| 100% | OTTOVI | 6 | Old German ruler nicknamed "the Short" |
| 55% | KAISER | 6 | Old German ruler |
| 48% | OBADIAH | 7 | The shortest book in the Old Testament |
| 48% | WIESBADEN | 9 | German city nicknamed the "Nice of the North" |
| 47% | PTL | 3 | The Bakkers' old ministry, for short |
| 46% | BLACKCAP | 8 | Old World warbler nicknamed the northern nightingale |
| 45% | TEDDY | 5 | Nickname of the elder President Roosevelt |
| 45% | VLAD | 4 | ___ the Dragon, ruler of old Wallachia |
| 44% | DOMINION | 8 | The Old __ = Virginia's nickname |
| 44% | RASCALS | 7 | The Little ___ (young stars of old comedy shorts) |
| 44% | AKA | 3 | Oldest sorority in the Divine Nine, for short |
| 43% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Erving in the old N.B.A. |
| 43% | ALIPASHA | 8 | Ottoman ruler nicknamed "The Lion" |
| 43% | IVANI | 5 | Russian ruler nicknamed "The Moneybag" |
| 42% | MERC | 4 | German automobile giant who make the SLS-AMG, for short |
| 42% | MERC | 4 | German automobile giant who make the SLS AMG, for short |
| 42% | VAMOOSE | 7 | Forest animal in the state nicknamed Old Dominion? |
| 42% | MTARARAT | 8 | High point of the Old Testament, for short |
| 42% | CAMILLE | 7 | What the nickname "Millie" may be short for |
| 41% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Erving in the old N.B.A.: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BRO | 3 | Nickname of the US Army's 1st Infantry Division, for short |
| 40% | UNCOLA | 6 | The ___ (old 7Up nickname) |
| 39% | TUCSON | 6 | City nicknamed "The Old Pueblo" |
| 39% | RSAILSPLITTER | 13 | Another nickname for Old Abe ... or a description of the circled letter? |
| 38% | BIGBERTHA | 9 | Nickname for German howitzer on the Western Front |
| 38% | TUCSON | 6 | Arizona city nicknamed "The Old Pueblo" |
| 38% | STAN | 4 | ___ the Man (old baseball nickname) |
| 38% | TEUTONS | 7 | Old Germans |
| 37% | MEL | 3 | American footballer and coach ___ Hein nicknamed the "Old Indestructible" |
| 37% | IVANI | 5 | Old Russian ruler known as "The Moneybag" |