| 100% | BISCAY | 6 | Bay of __, which includes the Cantabrian Sea |
| 57% | UNGAVA | 6 | — Bay, inlet of the sea in NE Canada in which lies Akpatok Island |
| 48% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Sea in which the island of Cozumel is located |
| 48% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Sea in which the island of Redonda is found |
| 48% | ASP | 3 | Symbolic Egyptian snake, which includes the start of a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 47% | IRISH | 5 | Sea in which you'll find the Isle of Man |
| 45% | CYCLADES | 8 | Group of islands in the Aegean Sea including Anafi |
| 44% | ALGOA | 5 | — Bay, arm of the Indian Ocean upon which Port Elizabeth, South Africa, stands |
| 44% | ARABIAN | 7 | — Sea, the part of the NW Indian Ocean upon which Karachi and Mumbai lie |
| 43% | GUANABARA | 9 | — Bay, deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Brazil upon which Rio de Janeiro stands |
| 43% | AEGEAN | 6 | ___ Islands, which include the Cyclades |
| 42% | RUE | 3 | ___ family, which includes the citrus trees |
| 42% | CEBU | 4 | Province in the central Philippines which includes the island of Mactan |
| 41% | BENGAL | 6 | Bay of ___ (terminus of the Ganges) |
| 41% | ISCHIA | 6 | Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the entrance to the Bay of Naples |
| 40% | MARINE | 6 | Of the sea |
| 40% | MARITIME | 8 | Of the sea |
| 39% | THEFIREOFLIFE | 13 | Salman Rushdie's work, "Luka and ___," which is a sequel to "Haroun and the Sea of Stories": 4 wds. |
| 39% | OCTOBER | 7 | "Poppies in ____," poem written by Sylvia Plath about the complexities of life which is included in the collection, "Ariel" |
| 39% | PRA | 3 | Statute of the 1978 US Congress which governs how White House material, including (since 2014) electronic documents, are managed |
| 39% | BISCAY | 6 | Bay of __; gulf of the Atlantic bordering France |
| 39% | ARITHMETIC | 10 | It includes the study of roots |
| 39% | ECOL | 4 | Subj. including the study of extinctions |
| 39% | NAVAL | 5 | Of the sea fleet |
| 39% | BENGAL | 6 | Bay of ___ (body of water fed by the Ganges) |
| 39% | YEAR | 4 | Calendar period which includes all the months |
| 38% | SANK | 4 | Fell to the bottom of the sea |
| 38% | HUMPBACK | 8 | Whale considered the romantic of the sea |
| 38% | EBBING | 6 | Flowing of the tide toward the sea |