| 100% | CHALICE | 7 | Goblet that holds the wine for communion |
| 45% | ASIA | 4 | Continent that holds the record for being the largest by population |
| 44% | PAST | 4 | "Remembrance of Things ___," book by Marcel Proust that holds the world record for longest novel |
| 44% | CHINA | 5 | Country that holds the record for being the most populous in the world |
| 43% | TEE | 3 | Device that holds a football for the placekicker |
| 43% | DICK | 4 | "Moby-___," book by Herman Melville that holds the world record for the longest novel translated into emojis |
| 42% | WIDESPREADPANIC | 15 | Jam band that holds the record for sold-out shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre |
| 42% | BEE | 3 | Starr Bumble ___ II, aircraft named after a buzzing insect that holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest airplane |
| 42% | ARSENAL | 7 | 29-Across team founded in 1886 that holds the English record for consecutive wins (49, between 2003 and 2004) |
| 40% | VATICAN | 7 | ___ City, country that holds the record for being the smallest in the world |
| 40% | CSI | 3 | TV franchise that holds the world record for largest ever TV simulcast drama that aired in 171 countries on March 10, 2015 |
| 40% | GREY | 4 | "Fifty Shades of ___," book by E. L. James that holds the world record for fastest adult paperback to sell a million copies |
| 40% | GRAPES | 6 | Vine fruits that are the starting point for wine |
| 39% | CACTI | 5 | Plural for a plant that grows in the desert, has spikes, and holds water |
| 39% | JOEDIMAGGIO | 11 | Yankee outfielder who held the rookie season home run record for that team (29) until July 2017: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ICEBUCKET | 9 | Pail that holds the frozen stuff |
| 39% | TOE | 3 | Foot part that holds the nail |
| 39% | LINCHPIN | 8 | Piece that holds the rest together |
| 39% | IOWA | 4 | State that holds the first caucuses |
| 39% | FENWAY | 6 | Park that holds the Green Monster |
| 39% | REEL | 4 | * Part that holds the fishing line |
| 38% | OPEN | 4 | Hold the door ___ for |
| 38% | CASING | 6 | Part of bullet that holds the powder |
| 38% | IOWA | 4 | State that holds the first presidential caucuses |
| 38% | BAG | 3 | Item that holds the tiles in Scrabble |
| 38% | HELPSIN | 7 | Holds the door for, say |
| 37% | ZIN | 3 | Nickname for a wine that drops the "fandel" |
| 37% | SPOOL | 5 | Cylindrical object that holds the yarn in place |
| 37% | AVILA | 5 | City that holds the Fiestas de Santa Teresa |
| 37% | SALINE | 6 | Southern Michigan city that has held an annual Celtic Festival each summer for the past 24 years |