| 100% | CUSTODY | 7 | Detainment; held by the cops in police __ |
| 66% | CUSTODY | 7 | Held by the police in this |
| 48% | AXE | 3 | Weapon held by the king of diamonds, in most decks of cards |
| 46% | ARRESTED | 8 | Taken in by the police |
| 45% | PRO | 3 | ___ Bowl, prestigious annual event held by the NFL to which Vinny Testaverde was invited in 1996 and 1998 |
| 42% | FIVEO | 5 | The cops, in slang |
| 41% | TAKE | 4 | "Every Breath You ___," song performed by the Police that won the Grammy for Song of the Year in 1984 |
| 41% | PRIX | 4 | Grand ___ race organized by the Automobile Club de France in 1906 and held at Le Mans, was the first |
| 41% | PAPACY | 6 | Office held by the Vatican monarch |
| 41% | DRIEST | 6 | Superlative held by the Atacama Desert |
| 41% | XXX | 3 | Cops in the USMC |
| 40% | SAMBROWNE | 9 | Belt/sash worn by the military police |
| 40% | AXE | 3 | Item held by the king of diamonds |
| 40% | ATOM | 4 | Scientific particle held by the Emmy statuette |
| 40% | TORCH | 5 | Item held by the Statue of Liberty |
| 40% | PINCENEZ | 8 | Pair of glasses without arms held in place by a clip that fits over the nose |
| 39% | SYR | 3 | Land once partly held by the Crusaders: Abbr. |
| 39% | REPUBLIC | 8 | State where power is held by the people |
| 39% | DETAINEE | 8 | Person held by police |
| 39% | ENBANC | 6 | By the full court, in law |
| 39% | GOTTA | 5 | "I ___ Feeling," song by The Black Eyed Peas which holds the Guinness World Record for the biggest-selling download in the UK |
| 39% | DANELAW | 7 | Area of East England held by the Viking invaders |
| 39% | ROASTS | 6 | Events frequently held by the New York Friars Club |
| 39% | SULTAN | 6 | Title held by the ruler of countries like Brunei |
| 39% | FIRSTLADY | 9 | Title held by the wife of a US president |
| 39% | SCOTLANDYARD | 12 | Artist Warhol accosted by the British police? |
| 39% | SARTRESARREST | 13 | French writer's apprehension by the police? |
| 39% | PAIN | 4 | "King of ___" (hit song by The Police) |
| 39% | YOUTAKE | 7 | Every Breath __, 1983 song by The Police |
| 39% | BREATH | 6 | "Every ___ You Take," song by The Police |