| 100% | LER | 3 | God who's a personification of the sea to the ancient Irish (var.) |
| 44% | HECATOMB | 8 | In Ancient Greece, a sacrifice to the gods of 100 oxen |
| 42% | POSEIDON | 8 | Greek god of the sea who is Percy Jackson's dad |
| 41% | POSEIDON | 8 | Ancient Greek god of the sea |
| 40% | TERRA | 5 | Roman goddess who is a personification of the earth and is also called Mother Earth |
| 40% | NIJINSKY | 8 | Ballet dancer who’s the focus of “Letter to a Man” |
| 40% | INCA | 4 | To whom Mama Cocha was goddess of the sea |
| 40% | THOR | 4 | God who's a son of Odin |
| 40% | AHAB | 4 | Fictional captain who nails a doubloon to the mast of the Pequod |
| 39% | JUSTSAYNOME | 11 | Poor prompt to a friend who's been asked what the capital of Alaska is? |
| 39% | MEL | 3 | Filmmaker Gibson who's planning a sequel to "The Passion of the Christ" |
| 39% | MEL | 3 | Director Gibson who's making a sequel to "The Passion of the Christ" |
| 39% | NEPTUNE | 7 | Blue planet named like a god of the sea |
| 39% | ZEUS | 4 | God who's alphabetically last of the 12 Olympians |
| 39% | EROS | 4 | Winged god who's a symbol of romance |
| 38% | ODIN | 4 | God who gave up an eye to drink from the spring of wisdom |
| 38% | THOR | 4 | Norse god for whom a day of the week is named |
| 38% | THRACE | 6 | Ancient country to the west of the Black Sea |
| 38% | OSIRIS | 6 | Egyptian god who's a brother of 6-Across |
| 38% | MERA | 4 | Member of the Extended DC Universe who is known to be the queen of the sea and is also a part of the Justice League |
| 38% | NEPTUNE | 7 | Roman God of the sea, who was also the God of horses |
| 38% | REPUN | 5 | ___ Kamui, Ainu God of the sea who was depicted as an orca |
| 38% | COLDPLAY | 8 | Band who had a Rush of Blood to the Head in 2002 |
| 38% | OMAR | 4 | Ilhan ___ (politican who's a member of the congressional "Squad") |
| 38% | HADES | 5 | Blue-flamed god of the underworld from Disney's "Hercules" who'd make a toasty winter pal |
| 38% | HUMANS | 6 | Omnivores who occupy a position in the middle of the global food chain, contrary to popular belief |
| 38% | AMAL | 4 | Lawyer Clooney who wore a Bill Blass gown to the premiere of husband George's film, "Suburbicon" |
| 38% | SOFTIE | 6 | One who's liable to cry at the end of a romantic comedy, e.g. |
| 37% | GHOSTFACEKILLAH | 15 | Rapper who came to prominence as a member of the Wu-Tang Clan |
| 37% | GLENN | 5 | Quagmire who's a neighbor of the Griffins on 15-Across |