 2 wds. |
| 56% | ACTI | 4 | Opening part of a play: 2 wds. |
| 56% | DEARSANTA | 9 | Start of a Christmas letter: 2 wds. |
| 56% | ACTI | 4 | First part of a play: 2 wds. |
| 56% | ORELSE | 6 | Last words of a threat: 2 wds. |
| 56% | RAINEDOUT | 9 | Canceled because of a downpour: 2 wds. |
| 56% | BSIDE | 5 | Back of a 45 record: 2 wds. |
| 56% | BOILOVER | 8 | Bubble out of a pot: 2 wds. |
| 56% | CABDRIVER | 9 | Employee of a taxi company: 2 wds. |
| 56% | PENTIP | 6 | Point of a writing instrument: 2 wds. |