| 100% | WALLEDUP | 8 | Like Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado" |
| 78% | BURIEDALIVE | 11 | Like Fortunato, in Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" |
| 61% | WINEBARREL | 10 | The cask of amontillado, e.g. |
| 54% | AROAR | 5 | Like crowds in the heat of a match |
| 54% | ALONE | 5 | Like Lindbergh in the Spirit of St. Louis |
| 54% | MOLDY | 5 | Like stuff in the back of the fridge, maybe |
| 53% | POE | 3 | "The Cask of Amontillado" writer |
| 53% | POE | 3 | "The Cask of Amontillado" author |
| 53% | POE | 3 | “The Cask of Amontillado” author |
| 52% | HORRORSTORY | 11 | "The Cask of Amontillado," e.g. |
| 52% | ELFIN | 5 | Like Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 52% | EIGHTH | 6 | Like Neptune, in the list of planets |
| 51% | INERT | 5 | Like gases in the rightmost column of the periodic table |
| 51% | POE | 3 | "The Cask of Amontillado" author Edgar Allan ___ |
| 51% | POE | 3 | "The Cask of Amontillado" writer Edgar Allan ___ |
| 51% | ALLAN | 5 | "The Cask of Amontillado" writer Edgar ___ Poe |
| 51% | ARKS | 4 | Boats like one in the Book of Genesis |
| 51% | ONONEKNEE | 9 | Like people in the front row of a group photo, often |
| 51% | DEWIER | 6 | Like grass in the morning, compared to other times of day |
| 50% | MANIC | 5 | Like Monday, in the title of a Bangles hit |
| 50% | CLEFT | 5 | Like the rock in "Rock of Ages" |
| 50% | DEEP | 4 | The opposite of shallow, like in water |
| 50% | ARID | 4 | Like the Sahara, in terms of climate |
| 50% | EMBEDDED | 8 | Like aleph in the central black squares of this puzzle's grid |
| 50% | POE | 3 | Edgar Allan ___ who wrote "The Cask of Amontillado" |
| 50% | MAROONED | 8 | Like the boys in "Lord of the Flies" |
| 50% | ONEEYED | 7 | Like many of the Minions in "Despicable Me" |
| 50% | RECLAIMED | 9 | Like about 17% of the land in Holland |
| 50% | ORAL | 4 | Like reports given in front of the class |
| 50% | ORAL | 4 | Like presentations given in front of the class |