| 100% | ABEL | 4 | He was born in Genesis 4:2 and died in Genesis 4:8 |
| 56% | ABEL | 4 | He was killed in Genesis 4:8 |
| 53% | FLORIDA | 7 | Rapper and singer whose name comes from the state he was born in: 2 wds. |
| 49% | REVERSE | 7 | What the numbers 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 are in |
| 46% | HARRYHOUDINI | 12 | He was buried in 1915 and died in 1926 |
| 45% | JACKNICKLAUS | 12 | He was nicknamed "The Golden Bear" of golf and holds a record for the highest number of wins in Masters Tournament with six titles: 2 wds. |
| 45% | AUDRAMCDONALD | 13 | Tony-winning "Porgy and Bess" actress who was born in Germany: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ABEL | 4 | His murder is described in Genesis 4:8 |
| 44% | NICKCARRAWAY | 12 | He is the narrator and a friend of Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ADAR | 4 | Month in which Moses reputedly was born and died |
| 43% | ONEILL | 6 | Pulitzer-winning playwright who was born in a hotel and died in a hotel |
| 43% | GENEHACKMAN | 11 | He was Clyde's brother Buck in "Bonnie and Clyde": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ATIME | 5 | Words before "to be born" and "to die" in Ecclesiastes |
| 42% | ADAR | 4 | Month in which Moses is said to have been born and died |
| 42% | MICHELLEWIE | 11 | ___ West, LPGA star who was born and raised in Hawaii: 2 wds. |
| 42% | AULIICRAVALHO | 13 | "Moana" voice actress who was born and raised in Hawaii: 2 wds. |
| 41% | HATCH | 5 | David —, former controller of Radio 2 and Radio 4 who died in 2007 |
| 41% | HATCH | 5 | David -, former controller of Radio 2 and Radio 4 who died in 2007 |
| 41% | MIKE | 4 | With 4-Down, he and his pet tiger were featured in "The Hangover" |
| 41% | ABEL | 4 | His brother Cain slew him in Genesis 4:8 |
| 41% | BETTEMIDLER | 11 | "Wind Beneath My Wings" singer who was born and raised in Hawaii: 2 wds. |
| 40% | NATTURNER | 9 | He led a slave rebellion in 1831, and his story was told in a 2016 film: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | "American Sniper" actor who directed and stars in the "A Star Is Born" remake: 2 wds. |
| 39% | VARIABLE | 8 | In the answers to 17-, 34- and 57-Across, it was replaced in turn by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... |
| 39% | OBAMA | 5 | President born on August 4, whose name can be found backward in 17-, 31-, 47- and 63-Across |
| 39% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | Actor who starred in and made his directorial debut with 2018's "A Star Is Born": 2 wds. |
| 39% | JOHNBROWN | 9 | He led an abolitionist raid on Harpers Ferry, and his story is told in an upcoming 2020 Showtime miniseries: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ARK | 3 | It was left in Genesis 8 |
| 38% | LIV | 3 | Ullman who was born in the Japanese Empire and acted in ten Ingmar Bergman movies |
| 38% | MICAH | 5 | He prophesied the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem |