| 100% | SUB | 3 | "The Hunt for Red October" vessel, for short |
| 76% | RAMIUS | 6 | Marko, The Hunt for Red October commander |
| 76% | MCTIERNAN | 9 | John __; director of The Hunt for Red October |
| 70% | TORPEDO | 7 | "The Hunt for Red October" weapon |
| 70% | CLANCY | 6 | "The Hunt for Red October" author |
| 70% | SUB | 3 | What Red October is in "The Hunt for Red October," for short |
| 69% | SUBSTORIES | 10 | "The Hunt for Red October" and others? |
| 69% | TOM | 3 | "The Hunt for Red October" novelist Clancy |
| 69% | TOM | 3 | "The Hunt for Red October" author Clancy |
| 68% | SEA | 3 | Setting for "The hunt for Red October" |
| 68% | XXXXX | 5 | Sam in "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 67% | CIA | 3 | Government organization in "The Hunt for Red October": Abbr. |
| 66% | CIA | 3 | Jack Ryan's org. in "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 65% | ALECBALDWIN | 11 | 65-Across's co-star in "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 63% | ALEC | 4 | ___ Baldwin, "The Aviator" star who played Jack Ryan in "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 63% | BALDWIN | 7 | Alec who played 1-/5-Across in 1990's "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 62% | SONAR | 5 | It hunted for Red October |
| 60% | SUB | 3 | Red October in "The Hunt for Red October," e.g. |
| 56% | MLBTEAM | 7 | The Reds or the Red Sox, for short |
| 55% | NGO | 3 | Greenpeace or the Red Cross, for short |
| 55% | VIP | 3 | Celebrity on the red carpet, for short |
| 55% | VIPS | 4 | Celebrities on the red carpet, for short |
| 55% | VIPS | 4 | Folks given the red-carpet treatment, for short |
| 55% | OKLA | 4 | "Land of the Red Man" state, for short |
| 55% | CPR | 3 | Skill taught by the Red Cross, for short |
| 54% | VIP | 3 | One who gets the red-carpet treatment, for short |
| 54% | VIP | 3 | Person who gets the red-carpet treatment, for short |
| 54% | TUX | 3 | Suit often seen on the red carpet, for short |
| 53% | HUNT | 4 | "The ___ for Red October" |
| 53% | ALEAST | 6 | MLB division for the Yankees and Red Sox, for short (2 wds.) |