| 100% | NAVY | 4 | Shade of blue, or a branch of the military |
| 93% | NAVY | 4 | Branch of the military, or a shade of blue |
| 65% | AQUA | 4 | European pop group with the 1997 hit "Barbie Girl," or a shade of blue |
| 56% | ROSE | 4 | "Beauty and the Beast" flower or a shade of 16a |
| 55% | CROSSBREEDS | 11 | Animals with parents of two distinct varieties ... or a description of the pairs of shaded words? |
| 54% | NAVY | 4 | Seafaring military force ... or a dark shade of 38a |
| 54% | SCOOPEDUP | 9 | Eagerly obtained ... or a hint to the contents of this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 53% | ARMY | 4 | Branch of the military |
| 53% | DOWNTHEPIPE | 11 | How a perfect pitch comes ... or a hint to the missing parts of the shaded answers |
| 53% | USAF | 4 | Branch of the military (abbr.) |
| 53% | NILE | 4 | Shade of blue or green |
| 53% | INDIGO | 6 | Shade of blue or purple |
| 51% | NAVY | 4 | Shade of blue for a suit jacket |
| 51% | OLIVE | 5 | Shade of green or a martini garnish |
| 51% | NAVY | 4 | Seagoing branch of the military |
| 51% | NAVY | 4 | Maritime branch of the military |
| 51% | YELLOW | 6 | Cheerful shade of the sky in the morning, or the color of a daffodil |
| 51% | GREEKCROSS | 10 | Religious symbol resembling a plus sign ... or a hint to the three groups of shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 51% | NAVY | 4 | SEAL's branch of the military |
| 51% | ARMY | 4 | Land-based branch of the military |
| 51% | ARMY | 4 | GI's branch of the military |
| 51% | PINK | 4 | Rosy shade of the sky in the early evening, or the color of a flamingo |
| 50% | SKY | 3 | A shade of blue |
| 50% | TEAL | 4 | A shade of blue |
| 50% | USAF | 4 | Branch of the military with many combat planes: Abbr. |
| 50% | PEACH | 5 | Shade of pink or a fruit used in cobbler |
| 50% | USN | 3 | "Anchors Aweigh" branch of the Military: Abbr. |
| 50% | SOLE | 4 | Fish, or a part of the foot |
| 50% | PUPIL | 5 | Student, or a part of the eye |
| 50% | ARM | 3 | Branch, as of the military |