| 100% | AGES | 4 | The Middle ___ (period followed by the Renaissance) |
| 73% | GOLDENAGE | 9 | Period followed by the silver and bronze eras |
| 69% | AGEOFREASON | 11 | Period following the Renaissance |
| 63% | AGES | 4 | Middle ___ (period largely before the Renaissance) |
| 60% | AGES | 4 | Middle ___ (period before the Renaissance) |
| 55% | ATOMICAGE | 9 | Period spawned by the Manhattan Project |
| 55% | VINYL | 5 | Period drama TV series co-created by Mick Jagger that follows the '70s music scene |
| 54% | BRONZEAGE | 9 | Period marked by the smelting of copper |
| 54% | IDOL | 4 | Celebrity followed by the paparazzi |
| 53% | PLATTE | 6 | River followed by the Oregon Trail |
| 53% | SEMIS | 5 | They're followed by the finals |
| 53% | SHE | 3 | Book followed by the sequel "Ayesha" |
| 53% | PLATTE | 6 | River followed by the Pony Express |
| 53% | AGES | 4 | The Middle ___ (medieval period) |
| 53% | BRONZEAGE | 9 | Period following the Neolithic |
| 52% | AFT | 3 | It's followed by the evening: Abbr. |
| 52% | TIBETAN | 7 | __ Buddhism; religion followed by the Dalai Lama |
| 52% | AGES | 4 | Middle ___ (time before the Renaissance) |
| 52% | LATESUMMER | 10 | Period following the dog days |
| 52% | WOMEN | 5 | "Little ___," written by Louisa May Alcott, following the lives of four sisters, whose first part is set during the Christmas period |
| 52% | HUMANLY | 7 | Adverb almost always followed by the word “possible” |
| 52% | PIDAY | 5 | It's followed by the ides of March |
| 51% | ERA | 3 | The Middle Ages or the Renaissance |
| 51% | ERA | 3 | Significant time period, as the Renaissance ___ |
| 51% | POSTNATAL | 9 | Period following the birth of baby |
| 51% | ANCHORAGE | 9 | Period dominated by the likes of Dan Rather and Peter Jennings? |
| 51% | CIRCUIT | 7 | The path followed by an electric current |
| 50% | MEDIEVAL | 8 | Period in history also called the Middle Ages |
| 49% | IRONAGE | 7 | Prehistoric period following the Bronze Age |
| 49% | THEGLASSMAKER | 13 | 2024 novel by 34-Across that follows an artisan family from Renaissance-era Italy to the present day (2 wds.) |