| 100% | ATSEA | 5 | On the ocean, or in a fog (2 wds.) |
| 100% | ATSEA | 5 | On the ocean or in a fog (2 wds.) |
| 61% | ATSEA | 5 | Out on the ocean, as a ship: 2 wds. |
| 58% | ONEPIN | 6 | "Hitting ___ on the far right or left in bowling is called a meg.": 2 wds. |
| 57% | SALADFORK | 9 | Utensil on the far left in a standard place setting: 2 wds. |
| 55% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | 76-year-old singer who is still in a "Band on the Run": 2 wds. |
| 53% | ATSEA | 5 | Out on the ocean: 2 wds. |
| 53% | SHARKTANK | 9 | Entrepreneurial reality series on ABC with a fierce ocean menace in the title: 2 wds. |
| 52% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 52% | ALA | 3 | In the manner of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 51% | BEAUTIFULMIND | 13 | 2001 American biographical drama film starring Russell Crowe, based on the life of a Nobel Laureate in Economics, Josh Nash, "A ___": 2 wds. |
| 50% | INDIANADUNES | 12 | Sandy stretch on the shore of Lake Michigan designated a 40-Across in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 50% | ATSEA | 5 | On the ocean (2 wds.) |
| 49% | REST | 4 | Relax in a hammock or on the sofa |
| 49% | SWIMSUIT | 8 | Outfit for going in a pool or the ocean |
| 48% | BSIDE | 5 | Tune on the back of a 45 single: 2 wds. |
| 48% | HANGINTOUGH | 11 | 1988 hit New Kids on the Block album reissued in 2019 as a special 30th anniversary edition (2 wds.) |
| 48% | MAKEPASSES | 10 | Succeed on the gridiron ... or invite a slap in the face |
| 47% | NOLEAD | 6 | "We have ___ on the scandal." (like a tip-off): 2 wds. |
| 47% | SEXYSADIE | 9 | Girl in a Beatles song from the "White Album": 2 wds. |
| 47% | BALDSPOT | 8 | Place on the head where a man might apply Rogaine: 2 wds. |
| 47% | MALIBUSTACY | 11 | Doll in a 1994 episode of "The Simpsons" that was based on the "Teen Talk" version of 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | HARRIETTUBMAN | 13 | She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and her story was told in a 2019 film: 2 wds. |
| 47% | WEGO | 4 | "Off ___ on the adventure of a lifetime!": 2 wds. |
| 47% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Catcher of the worm, in a proverb: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ATLARGE | 7 | On the loose, as a convict: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SALTWATER | 9 | Liquid in the ocean: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SWEETVIRGINIA | 13 | Girl in a Rolling Stones song from "Exile on Main St.": 2 wds. |
| 46% | INORBIT | 7 | Circling the Earth in a path: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ALA | 3 | "In the style of," on a menu: 2 wds. |