| 100% | SYCAMINE | 8 | Tree mentioned in Luke 17:6 in the Bible thought to be the black mulberry |
| 38% | FIG | 3 | Fruit tree whose leaves were reportedly used by Adam and Eve in the Bible to cover themselves |
| 38% | FIG | 3 | Fruit-bearing tree whose leaves were used by Adam and Eve in the Bible to clothe themselves |
| 37% | FIG | 3 | Fruit-bearing tree whose leaves were reportedly used by Adam and Eve in the Bible to cover themselves |
| 36% | MOTHER | 6 | In the Bible, how Eve was related to Cain |
| 34% | OLYMPUS | 7 | Mountain in Greece, thought to be home of the gods |
| 34% | ABRAHAM | 7 | Sarah was married to him in the Bible |
| 34% | YGGDRASIL | 9 | In Norse mythology, the ash tree thought to overshadow the whole world |
| 34% | EDEN | 4 | Where the tree of life is located, in the Bible |
| 33% | NABOTH | 6 | Jezreelite vineyard owner in the Bible who was stoned to death |
| 33% | QUASAR | 6 | One of a number of astronomical bodies thought to be the most luminous objects in the universe |
| 31% | HILLS | 5 | Black ___, mountain range in the USA that is home to the Black Elk Peak |
| 31% | ARK | 3 | Ship that was three hundred cubits in length, according to the Bible |
| 31% | LEIA | 4 | She's revealed to be Luke's sister in "Return of the Jedi" |
| 31% | ATE | 3 | Verb in the answer to the riddle "Why is 6 afraid of 7?" |
| 31% | ATE | 3 | Verb in the answer to the riddle "Why was 6 afraid of 7?" |
| 31% | OPAL | 4 | Lustrous gem that was thought to bring good luck in the Middle Ages |
| 31% | GIANT | 5 | ___ Sequoia, tree native to California that is amongst the largest in the world |
| 31% | ASOR | 4 | Ten-stringed instrument mentioned in the Bible that has not been traced anywhere else |
| 30% | TAGLINE | 7 | "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water," e.g. |
| 30% | ISABELWILKERSON | 15 | "Caste" author who was the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism |
| 30% | JUAN | 4 | San ___ Mountains, mountain range in the USA that is home to the Black Bear Road |
| 30% | DEMONS | 6 | In the Bible, these are fallen angels |
| 30% | LIVES | 5 | Is completely unaware of the modern world (when read in relation to 6-Across) |
| 30% | LARCH | 5 | Only tree mentioned in the Monty Python sketch "How to recognise different types of trees from quite a long way away" |
| 30% | SPACESTATION | 12 | "International ___," the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit to be continuously occupied for more than 17 years: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DAWES | 5 | American gymnast Dominique who was the first Black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics |
| 29% | VARIABLE | 8 | In the answers to 17-, 34- and 57-Across, it was replaced in turn by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... |
| 29% | EYE | 3 | Organ thought to be the "window to the soul" |
| 29% | ORANGE | 6 | "___ Is The New Black," fill in a color to complete the name of the TV show featuring Taylor Schilling |