| 100% | BABEL | 5 | Tower of —, structure built to reach heaven, as described in Genesis |
| 40% | BABEL | 5 | Tower of ___ (structure in Genesis) |
| 39% | GREATWALL | 9 | Longest built structure in the world as of 2021 |
| 35% | BABEL | 5 | Tower of ___ (site in Genesis) |
| 35% | ELEVATOR | 8 | "Love in an ___," song by Aerosmith that describes the exciting ride to the top of the Eiffel Tower |
| 33% | EDEN | 4 | Biblical garden described in the Book of Genesis |
| 33% | DAM | 3 | Structure built over a river, to trap water, as the Hoover |
| 33% | HAYSTACK | 8 | Tower of straw it's hard to find a needle in |
| 32% | VERSUS | 6 | In contrast to or as the alternative of |
| 31% | OFFICIATE | 9 | To act as the person in charge of sporting events |
| 31% | SYNTAX | 6 | Word to describe rules and structure of sentences |
| 31% | ACTINIC | 7 | Of light's ability to produce chemical changes, as in photography |
| 30% | EMMA | 4 | Title heroine described in the first sentence of her novel as "handsome, clever and rich" |
| 30% | EMMA | 4 | Title heroine described in the first lines of her novel as "handsome, clever and rich" |
| 30% | CATS | 4 | 2019 movie described in a Guardian review as "a purr-fectly dreadful hairball of woe" |
| 30% | POE | 3 | ___ Returning to Boston, statue built in honor of "The Raven" poet |
| 30% | AMENDED | 7 | Made changes to, as a bill in the House of Representatives |
| 29% | ROME | 4 | First city to reach a population of one million people, in the second century B.C. |
| 29% | BLUESTONE | 9 | Variety of basalt found in Victoria, Australia, used as a building stone |
| 29% | RUT | 3 | Settled routine, stuck in a ___, used to describe a lack of excitement |
| 29% | DAM | 3 | Structure built to generate hydroelectric power |
| 29% | ARCH | 4 | Type of structure dedicated to peace and built on the border between Blaine and Surrey |
| 29% | LIEU | 4 | In ___ of (as an alternative to) |
| 29% | EDEN | 4 | Garden described in Genesis |
| 29% | HERON | 5 | — Tower, popular name for the tallest building in the City of London financial district |
| 29% | AUCKLAND | 8 | Home of Sky Tower, the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere |
| 29% | ASTOR | 5 | Nancy —, first woman to sit as an MP in the House of Commons |
| 29% | MODUSOPERANDI | 13 | Plan of action, as "initially" found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 28% | DAM | 3 | Structure built to hold back a river |