| 100% | GALLIARD | 8 | Dance in triple time for two people popular in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries |
| 42% | MINUET | 6 | Stately court dance in triple time popular in the 18th century |
| 39% | AMATI | 5 | Family of violin makers active in Cremona, Italy, in the 16th and 17th centuries |
| 38% | PAVANE | 6 | Slow processional dance of the 16th and 17th centuries |
| 38% | AMATI | 5 | Family of violin makers active in Cremona, Italy in the 16th and 17th centuries |
| 36% | BOLERO | 6 | Spanish dance in triple time that originated in the 18th century |
| 35% | ALLEMANDE | 9 | Any of various popular German couple dances originating in the 16th century |
| 33% | PAVANE | 6 | Slow processional dance of the 16th- and 17th-centuries |
| 33% | GALLIARD | 8 | Lively 17th-century dance in triple time |
| 33% | TESSERACTS | 10 | The wrinkle in "A Wrinkle in Time" and the Cosmic Cube in Marvel Comics, for two |
| 33% | AMATI | 5 | Family of violin makers active in Cremona, Italy, in the 16th- and 17th-centuries |
| 33% | HUGUENOT | 8 | French Calvinist of the 16th and 17th centuries |
| 33% | MONSOON | 7 | I'm the time of year for donning umbrellas and dancing in the rain |
| 32% | MINUET | 6 | Dance in triple time that is slow and stately |
| 31% | TOMATO | 6 | Red fruit introduced to Europe in the 16th century |
| 31% | ONEI | 4 | Childhood name of Komatsuhime, famous Japanese female warrior of the 16th and 17th centuries |
| 31% | SPRINGBREAK | 11 | Popular vacation time ... and an explanation of what's straddling the two words in each theme answer? |
| 31% | HUGUENOT | 8 | Member of the French Protestants of the 16th and 17th centuries influenced by John Calvin |
| 31% | RENAISSANCE | 11 | Art movement that originated in Europe between 14th and 17th century marking the transition from the middle ages to modernity |
| 31% | ACTTWO | 6 | Time for the balcony scene in "Romeo and Juliet" |
| 31% | SEAPOWERS | 9 | Spain and England in the 16th century |
| 30% | PIETISM | 7 | Lutheranism movement in the 17th and 18th centuries founded by Philipp Jakob Spener |
| 30% | STANLEYTUCCI | 12 | Two time Emmy winner for his films "Winchell" and "Monk", who plays the role of Merlin, in 30a : 2 wds. |
| 30% | YOU | 3 | Two people in the conversation, ___ and me |
| 30% | WWII | 4 | It had theaters in Europe and the Pacific, for short |
| 29% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |
| 29% | MONTERO | 7 | Round cap with a flap at the back worn by hunters, especially in Spain in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| 29% | MINUET | 6 | Slow waltz popular in the 17th century |
| 29% | BAROQUE | 7 | European architecture popular in the 17th century |
| 29% | PLAYS | 5 | “A Raisin in the Sun” and “The Seagull,” for two |