| 100% | PELEG | 5 | Ship owner who described Ahab as "ungodly, god-like" |
| 43% | AHAB | 4 | Captain described as a "grand, ungodly, god-like man" |
| 42% | AHAB | 4 | Literary captain described as a "grand, ungodly, god-like man" |
| 39% | IRISH | 5 | Like people who describe something beyond repair as "banjaxed" |
| 35% | EMMA | 4 | Character described by Austen as "a heroine whom no one but myself will much like" |
| 34% | CROSSOVER | 9 | Adjective describing a performer like 30-Across who's successful singing pop as well as classical music |
| 33% | ONASSIS | 7 | Aristotle —, Turkish-born ship owner who married Jackie Kennedy in 1968 |
| 31% | DALI | 4 | Figure who described his mustache as “like two erect sentries” that “defend the entrance to my real self” |
| 30% | OCHS | 4 | Phil who described himself as a "singing journalist" |
| 30% | SMUG | 4 | Like a face some might describe as punchable |
| 30% | CIS | 3 | Like someone AMAB who identifies as a man |
| 30% | BALD | 4 | Like someone who may not own a comb |
| 30% | STERN | 5 | Howard who described himself as "King of All Media" |
| 30% | DEBEAUVOIR | 10 | Whom Ellen Willis described as “the paradigmatic female rebel” |
| 30% | NORSE | 5 | Like the god Tyr, for whom Tuesday is named |
| 30% | NOMADIC | 7 | Like someone who wanders as a way of life |
| 30% | NOSY | 4 | Like neighbors who don't mind their own business |
| 30% | NOSY | 4 | Like someone who doesn't mind their own business |
| 30% | LASS | 4 | Scot who may be described as "bonnie" |
| 30% | REPORTER | 8 | Journalist who might be described as "intrepid" |
| 30% | PRINCE | 6 | Royal who is often described as "charming"? |
| 30% | LONER | 5 | Person who likes being on their own |
| 29% | KNIGHT | 6 | Vicky who starred as Jade in Dirty God |
| 29% | JOANNEWOODWORK | 14 | Actress who likes to build her own sets? |
| 29% | PEQUOD | 6 | Ship described as “a noble craft, but somehow a most melancholy” |
| 29% | ARP | 3 | Sculptor who described art as "a fruit that grows in man" |
| 29% | ARES | 4 | God who sounds like he was mentioned in the preceding clue |
| 29% | JADED | 5 | Like someone who acts as if they've seen it all |
| 29% | TEAMPLAYER | 10 | One who can hardly be described as a narcissist |
| 29% | MORSE | 5 | Inventor who might be described as dotty or dashing? |