| 100% | DREADNOUGHT | 11 | HMS —, battleship launched in 1906 armed with ten 305mm guns |
| 27% | DESTROYER | 9 | Fast warship armed with smaller guns |
| 25% | MTV | 3 | Channel launched in 1981 with a video by the Buggles |
| 24% | REV | 3 | Accelerate, with "up"; gun, in a way |
| 24% | AVON | 4 | Cosmetics brand launched in 1886 with door-to-door sales of perfume |
| 24% | VICTORY | 7 | HMS __; Royal Navy gun ship lost at sea in 1744 |
| 24% | TYLER | 5 | With 34-Across, actor who played Madea in ten movies |
| 24% | JANIE | 5 | Girl with a gun, in an Aerosmith song |
| 24% | LOAD | 4 | Put in a magazine, as with a gun |
| 24% | JANIE | 5 | Girl with a gun in an Aerosmith hit |
| 23% | NINEPIN | 7 | Skittle used in bowling with one less than ten |
| 23% | CLINCH | 6 | A hold in boxing with arms around an opponent |
| 23% | MTV | 3 | Channel that launched in 1981 with the introduction, "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll!" |
| 23% | ONION | 5 | With “the,” publication that launched the spin-off site ClickHole in 2014 |
| 23% | NAVY | 4 | Branch of the armed services featured in "Top Gun: Maverick" |
| 23% | CHER | 4 | Singer with Top Ten hits four decades in a row |
| 23% | NEWSWEEK | 8 | Magazine launch of 1933 with a hyphen in its name |
| 23% | JANIE | 5 | Title girl with a gun in a 1989 Aerosmith hit |
| 23% | JOHNNY | 6 | With 36-Across, "Babes in Arms" tune that's apt for this puzzle |
| 22% | DAB | 3 | Dance move with a lowered head in one's bent arm |
| 22% | CNN | 3 | Channel launched in 1980 with the motto “Go live, stay with it, and make it important” |
| 22% | SKYWALKER | 9 | J-phone mobile set that was launched in 1997 with a set of 90 graphic emoticons |
| 22% | COUTUREPOSE | 11 | Stance with one’s back hunched and arms akimbo, in fashion-speak |
| 21% | SALMON | 6 | City in British Columbia with a fishy name: __ Arm |
| 21% | HUNTER | 6 | Person in a forest with a gun, chasing animals |
| 21% | NOVEMBERRAIN | 12 | 1992 Guns N' Roses song with a weather word in the title (2 wds.) |
| 21% | SPOUT | 5 | One arm held up with bent elbow and wrist, in a children's song |
| 21% | NARUTORUNS | 10 | Anime-inspired streaks in which one leans forward with their arms outstretched behind them |
| 21% | TALONED | 7 | Armed with claws |
| 21% | PBA | 3 | Organization found in alleys with ten pins: Abbr. |