| 100% | ELI | 3 | Biblical figure who raised Samuel in the tabernacle |
| 53% | MOSES | 5 | Biblical figure who parted the Red Sea in Exodus |
| 45% | MOSES | 5 | Biblical figure who received the Ten Commandments |
| 45% | MOSES | 5 | Biblical figure who parted the Red Sea |
| 44% | CANAAN | 6 | Biblical figure who received the curse of Ham |
| 43% | ESAU | 4 | Biblical figure seen in the sauna? |
| 40% | ELI | 3 | Figure in the Book of Samuel |
| 40% | ISAAC | 5 | Biblical figure with a tomb in the Cave of the Patriarchs |
| 39% | ABEL | 4 | Biblical figure for whom Aron Trask is an allegory, in “East of Eden” |
| 38% | CHEF | 4 | School figure who is in charge of food served at the cafeteria |
| 38% | ICARUS | 6 | Figure in Greek myth who flew too close to the sun |
| 37% | ODIN | 4 | Mythical figure who sacrificed an eye in order to drink from the well of knowledge |
| 36% | MOWGLI | 6 | The boy in The Jungle Book who is raised by wolves |
| 36% | ZAPATA | 6 | Emiliano —, leading figure of the Mexican Revolution who died in 1919 |
| 36% | ETS | 3 | Many figures in the "Doctor Who" universe, for short |
| 36% | ITO | 3 | Figure skater Midori who won silver in the 1992 Olympics |
| 35% | ENOCH | 5 | Biblical figure who "walked with God" |
| 35% | NOAH | 4 | Biblical figure who built an ark |
| 35% | ELI | 3 | Priest who raised Samuel |
| 35% | OCTAVIA | 7 | With 37-Across, "Hidden Figures" actress who voices the manticore Corey in "Onward" |
| 35% | ABEL | 4 | Biblical figure who was slain by Cain |
| 35% | NOAH | 4 | Biblical figure who survived a Great Flood |
| 35% | NOAH | 4 | Biblical figure who brought many couples together |
| 35% | NEWTGINGRICH | 12 | Former Speaker of the House who was raised in a military family: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ALITO | 5 | Samuel who was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2006 |
| 34% | TONYA | 5 | Figure skater Harding who was involved in the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan |
| 34% | DORCAS | 6 | Biblical woman of Joppa also called Tabitha raised from the dead by Peter in Acts 9:36-42 |
| 34% | NOAH | 4 | Biblical figure who became a father at age 500 |
| 34% | ESAU | 4 | Biblical figure who is compared to "a hairy garment" |
| 33% | ESAU | 4 | Biblical figure who sold his birthright to his brother Jacob |