| 100% | SAIL | 4 | Fabric on a ship's mast that catches the wind |
| 50% | ALEE | 4 | On the side of a ship that's away from the wind |
| 47% | SAIL | 4 | Sheet that catches the wind to move a boat |
| 44% | TOPSAIL | 7 | The highest mast on a ship |
| 43% | SAIL | 4 | Part of a boat that catches the wind |
| 40% | MAST | 4 | Pole that supports the crow's nest on a ship |
| 40% | ASEA | 4 | On a cruise ship that's between ports |
| 40% | ALEE | 4 | Sheltered from the wind, on a ship |
| 40% | ALEE | 4 | Away from the wind, on a ship |
| 40% | SAIL | 4 | Fabric on a mast |
| 40% | AMISTAD | 7 | 1997 movie that begins with a mutiny on the titular ship |
| 39% | MAST | 4 | Pole on a ship that a crow's nest is attached to |
| 38% | NEST | 4 | Crow's ___ (platform on a ship's mast) |
| 38% | FIRE | 4 | Earth, Wind & ___, "September" disco group that earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 38% | AFT | 3 | On a ship, this is the word for behind |
| 37% | BOAT | 4 | A ship that travels on water |
| 37% | AWAY | 4 | Like a game that's played on the road |
| 37% | TALC | 4 | Mineral that's a one on the Mohs scale |
| 37% | AGRA | 4 | City that's a stop on the Taj Express |
| 37% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird that's a symbol on the presidential seal |
| 37% | CARGO | 5 | Stuff that's stored on a ship |
| 36% | SAIL | 4 | Mast attachment on a ship |
| 36% | FIGUREHEAD | 10 | Carved decoration on a ship's prow ... or a hint to the first word of 17-, 25-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 36% | WEST | 4 | Direction that's on the left side of a compass |
| 36% | SEED | 4 | Bit that's on the outside of a strawberry, unusually |
| 36% | GIG | 3 | Booking for a rock band that's on the road |
| 36% | ACORN | 5 | Nut that's visible on the back of a dime |
| 36% | TOPSIDE | 7 | On a ship's open deck |
| 36% | ALEE | 4 | On a ship's sheltered side |
| 36% | APORT | 5 | On a ship's left side |