| 100% | THY | 3 | Old-time word for your, as seen in the Bible |
| 50% | WARP | 4 | Time ___ (a word for "bending", the term is often seen in sci-fi movies) |
| 48% | IUS | 3 | Word for law as used in the Catholic Church, often preceding canonicum, sacrum, ecclesiasticum or divinum |
| 46% | YULE | 4 | Old time word for Christmas |
| 46% | ISHMAEL | 7 | Abraham's oldest son, as told in the Bible |
| 45% | ETH | 3 | Suffix for some words in the Bible |
| 45% | OKLA | 4 | Choctaw word for "people," as seen in a U.S. state name |
| 43% | DEFLATION | 9 | Period of declining prices as seen in the 1930s |
| 42% | ESAU | 4 | In the Bible, the eldest son of Isaac |
| 42% | THY | 3 | Your in the Bible |
| 41% | EGYPT | 5 | Land known in the Bible as Mizraim |
| 41% | THY | 3 | Your, in the Bible |
| 41% | THINE | 5 | Yours, in the Bible |
| 41% | SELAH | 5 | Word of uncertain meaning that appears in the Bible seventy-four times |
| 41% | TRIMS | 5 | Cuts off a bit of hair ... as seen in the circled letters? |
| 41% | MIRIAM | 6 | In the Bible, the older sister of Moses and Aaron |
| 41% | SOLOMON | 7 | In the Bible, King of Israel famous for his wisdom |
| 41% | THRICE | 6 | Old timey word for "three times" |
| 40% | OBOE | 4 | Old radio word for the letter O |
| 40% | CAPITALGAIN | 11 | Good news for investors, as seen literally in the answers to the starred clues |
| 40% | WAS | 3 | Word seen 11 times in the opening line of "A Tale of Two Cities" |
| 40% | BATMAN | 6 | Character never seen in the same room as Bruce Wayne |
| 40% | COMICS | 6 | Common newspaper feature not seen in The New York Times |
| 40% | EWER | 4 | Jug used in the old times |
| 39% | OVERACT | 7 | "Saw the air too much with your hand," in Shakespeare's words |
| 39% | DENG | 4 | ___ Xiaoping, former Chinese Premier who was featured as the "Time Person of the Year" for the second time in 1985 |
| 39% | NIPPLE | 6 | What was seen in the Super Bowl XXXVIII half time show |
| 39% | ALFA | 4 | Word for A in the US NATO Phonetic Alphabet |
| 39% | PEON | 4 | Spanish word for the pawn in chess |
| 39% | VICTORIAN | 9 | Architectural style characterized by steep roofs and grand staircases, as seen in the Palace of Westminster |