| 100% | TSARS | 5 | Rulers in St. Petersburg, once |
| 56% | HERMITAGE | 9 | State museum in St Petersburg, Russia |
| 56% | TSARS | 5 | Rulers in Saint Petersburg |
| 54% | NEVA | 4 | It has banks in St. Petersburg |
| 53% | THEIDIOT | 8 | Classic 1868 novel set in St. Petersburg |
| 53% | ECKERD | 6 | Liberal-arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 53% | ICEPALACE | 9 | Massive hockey arena in St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 52% | DALI | 4 | Subject of a museum in St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| 52% | ECKERD | 6 | ___ College, liberal arts school in St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| 52% | ANASTASIA | 9 | '97 musical with "A Rumor in St. Petersburg" |
| 52% | RASPUTIN | 8 | Grigori —, Siberian peasant monk murdered in St Petersburg, Russia in 1916 |
| 52% | RASPUTIN | 8 | Grigori —, Siberian peasant monk murdered in St Petersburg, Russia, in 1916 |
| 51% | LENIN | 5 | St. Petersburg was once named after him |
| 51% | RENAMED | 7 | Like St. Petersburg, in 1991 |
| 51% | ANASTASIA | 9 | Animated movie with the song "A Rumor in St. Petersburg" |
| 50% | STARS | 5 | ___ of the White Nights Festival, European festival celebrated in St. Petersburg |
| 47% | PALACE | 6 | There's a Winter one in St. Petersburg and a Summer one in Beijing |
| 45% | KRONSTADT | 9 | Town in St Petersburg, Russia; site of a 1921 rebellion on an island in the Gulf of Finland |
| 44% | MEANDER | 7 | With 74-Across, Like St. Petersburg in 1914, 1924 and 1991 * Drift aimlessly |
| 40% | PHARAOH | 7 | Ruler in Exodus |
| 40% | HEROD | 5 | Ruler in Matthew |
| 40% | ODIN | 4 | Ruler in "Thor" |
| 40% | BABAR | 5 | Ruler in Celesteville |
| 40% | NEVA | 4 | St Petersburg's river |
| 40% | OLAFS | 5 | Tallinn's St. ___ Church, once said to be the tallest building in Europe |
| 40% | DYNASTS | 7 | Rulers in a line |
| 40% | FIGUREHEADS | 11 | Rulers in name only |
| 40% | EMIRS | 5 | Rulers in 39-Down |
| 39% | ROI | 3 | Ruler in un palais |
| 39% | EMIR | 4 | Ruler in a palace |