| 100% | BREAM | 5 | Clear a ship of weeds and shells etc. |
| 41% | HULK | 4 | Shell of a wrecked ship |
| 37% | NUT | 3 | Kind of fruit with a hard shell and a seed |
| 37% | UNRIG | 5 | Strip of sails and rope, as a ship |
| 34% | TORTOISE | 8 | Shelled reptile and winner of a fabled race that is one of the slowest animals in the world |
| 34% | AFT | 3 | Fore and ___ (ends of a ship) |
| 34% | HENBIT | 6 | Common and widely distributed weed of the Lamium species that tastes a bit like peppered celery |
| 34% | RAKES | 5 | Clears a lawn of leaves |
| 34% | DREDGES | 7 | Clears a riverbed of mud |
| 34% | FIGUREHEAD | 10 | Carved decoration on a ship's prow ... or a hint to the first word of 17-, 25-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 33% | MATEY | 5 | Address on a ship, of yore |
| 33% | DEATH | 5 | A matter of life and ___ |
| 32% | ETUI | 4 | A case of pins and needles |
| 32% | SMOG | 4 | A combination of smoke and fog |
| 32% | POMATO | 6 | A portmanteau of potato and tomato |
| 32% | ETUI | 4 | A case of pins and needles? |
| 32% | REALM | 5 | A dimension of time and space |
| 32% | AWE | 3 | A mixture of wonder and respect |
| 32% | UNSTOP | 6 | Clear of a clog |
| 32% | NAUTICAL | 8 | Of ships and sailors |
| 31% | O/VILER | 7 | Fuel ship of a more offensive nature |
| 31% | HOE | 3 | Clear weeds, in a way |
| 31% | RIGMAROLE | 9 | A set of confused and meaningless statements |
| 31% | BOTANIST | 8 | A scientist of plants and their classification |
| 31% | RELIGION | 8 | A system of morals and spiritual beliefs |
| 31% | REST | 4 | A period of relaxing and winding down |
| 31% | HOED | 4 | Cleared weeds from a garden |
| 31% | UNITED | 6 | Manchester ___ F.C., premier league club that features a ship in full sail on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 31% | LENS | 4 | Clear part of a telescope |
| 31% | LENS | 4 | Clear part of a microscope |