| 100% | USO | 3 | Grp. helping those on shore leave |
| 51% | ONTHETOWN | 9 | Musical about sailors on shore leave |
| 46% | LIBERALS | 8 | Those on the left, politically |
| 46% | DEMS | 4 | Those on the left, informally |
| 45% | BEACH | 5 | Leave on shore |
| 44% | USCG | 4 | Grp. that patrols shores |
| 43% | MPAA | 4 | Grp. that takes on pirates |
| 43% | PGA | 3 | Grp. that goes on tour |
| 43% | OPEC | 4 | Grp. that Qatar recently left |
| 42% | USO | 3 | Grp. that puts on a show |
| 42% | OPEC | 4 | Grp. that Qatar left in 2019 |
| 42% | CHADS | 5 | Those left hanging on Election Day? |
| 41% | OPEC | 4 | Grp. that may call on its reserves? |
| 41% | PTA | 3 | Grp. that might help organize an open house |
| 41% | USO | 3 | Grp. that puts the show on the road |
| 41% | USO | 3 | Grp. that gets the show on the road |
| 40% | FOLIVORE | 8 | Animal that feeds exclusively on leaves |
| 40% | ANCHORSAWEIGH | 13 | 1945 movie musical starring Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly as sailors on shore leave: 2 wds. |
| 40% | TOTES | 5 | Things that help people to carry on? |
| 40% | BRAND | 5 | Tool that leaves a mark on cattle |
| 39% | SOS | 3 | Plea for help that might be spelled out on an island beach |
| 39% | AAA | 3 | Grp. that might give you a hand on the shoulder? |
| 39% | CHEETOS | 7 | Snacks that leave orange "dust" on your fingers |
| 39% | CHEESECURL | 10 | Snack morsel that leaves orange residue on fingers |
| 39% | PADS | 4 | Lily ___ (floating leaves that frogs might sit on) |
| 39% | PAW | 3 | Animal appendage that leaves prints on the ground |
| 39% | KOALAS | 6 | Mammals that feed on eucalyptus leaves |
| 38% | SHIPWRECK | 9 | Vessel that sinks or is marooned on a shore |
| 38% | GLOBSTER | 8 | Unidentified mass that washes up on a beach shore |
| 38% | BOOKEND | 7 | Marker that also helps hold novels on a shelf |