| 100% | NOIFSANDSORBOATS | 16 | Policy of a strict naval blockade? |
| 48% | PLATFORM | 8 | Policy of a political group |
| 45% | HASID | 5 | Member of a strict Jewish sect |
| 43% | GRADUALISM | 10 | Policy of achieving a goal in steps |
| 43% | SIEVE | 5 | Not much of a blockade |
| 43% | PETS | 4 | Subject of a hotel policy |
| 43% | ROLLOUT | 7 | Unveiling of a policy initiative |
| 43% | KEYSTONE | 8 | Central principle of a policy |
| 43% | ADMIRAL | 7 | Commander of a naval fleet |
| 43% | SEIZEDSEAS | 10 | Result of a naval battle? |
| 42% | ENSIGN | 6 | Rank of a Naval Academy graduate |
| 41% | SURE | 4 | Provide part of a coverage policy for |
| 41% | APOLOGIST | 9 | Defender of a stance, doctrine or policy |
| 41% | DAMS | 4 | Blockades, of a sort |
| 41% | FLAGSHIP | 8 | Important part of a group (a naval allusion) |
| 41% | MIDWAYATOLL | 11 | Site of a 1942 U.S. naval victory |
| 40% | NOWHEARTHIS | 11 | Start of a PA announcement on a naval ship |
| 40% | MANIFESTO | 9 | A public declaration of policy and aims |
| 39% | DENY | 4 | It's all three words of a liar's policy |
| 39% | ENS | 3 | Rank of a recent Naval Academy graduate: Abbr. |
| 39% | THINKTANK | 9 | A policy institute, a committee of experts |
| 39% | ONEEACH | 7 | Strict limitation, of a sort |
| 38% | ABUSES | 6 | Unfairly takes advantage of, as a policy |
| 38% | DONTTELL | 8 | Last half of a former US military policy involving gays: 2 wds. |
| 37% | AGEIST | 6 | Having a policy of reverse seniority? |
| 36% | ENS | 3 | Rank of many a Naval Academy midshipman upon graduation: Abbr. |
| 36% | GOVERNMENT | 10 | Policy-making body of a state |
| 35% | LIE | 3 | Not follow a policy of 5-Down |
| 34% | ADMIRAL | 7 | Naval commander in chief of a large fleet |
| 34% | ANSON | 5 | George —, English naval commander who completed a circumnavigation of the globe in 1744 |