| 100% | FORHE | 5 | “— is an Englishman” (“H.M.S. Pinafore” lyric) |
| 68% | HEIS | 4 | "___ an Englishman" ("H.M.S. Pinafore" song) |
| 66% | HEIS | 4 | "___ an Englishman" ("H.M.S. Pinafore" song) (2 wds.) |
| 50% | HISCASTLE | 9 | An Englishman's home is __ |
| 45% | NAVEE | 5 | H.M.S. Pinafore force |
| 45% | ALAD | 4 | When I was ___ ("H.M.S. Pinafore" song) |
| 42% | PROW | 4 | Fore, for the H.M.S. Pinafore |
| 42% | BOSUN | 5 | Bill Bobstay, on the H.M.S. Pinafore |
| 40% | GMAIL | 5 | Its logo is an M in Google colors |
| 37% | OPERETTA | 8 | "H.M.S. Pinafore," e.g. |
| 37% | ACCT | 4 | Where an S&L deposit is placed |
| 37% | POWCAMP | 7 | Where an M.I.A. might be |
| 37% | WAYNEGRETZKY | 12 | *Sports legend who was an M.V.P. for eight consecutive seasons |
| 37% | TEA | 3 | An Englishman's favorite drink, maybe |
| 37% | SIZE | 4 | It could be S, M, L or XL |
| 37% | DEADEYE | 7 | Dick _____, "H.M.S. Pinafore" seaman |
| 36% | APTEST | 6 | Exam for an ambitious H.S. student ... or what this puzzle has been? |
| 36% | ADRIAN | 6 | “Thought she was ___, it’s been rocky ever since” (Jay-Z lyric that alludes to an onscreen pairing) |
| 35% | ADELE | 5 | Singer who was awarded an M.B.E. in 2013 |
| 35% | HER | 3 | What the "H" of H.M.S. may be |
| 35% | HIS | 3 | What the "H" of H.M.S. may be |
| 35% | KNOWSEVERYANGLE | 15 | Is an expert on this puzzle's theme? |
| 35% | NYC | 3 | M.S.G. is in it |
| 35% | STORM | 5 | "So you were born in an electrical ___" (song lyric from 2005) |
| 34% | LASS | 4 | “H.M.S. Pinafore; or, the ___ That Loved a Sailor” |
| 34% | IWASA | 5 | "When ___ Lad" ("H.M.S. Pinafore" song) (3 wds.) |
| 34% | AMLA | 4 | H M —, South Africa Test cricketer who hit an unbeaten 176 against New Zealand in Johannesburg in 2007 |
| 34% | PRES | 4 | H.S.T. was one |
| 34% | ZONE | 4 | "I think she was born in an arctic ___" (song lyric from 1980) |
| 33% | YAO | 3 | ___ Ming who was an 8x NBA All-Star |