| 100% | AIRCRAFT | 8 | __ carriers allow planes to take off in the ocean |
| 41% | CLEARED | 7 | Got permission for a plane to take off |
| 41% | BALLOONPARK | 11 | Place to take off in lighter-than-air craft? |
| 41% | EMO | 3 | Music genre that took off in the early 2000s |
| 41% | EMO | 3 | Rock genre that took off in the early 2000s |
| 41% | UNLACE | 6 | Start to take off, in a way |
| 41% | UNZIP | 5 | Start to take off, in a sense |
| 41% | UNTYING | 7 | Preparing to take off, in a way |
| 40% | ILE | 3 | Land in the ocean, to Yvette |
| 40% | CURRENTEVENTS | 13 | "Changes in ocean conditions allowed the ship to return safely to port. Stay tuned for more ___" |
| 39% | SEAWORTHY | 9 | Description of boats safe to take on the oceans |
| 38% | UNSCREW | 7 | To take the lid off a jar |
| 38% | SHORE | 5 | Place to cool off in the summer |
| 38% | RECALLS | 7 | Takes off the market, in a way |
| 38% | CHOPPER | 7 | Comes to take off your head, in Oranges and Lemons |
| 38% | ELMO | 4 | "Sesame Street" monster who took off in popularity in the 1980s |
| 37% | CLEANERS | 8 | Take to the ___ (rip off) |
| 36% | STAB | 4 | Something to take when you're in the dark |
| 36% | GLOVES | 6 | Take these off to intensify the fight |
| 36% | GETNASTY | 8 | Take the gloves off, so to speak |
| 36% | SKI | 3 | Take to the slopes in Aspen, say |
| 36% | ARRESTS | 7 | Takes to the police station in handcuffs |
| 36% | AIRDROMES | 9 | Small areas meant for planes to land and take off |
| 36% | ZANZIBAR | 8 | Island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania |
| 36% | LOOPHOLE | 8 | Gap in the law, allows an issue to be circumvented |
| 36% | UNHAT | 5 | Take the top off of, in a way |
| 36% | REDTIDE | 7 | Reason not to go swimming in the ocean |
| 35% | PACIFIC | 7 | Ocean in which the Battle of Midway took place |
| 35% | UNROOF | 6 | Take the top off, in a way |
| 35% | SAND | 4 | Take the edge off, in a way |