| 100% | SUB | 3 | Red October in "The Hunt for Red October," e.g. |
| 73% | XXXXX | 5 | Sam in "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 72% | CIA | 3 | Government organization in "The Hunt for Red October": Abbr. |
| 71% | CIA | 3 | Jack Ryan's org. in "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 71% | ALECBALDWIN | 11 | 65-Across's co-star in "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 69% | ALEC | 4 | ___ Baldwin, "The Aviator" star who played Jack Ryan in "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 66% | RAMIUS | 6 | Marko, The Hunt for Red October commander |
| 66% | BALDWIN | 7 | Alec who played 1-/5-Across in 1990's "The Hunt for Red October" |
| 65% | MCTIERNAN | 9 | John __; director of The Hunt for Red October |
| 61% | SUB | 3 | What Red October is in "The Hunt for Red October," for short |
| 60% | TORPEDO | 7 | "The Hunt for Red October" weapon |
| 60% | CLANCY | 6 | "The Hunt for Red October" author |
| 60% | SUBSTORIES | 10 | "The Hunt for Red October" and others? |
| 60% | TOM | 3 | "The Hunt for Red October" novelist Clancy |
| 60% | TOM | 3 | "The Hunt for Red October" author Clancy |
| 59% | SUB | 3 | "The Hunt for Red October" vessel, for short |
| 59% | SEA | 3 | Setting for "The hunt for Red October" |
| 56% | OMEN | 4 | Red sky in the morning, e.g. |
| 54% | SAGA | 4 | Gossip story that stays in the news for weeks, e.g. |
| 53% | DWELL | 5 | Linger in the past, for e.g. |
| 53% | SONAR | 5 | It hunted for Red October |
| 53% | PDA | 3 | Kissing in the park, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 53% | ORB | 3 | Sphere in the sky (moon, for e.g.) |
| 52% | SKATE | 5 | Play for the Red Wings, e.g. |
| 51% | PDA | 3 | Kissing in the hallways, e.g., for short |
| 51% | PDA | 3 | Smooching in the park, e.g., for short |
| 51% | ETS | 3 | The Monstars in "Space Jam," e.g., for short |
| 50% | RAMPAGED | 8 | Disrupted the peace in a violent fashion, for e.g. |
| 49% | RARE | 4 | Red in the middle, for a steak |
| 49% | REGRET | 6 | Wish one hadn't behaved a certain way in the past, for e.g. |