| 100% | BASILICA | 8 | Saint Peter's __; focal point of the Vatican City |
| 50% | GENEVA | 6 | Focal point of the Reformation |
| 50% | TOE | 3 | Oft-kissed part of the statue of St. Peter in Vatican City |
| 48% | BASILICA | 8 | St Peter's sacred building in the Vatican City |
| 47% | HOLYSEE | 7 | State of the Vatican City (2 words) |
| 47% | SWISSGUARD | 10 | Infantry unit of the Vatican City founded 1506 |
| 46% | MONTMARTRE | 10 | Hill in Paris; highest point of the city |
| 45% | PAULO | 5 | Namesake saint of the Western Hemisphere's largest city |
| 42% | NOLA | 4 | Home city of the NFL's Saints, in slang |
| 42% | BASILICA | 8 | St. Peter's in Vatican City is one of them |
| 42% | BOSTONMARATHON | 14 | Event that's the focal point of "Stronger": 2 wds. |
| 41% | RENI | 4 | Painter of the "Crucifixion of St. Peter" in the Vatican |
| 40% | ACRE | 4 | Any of the Vatican's 109 |
| 40% | DESK | 4 | Focal point of an evening news show’s set |
| 39% | TARSUS | 6 | City in southern Turkey and the birthplace of Saint Paul |
| 39% | ADANA | 5 | City in S Turkey on the Seyhan River east of Tarsus |
| 38% | PAPAL | 5 | Of the Vatican |
| 38% | GENEVIEVE | 9 | The sainted patroness of the city of Paris |
| 38% | NEWORLEANS | 10 | *Home of the NFL's Saints |
| 37% | RIO | 3 | ___ de Janeiro, Brazilian city with the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian |
| 37% | AVILA | 5 | Spanish city which is called the "Town of Stones and Saints" |
| 37% | ANGELENO | 8 | Resident of the U.S.'s second-largest city |
| 37% | NOLA | 4 | Home of the NFL's Saints, informally |
| 37% | LHASA | 5 | One of the world's highest cities |
| 37% | EPICENTER | 9 | Focal point of an earthquake |
| 37% | AGORA | 5 | Focal point of ancient Athens |
| 37% | MAINISSUES | 10 | Focal points of a debate |
| 37% | NERO | 4 | Peter of the 88's |
| 37% | EPISTLE | 7 | Any of the apostolic letters of Saints Paul, Peter, John, Jude or James in the New Testament |
| 37% | RETINA | 6 | One of the optic nerve’s end points |