100% | SYR | 3 | Land once partly held by the Crusaders: Abbr. |
52% | HRE | 3 | Land once ruled by the Hapsburgs: Abbr. |
40% | SSR | 3 | Land in a Union run by Moscow, once: Abbr. |
39% | DAUPHIN | 7 | Title once held by the French king's eldest son |
39% | SEN | 3 | Title once held by Obama and Biden: Abbr. |
36% | CAEN | 4 | French city once held by William the Conqueror |
36% | CUSTODY | 7 | Held by the police in this |
35% | ACRE | 4 | Port seized by the Crusaders, 1191 |
35% | TRIPOLI | 7 | City taken by the Crusaders, 1109 |
35% | PAPACY | 6 | Office held by the Vatican monarch |
35% | DRIEST | 6 | Superlative held by the Atacama Desert |
35% | ESPN | 4 | Sports channel partly-owned by The Walt Disney Company: Abbr. |
34% | AXE | 3 | Item held by the king of diamonds |
34% | ATOM | 4 | Scientific particle held by the Emmy statuette |
34% | CUSTODY | 7 | Detainment; held by the cops in police __ |
34% | TORCH | 5 | Item held by the Statue of Liberty |
34% | EGYPT | 5 | Land once ruled by pharaohs |
34% | EGYPT | 5 | Land once ruled by Cleopatra |
34% | REPUBLIC | 8 | State where power is held by the people |
34% | KLENCKEATLAS | 12 | Book made up of 41 copperplate maps held by the British Library and which was once the world's largest book of its kind: 2 wds. |
33% | DANELAW | 7 | Area of East England held by the Viking invaders |
33% | ROASTS | 6 | Events frequently held by the New York Friars Club |
33% | SULTAN | 6 | Title held by the ruler of countries like Brunei |
33% | FIRSTLADY | 9 | Title held by the wife of a US president |
33% | IDA | 3 | State with the highest % of land held by the Forest Service |
33% | PHDS | 4 | Degrees held by university department heads, often: Abbr. |
33% | PHD | 3 | Graduate degree held by many college professors: Abbr. |
33% | MBA | 3 | Graduate degree held by many investment bankers: Abbr. |
33% | MTGE | 4 | Loan insured by the F.H.A.: Abbr. |
33% | BLTS | 4 | Sandwiches referred to by the ingredients' initials: Abbr. |