| 100% | MCTIERNAN | 9 | John __; director of The Hunt for Red October |
| 62% | RAMIUS | 6 | Marko, The Hunt for Red October commander |
| 57% | TORPEDO | 7 | "The Hunt for Red October" weapon |
| 57% | CLANCY | 6 | "The Hunt for Red October" author |
| 56% | SUBSTORIES | 10 | "The Hunt for Red October" and others? |
| 56% | TOM | 3 | "The Hunt for Red October" novelist Clancy |
| 56% | TOM | 3 | "The Hunt for Red October" author Clancy |
| 55% | SUB | 3 | "The Hunt for Red October" vessel, for short |
| 55% | XXXXX | 5 | Sam in "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 54% | CIA | 3 | Government organization in "The Hunt for Red October": Abbr. |
| 54% | CIA | 3 | Jack Ryan's org. in "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 53% | ALECBALDWIN | 11 | 65-Across's co-star in "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 51% | BALDWIN | 7 | Alec who played 1-/5-Across in 1990's "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 51% | SEA | 3 | Setting for "The hunt for Red October" |
| 50% | SONAR | 5 | It hunted for Red October |
| 49% | SUB | 3 | Red October in "The Hunt for Red October," e.g. |
| 49% | FORD | 4 | John —, Best Director Oscar winner for The Quiet Man and The Grapes of Wrath |
| 47% | DOMEESHI | 8 | Director of the 2022 Pixar film Turning Red |
| 47% | MALICK | 6 | Terrence —, Best Director Oscar nominee for The Thin Red Line and The Tree of Life |
| 45% | HUNT | 4 | "The ___ for Red October" 1990 American submarine spy-thriller film which is based on Tom Clancy's novel of the same name, starring Sean Connery |
| 45% | ALEC | 4 | ___ Baldwin, "The Aviator" star who played Jack Ryan in "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 44% | SUB | 3 | What Red October is in "The Hunt for Red October," for short |
| 44% | WOO | 3 | John —, director of the action films Paycheck and Windtalkers |
| 43% | DAHL | 4 | John —, director of the films Rounders and The Last Seduction |
| 43% | OKLA | 4 | "Land of the Red Man" state, for short |
| 43% | FERRET | 6 | Albino variety of the polecat bred for hunting |
| 42% | BONGJOONHO | 10 | Winner of the 2020 Academy Award for best director |
| 42% | RED | 3 | "The Hunt for ___ October" |
| 42% | HUNT | 4 | "The ___ for Red October" |
| 41% | RED | 3 | "The Hunt for __ October" movie |