| 100% | ANDSCENE | 8 | Command from the director's chair |
| 78% | ANDSCENE | 8 | Cry from the director's chair |
| 53% | EDICT | 5 | Command from the king |
| 51% | ABANDONSHIP | 11 | Final command from the bridge |
| 51% | HARDTOSTARBOARD | 15 | Concerned command from the bridge |
| 51% | STEADYASSHEGOES | 15 | Composed command from the bridge |
| 51% | WEIGHANCHOR | 11 | Cheerful command from the bridge |
| 49% | ESCAPEMAY | 9 | Get away from the director of "Ishtar"? |
| 47% | SET | 3 | "Quiet on the ___!" (movie director's command) |
| 46% | SET | 3 | "Quiet on the ___!" (director's command) |
| 44% | LAUNDER | 7 | Frank —, director of five films in the St Trinian's series from 1954-80 |
| 43% | IVO | 3 | Tony-winning “A View from the Bridge” director ___ van Hove |
| 43% | GULLAH | 6 | Ethnic group from the S.E. USA's coastal plain |
| 43% | ENGAGE | 6 | Command to the helmsman from Jean-Luc Picard |
| 42% | AMER | 4 | From the U.S. |
| 42% | PREWAR | 6 | From the 1930's |
| 42% | AMER | 4 | From the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 42% | CUT | 3 | Director's command |
| 41% | ICET | 4 | "Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap" director |
| 41% | AMER | 4 | From the U.S. of A. |
| 41% | PREWAR | 6 | From the 30's, e.g. |
| 41% | ASIAN | 5 | From the world's biggest continent |
| 41% | ASIAN | 5 | From the world's largest continent |
| 41% | STRAIGHT | 8 | __ from the horse's mouth |
| 40% | MILNE | 5 | Alasdair —, Director-General of the BBC from 1982-87 |
| 40% | BIRT | 4 | John —, Director-General of the BBC from 1992-2000 |
| 40% | GREENE | 6 | Hugh —, Director-General of the BBC from 1960-69 |
| 40% | DOWELL | 6 | Anthony —, director of the Royal Ballet from 1986-2001 |
| 40% | OGILVIE | 7 | Frederick —, Director-General of the BBC from 1938-42 |
| 40% | PETER | 5 | & 21D Director of the National Theatre from 1973-88 |