| 100% | FOB | 3 | Chain attached to a watch, in the olden days |
| 60% | FOB | 3 | Watch chain, in the olden days |
| 48% | FURBISH | 7 | In the old days it meant to polish a weapon |
| 47% | FOB | 3 | Watch chain, in the old days |
| 46% | CCS | 3 | Adds to the chain, in a way |
| 45% | THEE | 4 | "You," in the olden days |
| 45% | ERST | 4 | Formerly, in the olden days |
| 45% | THOU | 4 | You, in the olden days |
| 45% | SOOTH | 5 | Truth, in the olden days |
| 44% | ETERNE | 6 | Like God, in the olden days |
| 44% | SEPIATONE | 9 | Photo finish, in the olden days? |
| 44% | HIE | 3 | "Hurry up!" in the olden days |
| 43% | ORTS | 4 | Scraps of leftover food in the olden days |
| 43% | GAY | 3 | Light-hearted and happy, in the olden days |
| 42% | YOKE | 4 | Attach to a plow, in a way |
| 42% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Connor, character who is a sidekick to the Terminator in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" |
| 42% | MORN | 4 | Poetic time of day … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 41% | FOBS | 4 | Small chains attached to pocket watches |
| 40% | HARPOON | 7 | Weapon attached to a rope, used in marine hunting |
| 40% | POD | 3 | A Pea in the ___ (maternity clothing chain) |
| 40% | OOF | 3 | Response to a punch in the stomach |
| 40% | OOF | 3 | Response to a punch in the gut |
| 40% | AMIDST | 6 | In the thick of, to a bard |
| 40% | OOF | 3 | Reaction to a sock in the gut |
| 40% | RUMPPUNCH | 9 | Alternative to a kick in the butt? |
| 40% | SPIRITUAL | 9 | Relating to a belief in the divine |
| 40% | ULNAR | 5 | Relating to a bone in the forearm |
| 40% | OOF | 3 | Reaction to a punch in the gut |
| 40% | VEER | 4 | React to a dog in the road |
| 40% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, to a chef |