| 100% | AFAR | 4 | He stood and watched from ____, as the ship sailed slowly into the sunset |
| 37% | BARQUE | 6 | Sailing ship such as the Endurance and Terra Nova |
| 34% | SHAVING | 7 | Alexander the Great practiced this, and it made him stand out from the crowd |
| 32% | OVERBOARD | 9 | From a ship or boat into the water |
| 32% | SPECTATES | 9 | Watches from the stands |
| 31% | RIDEOFF | 7 | Leave by horseback, as into the sunset |
| 31% | OVERBOARD | 9 | Into the water from a ship |
| 31% | UNRIG | 5 | Remove the lines from, as a ship |
| 30% | UNRIG | 5 | Strip of sails and rope, as a ship |
| 30% | FRANCISDRAKE | 12 | Explorer who sailed from England, circling the globe from 1577 to 1580 and capturing treasure from Spanish ships: 2 wds. |
| 29% | UNRIG | 5 | Remove the ropes and chains from a ship |
| 29% | RAH | 3 | Cry from the stands and/or the stans |
| 29% | SPECTATE | 8 | Watch a sport from the stands |
| 29% | LIGHTBULB | 9 | Notable invention from the 19th century, that brought steady light to households, and stands as a symbol of an idea: 2 wds. |
| 28% | PINTA | 5 | Ship that sailed with the Niña and the Santa Maria |
| 28% | ROBINHOOD | 9 | He robs from the rich and gives to the poor |
| 28% | ROBINHOOD | 9 | He steals from the rich and gives to the poor |
| 28% | MAO | 3 | He said "Learn from the masses, and then teach them" |
| 27% | BEAUTY | 6 | Tale As Old As Time, from __ and the Beast |
| 27% | SOUL | 4 | Spirit as distinct from the mind and the body |
| 27% | AERIE | 5 | Class of starships used as colony ships and surveyors commissioned in the year 2347 |
| 27% | WEST | 4 | Into the sunset |
| 27% | WESTWARD | 8 | Into the sunset |
| 27% | ICESIN | 6 | Keeps from sailing, as a winter storm might a ship |
| 27% | STONE | 5 | 3, 2, 1... And off it goes! Small "rocky" missile from a slingshot that is launched into the air |
| 26% | ARROW | 5 | 3, 2, 1... And off it goes! Archer's pointed weapon from a bow that is launched into the air |
| 26% | NET | 3 | Broadcast network from 1962 to 1970, supported by the Ford Foundation and now known as PBS |
| 26% | ISNT | 4 | "___ he a bit like you and me?" (lyric from the Beatles' "Nowhere Man") |
| 26% | CARAVEL | 7 | Small Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th- and 16th-centuries |
| 26% | CARAVEL | 7 | Small Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th and 16th centuries |