| 100% | MARINE | 6 | Found in or produced by the sea |
| 93% | MARINE | 6 | Found in, or produced by the sea |
| 48% | TAILINGOFF | 10 | Waning ... or a hint to what is found by circling all the T's in the completed puzzle |
| 48% | PUPIL | 5 | Found in a classroom or the eye |
| 48% | ANNABELLEE | 10 | Lover in a "kingdom by the sea" |
| 47% | BLOWININTHEWIND | 15 | Bob Dylan song ... or a hint to the object found by connecting the four circled letters in a diamond |
| 47% | NYLON | 5 | Strong polymer first produced by the DuPont firm in the 1930s |
| 47% | DTEN | 4 | Tank gun first produced by the Soviets in W.W. II |
| 46% | LEPTIN | 6 | Hormone produced by fat cells in the body |
| 46% | LEXINGTON | 9 | Aircraft carrier wreckage found in the Coral Sea |
| 46% | KYLECHANDLER | 12 | "Manchester by the Sea" actor who plays Brooks in "Game Night": 2 wds. |
| 45% | PUPIL | 5 | What's found in a classroom or the eye |
| 45% | NEWORLEANS | 10 | City founded in 1718 by the Sieur de Bienville |
| 45% | USO | 3 | Grp. founded in part by the Y.M.C.A. |
| 44% | ANNABELLEE | 10 | She lived in a "kingdom by the sea" |
| 44% | AGO | 3 | Gone by or in the past |
| 44% | EGRET | 5 | A white heron, often found in the wetlands or near marshes |
| 44% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Sea in which the island of Redonda is found |
| 44% | SANJUAN | 7 | The oldest town founded by Europeans in the US |
| 43% | CHOLESTEROL | 11 | Solid found in most body tissues that is synthesized by the liver |
| 43% | POTASSIUM | 9 | Mineral found in bananas ... or what "K" means on the periodic table |
| 43% | LNT | 3 | Indian MNC founded in the year 1938 by two Danish refugees : Abbr. |
| 43% | BAHAI | 5 | Monotheistic religious system founded in the 19th century by Baha'u'llah |
| 43% | IRISH | 5 | Sea in which you'll find the Isle of Man |
| 43% | ALBUMIN | 7 | Main protein in blood, produced by the liver |
| 43% | EMIL | 4 | Name found by reversing the letters in "lime" |
| 43% | MICHELLE | 8 | With 39-Across, "Manchester by the Sea" Oscar nominee who played the title dancer in 45-Across |
| 43% | KROC | 4 | He was played by Keaton in The Founder |
| 43% | CAMOUFLAGE | 10 | "Trick" used by the creatures found in rows 3, 5, 11 and 13 |
| 43% | TRIPOLI | 7 | Capital of Libya which was founded in 7th century BC by the Phoenicians |