| 100% | LIETO | 5 | Almost stop with the head facing the wind, as a ship |
| 51% | LAYTO | 5 | Make a ship stop by facing the wind |
| 46% | LAIDTO | 6 | Stopped the ship by facing the wind |
| 43% | LAIDTO | 6 | Stopped a ship using the wind, in nautical lingo |
| 40% | HATHOR | 6 | Egyptian goddess depicted as a woman with the head of a cow |
| 40% | BHUTAN | 6 | Himalayan country with a head of state known as the Dragon King |
| 40% | UNREEL | 6 | The opposite of wind up, as with a fishing line |
| 39% | THOTH | 5 | Egyptian deity depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon |
| 37% | RELOG | 5 | Update the records, as a ship captain |
| 37% | SAILING | 7 | Moving in a boat with the aid of the wind |
| 37% | SUNK | 4 | At the ocean's bottom, as a ship |
| 37% | LADED | 5 | Filled with cargo, as a ship |
| 37% | TOP | 3 | Platform enclosing the head of each mast of a sailing ship |
| 37% | GLENNM | 6 | Musician with the first record formally certified as a million-seller |
| 37% | ATSEA | 5 | Out on the ocean, as a ship: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ALEE | 4 | Sheltered from the wind, on a ship |
| 36% | ALEE | 4 | Away from the wind, on a ship |
| 36% | UNRIG | 5 | Remove the lines from, as a ship |
| 36% | ANUBIS | 6 | Egyptian god with the head of a jackal |
| 36% | AEGIS | 5 | Shield decorated with the head of a Gorgon |
| 36% | HORUS | 5 | Egyptian god with the head of a falcon |
| 36% | THOTH | 5 | Egyptian god with the head of a bird |
| 36% | REMORA | 6 | Elongated marine fish such as the Common — with a sucking disc on the top of its head |
| 36% | ROSETO | 6 | Faced head-on, as a challenge |
| 36% | ATLANTA | 7 | A Gone With the Wind setting |
| 35% | SWAB | 4 | Clean with a mop, as a ship's deck |
| 35% | KRAKEN | 6 | Legendary sea monster big as a ship with tentacles |
| 35% | LADE | 4 | Fill with cargo, as a ship (anagram of "deal") |
| 35% | MTM | 3 | Production company with Mimsie the Cat as a mascot: Abbr. |
| 34% | HUSTLER | 7 | The __, movie with Paul Newman as a pool player |