| 53% | REREDOS | 7 | Screen or wall decoration at the back of an altar in a church |
| 53% | APSE | 4 | Where the altar is usually found in a church |
| 53% | ORBITED | 7 | Revolved around the Earth, as in a space vehicle |
| 48% | CHANCEL | 7 | Space around an altar |
| 47% | MIMIROGERS | 10 | "Lost in Space" actress who left the Church of Scientology: 2 wds. |
| 47% | CHANCEL | 7 | Area around the altar |
| 46% | EIGHTY | 6 | Around the World in this many Days |
| 45% | EIGHTY | 6 | Around the World in __ Days by Jules Verne |
| 45% | RUCKING | 7 | Gathering around the ball in rugby |
| 45% | LEI | 3 | Worn around the neck in Hawaii |
| 45% | ARA | 3 | Altar in the sky |
| 45% | ARA | 3 | Altar in the sky? |
| 44% | CHANCELS | 8 | Church areas by the altar |
| 44% | CHANCEL | 7 | Church part near the altar |
| 44% | KOHOUTEK | 8 | Comet that passed around the Sun in 1973 |
| 44% | LAP | 3 | Trip around the racetrack in Super Mario Kart |
| 44% | NELLIEBLY | 9 | Adventuress, went around the world in 72 days |
| 44% | JETSETS | 7 | Travels around the world in style (2 wds.) |
| 43% | IMET | 4 | The Box Tops' "___ Her in Church" |
| 43% | FAMILIA | 7 | The Sagrada __, Catholic church in Barcelona |
| 43% | CRIME | 5 | Church has the edge in felony |
| 43% | BETWIXT | 7 | In the space separating two objects |
| 43% | AMPLE | 5 | Like the space around a first-class seat, say |
| 43% | PHILEAS | 7 | __ Fogg, character in Around the World in 80 Days |
| 43% | ORBIT | 5 | Travel in circles, like the Moon around the Earth |
| 43% | FOGG | 4 | Phileas ___, who went around the world in 80 days |
| 43% | NELLIE | 6 | Bly who went around the world in 72 days |
| 43% | LEI | 3 | Garland of flowers worn around the neck in Hawaii |
| 43% | NELLIEBLY | 9 | Writer, who traveled around the world in 72 days |
| 43% | BLY | 3 | Reporter who went around the world in 72 days |