| 100% | DENE | 4 | Sandy tract by the sea, to a Brit |
| 48% | OCEANSIDE | 9 | By the sea, as a resort |
| 44% | SKYE | 4 | "Over the sea to ___" (line in a classic Scottish song) |
| 43% | ANCHOR | 6 | Item dropped into the sea to hold a ship in place |
| 42% | BOO | 3 | Response to a bad call by the umpire |
| 42% | ELOISE | 6 | Popular 1986 song to a woman by The Damned |
| 41% | LAGOON | 6 | Body of water separated from the sea by a reef |
| 41% | VALKYRIE | 8 | A female warrior sent to the battlefield by Odin |
| 40% | VETO | 4 | Mayor's thumbs-down to a bill passed by the city council |
| 40% | CROCODILE | 9 | The only reptile to grow heavier than a sea turtle |
| 40% | MIRROR | 6 | The __ Crack'd From Side to Side, by A. Christie |
| 39% | WHIPLASH | 8 | Injury caused by a severe jerk to the head |
| 39% | TAROTCARD | 9 | Used by a fortune teller to predict the future |
| 39% | SHOREFIREHITS | 13 | Music to accompany cookouts by the sea? |
| 39% | ANNABELLEE | 10 | Lover in a "kingdom by the sea" |
| 39% | BUTTONS | 7 | Song by The Pussycat Dolls or things to use for a snowman's eyes |
| 39% | COASTAL | 7 | By the sea |
| 39% | ODYSSEY | 7 | "The ___," ancient Greek poem by Homer about a warrior lost at sea for years, trying to find his way home |
| 39% | SEVILLE | 7 | Spanish city linked to Egypt by a sea trade route |
| 39% | SET | 3 | "___ Fire to the Rain," a massive hit song by Adele |
| 39% | SNAP | 4 | Action by a center to put the football in play |
| 38% | SIDE | 4 | In billiards, spin imparted to a ball by striking it off-centre with the cue |
| 38% | SAN | 3 | "Fake Tales of ___ Francisco," song by the Arctic Monkeys that refers to a Californian city |
| 38% | HIP | 3 | "___ to be square," a hit song by Huey Lewis and the News |
| 38% | CUTITOUT | 8 | "Quit trying to make a paper doll by ripping the paper!" |
| 38% | SPY | 3 | Person employed by a government to obtain the enemy's secrets |
| 38% | HERESLOOKINGATYOUQUID | 21 | Comment by a Brit down to his last coin? |
| 38% | WHILST | 6 | "During the time that," to a Brit |
| 38% | SLAPUP | 6 | Top-notch, to a Brit |
| 38% | DAFT | 4 | 14-Across, to a Brit |