| 100% | YULES | 5 | Old term for Christmas seasons (plural) |
| 61% | YULETIDE | 8 | Another term for the Christmas season |
| 53% | NIGH | 4 | Old term for near |
| 53% | LETT | 4 | Old term for "Latvian" |
| 53% | ASTONES | 7 | Old term for stupefying |
| 53% | RIBAND | 6 | Old term for a ribbon |
| 53% | ASTONED | 7 | Old term for having stupefied |
| 52% | TINEAR | 6 | Old term for an ear trumpet |
| 51% | AMERCES | 7 | Old term for fines administered by law |
| 51% | AFEARED | 7 | Old term for being afraid of something |
| 51% | YULETIDE | 8 | Archaic term for Christmas time |
| 50% | YBLENT | 6 | Old term for the past participle of blend |
| 50% | XMAS | 4 | Abbreviated and informal term for Christmas |
| 49% | ASSIEGE | 7 | Old term for surrounding with an army to takeover |
| 49% | SCRIVENER | 9 | Old term for a clerk, à la Melville's Bartleby |
| 48% | AQUA | 4 | With 18-Across, an old term for brandy |
| 48% | APOKREAS | 8 | Term for Carnival season in Greece |
| 47% | FLYING | 6 | The 'f' in UFO, old term for a mysterious object |
| 46% | UTERI | 5 | Anatomical term for plural of womb |
| 46% | UTERI | 5 | Scientific term for plural of wombs |
| 46% | YULE | 4 | Season for Christmas sweaters |
| 46% | ICEBOX | 6 | Another term for an old-fashioned fridge |
| 46% | ANGLOSAXON | 10 | Another term for the language Old English |
| 45% | CLOWDER | 7 | Term for a group of cats; anagram of old crew |
| 44% | AUNTIE | 6 | Term of respect for an older woman |
| 44% | GUMSHOE | 7 | Old slang term for detective |
| 43% | AUNTIE | 6 | Term of address for many a respected elder |
| 42% | YULE | 4 | An old word for Christmas; sounds like you'll |
| 42% | AUNTIE | 6 | Term of respect and endearment for an older woman |
| 42% | YULE | 4 | Old time word for Christmas |