| 100% | AVERNO | 6 | Crater lake near Naples, Italy, regarded as an entrance to Hades in ancient times |
| 29% | ESSE | 4 | To be in ancient times? |
| 29% | CERBERUS | 8 | Guards the entrance to Hades in Greek mythology |
| 28% | DEJA | 4 | "___ Vu," 2006 film starring Denzel Washington as an ATF agent who travels back in time to stop a terrorist attack |
| 27% | AARE | 4 | River known in ancient times as Obringa |
| 27% | ALEPPO | 6 | City known in ancient times as Beroea |
| 27% | NANTES | 6 | City known in ancient times as Condivicnum |
| 27% | AMMAN | 5 | City known in ancient times as Philadelphia |
| 27% | ARAL | 4 | ___ Sea, known in ancient times as Oxianus Lacus |
| 26% | SCARAB | 6 | Beetle regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt |
| 25% | ETRURIA | 7 | An ancient country in central Italy |
| 24% | STRIGIL | 7 | Small curved metal instrument used in ancient times to scrape dirt and sweat from the body |
| 24% | CITE | 4 | Refer to, as a source in an essay |
| 23% | LONGAGO | 7 | In ancient times |
| 23% | ELIDE | 5 | Fail to pronounce, as the "g" in an "-ing" word |
| 23% | ONCUE | 5 | Perfectly timed, as an actor's entrance |
| 23% | AGEOLD | 6 | Belonging to an ancient time: Hyph. |
| 23% | ADEN | 4 | Middle Eastern port with its harbor in an ancient volcano crater |
| 23% | ACTON | 5 | Give in to, as an urge |
| 23% | TROPICTHUNDER | 13 | 2008 comedy starring Jack Black as an actor forced to survive in a jungle: 2 wds. |
| 23% | ACTSON | 6 | Gives in to, as an impulse |
| 23% | DIDIER | 6 | ___ Drogba, West African ex-footballer regarded as an all-time top scorer |
| 23% | BORNEO | 6 | Third-largest island in the world, home to an ancient, biodiverse rainforest |
| 22% | ONCUE | 5 | Properly timed, as an actor's entrance: 2 wds. |
| 22% | PERSIA | 6 | Iran, in ancient times |
| 22% | PHOENICIA | 9 | Lebanon, in ancient times |
| 22% | EDO | 3 | Tokyo, in ancient times |
| 22% | SMITE | 5 | Clobber, in ancient times |
| 22% | HOLM | 4 | German word that refers to an island in a river or a lake |
| 22% | BAKE | 4 | Put in an oven to cook, as a cake |