| 100% | MCL | 3 | Year in which Middle English began, by tradition |
| 52% | ELUL | 4 | Month in which Creation began, by tradition |
| 46% | DCX | 3 | Year in which Muhammad began preaching in Mecca |
| 45% | RULESOF | 7 | "___ Civility," 2011 novel by Amor Towles which begins on New Year's eve in 1937: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TEETH | 5 | "White ___," 2000 novel by Zadie Smith which begins on New Year's day |
| 37% | CHIMES | 6 | "The ___," 1844 novella by Charles Dickens which begins on New Year's eve |
| 36% | EDH | 3 | Old English letter that disappeared by 1300 but which is still used in Icelandic |
| 35% | ALONG | 5 | "___ Way Down," 2005 novel by Nick Hornby which begins on New Year's eve: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CRECY | 5 | Village in France; scene of a 1346 victory by the English in the Hundred Years' War |
| 35% | MII | 3 | Year in the Middle Ages |
| 34% | MCMXIII | 7 | Year in which the first crossword appeared, on December 21 |
| 34% | SOH | 3 | Beginning of the phrase ending in "CAH-TOA" which has been a blessing to many trig. students over the years |
| 34% | CML | 3 | Approximate year in which Eric the Red was born |
| 34% | ANNABELLEE | 10 | Classic poem that begins "It was many and many a year ago / In a kingdom by the sea" |
| 34% | MMLI | 4 | Year in the middle of this century |
| 34% | MDI | 3 | Year in a voyage by Amerigo Vespucci |
| 33% | SEP | 3 | Mo. in which Oktoberfest begins |
| 33% | CVII | 4 | Year in the middle of Trajan’s reign |
| 33% | DEC | 3 | Month in which Kwanzaa begins: Abbr. |
| 33% | AGO | 3 | In years gone by |
| 33% | LONGAGO | 7 | In years gone by |
| 33% | EVEN | 4 | Like years in which the Olympics and World Cup are held |
| 32% | APR | 3 | Mo. in which the Civil War began |
| 32% | BRONZEAGE | 9 | Time period in which humans began using metals |
| 32% | JANUARY | 7 | The month in which a new year starts |
| 32% | LIV | 3 | Year in which Claudius died, possibly after his wife poisoned him, and Nero became emperor |
| 31% | AGE | 3 | Get by, in years |
| 31% | SINGAPORE | 9 | Country in which English and Mandarin are official languages |
| 31% | SINGAPORE | 9 | Asian country in which English is an official language |
| 31% | MALTA | 5 | Mediterranean country in which English is an official language |