| 100% | DRIEST | 6 | Superlative held by the Atacama Desert |
| 48% | ANDES | 5 | Range east of the Atacama Desert |
| 46% | CUSTODY | 7 | Held by the police in this |
| 46% | DRIEST | 6 | Like the Atacama Desert |
| 46% | ARID | 4 | Like the Atacama desert |
| 45% | PAPACY | 6 | Office held by the Vatican monarch |
| 44% | GUANACO | 7 | Camelid that lives in the Atacama Desert |
| 44% | AXE | 3 | Item held by the king of diamonds |
| 44% | ATOM | 4 | Scientific particle held by the Emmy statuette |
| 44% | CUSTODY | 7 | Detainment; held by the cops in police __ |
| 44% | TORCH | 5 | Item held by the Statue of Liberty |
| 43% | SYR | 3 | Land once partly held by the Crusaders: Abbr. |
| 43% | REPUBLIC | 8 | State where power is held by the people |
| 43% | DRIEST | 6 | Like the Atacama Desert among all places on earth |
| 43% | ANTOFAGASTA | 11 | Seaport in N Chile in the Atacama Desert region |
| 43% | ANTOFAGASTA | 11 | Seaport in northern Chile in the Atacama Desert region |
| 42% | DANELAW | 7 | Area of East England held by the Viking invaders |
| 42% | ROASTS | 6 | Events frequently held by the New York Friars Club |
| 42% | SULTAN | 6 | Title held by the ruler of countries like Brunei |
| 42% | FIRSTLADY | 9 | Title held by the wife of a US president |
| 42% | DAUPHIN | 7 | Title once held by the French king's eldest son |
| 41% | CENSOR | 6 | Office held by Cato the Elder |
| 41% | EEL | 3 | "An ___ held by the tail is not yet caught" (old proverb) |
| 41% | GRIP | 4 | Part of a golf club that's held by the player |
| 41% | DUMA | 4 | Most of its seats are held by the Yedinaya Rossiya party |
| 40% | AXE | 3 | Weapon held by the king of diamonds, in most decks of cards |
| 40% | BIG | 3 | ___ Billion Day, shopping event held by the Indian e-commerce company Flipkart |
| 40% | CAEN | 4 | French city once held by William the Conqueror |
| 40% | HONOR | 5 | Maid of ___, position held by the bride's chief attendant at a wedding |
| 38% | GOBI | 4 | Desert crossed by the Silk Road |