| 100% | AIRMARSHAL | 10 | Royal Air Force officer of three-star rank equivalent to a Royal Navy vice-admiral |
| 40% | REARADMIRAL | 11 | Flag officer in a navy junior to a vice admiral |
| 38% | HARRIS | 6 | Stayce, first African American to reach three star general rank in the US Air Force (2016) |
| 33% | HORATIO | 7 | First name of Royal Navy Vice-Admiral Nelson |
| 33% | ROOM | 4 | One of three found in each answer to a starred clue |
| 33% | GROUPCAPTAIN | 12 | RAF officer holding commissioned rank senior to a wing commander but junior to an air commodore |
| 32% | CAPTAIN | 7 | Officer of the army holding a rank junior to a major but senior to a lieutenant |
| 32% | ENS | 3 | Abbreviation of the lowest rank commissioned officer in many armed forces and especially navies |
| 32% | ALLCAPS | 7 | Online equivalent of shouting, and a hint to both halves of each starred answer |
| 32% | GREENEGGSANDHAM | 15 | Dr. Seuss book ... or a description of the answers to the three starred clues |
| 31% | FINALSEED | 9 | Last player selected for a Wimbledon ranking ... or part of each answer to a starred clue |
| 31% | FRIENDSTOTHEEND | 15 | True buds, and a hint to the last three or four letters of each starred answer |
| 30% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | 1978 John Belushi movie, and a hint to the first three or four letters of the starred answers |
| 30% | ASTRA | 5 | Stars, in the Royal Air Force motto |
| 30% | ATHENS | 6 | Capital of Greece, or a three-word hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 29% | ISEE | 4 | Verbal equivalent to a nod of the head |
| 28% | IOWEYOU | 7 | Note of three words promising to pay a debt |
| 28% | PRINCESS | 8 | "The Queen Bride," change the royal word to correct the title of a classic romcom starring Cary Elwes |
| 28% | ASTERISM | 8 | Pattern of stars, similar to a constellation |
| 28% | AFTERNOON | 9 | A Royal Navy __ watch is from 12.00 to 16.00 hours |
| 28% | GROUPCAPTAIN | 12 | RAF officer holding commissioned rank senior to a wing commander |
| 28% | FULL | 4 | "___ House," ABC sitcom starring Bob Saget who plays a father raising three daughters, that aired from 1987 to 1995 |
| 28% | DONHO | 5 | Air Force pilot who became a pop star |
| 28% | TRIPS | 5 | Three of a kind, to a poker player |
| 28% | DATE | 4 | One of three things traditionally eaten to break a Ramadan fast |
| 28% | RATED | 5 | Gave three stars to a movie, perhaps |
| 27% | THEIRFINESTHOUR | 15 | Churchill's description of the Royal Air Force during W.W. II |
| 27% | CARAT | 5 | Unit equivalent to one-fifth of a gram |
| 27% | SYLPH | 5 | Mythological spirit of air similar to a fairy |
| 27% | CTRL | 4 | One of three keys to a PC reboot |