| 100% | CAPT | 4 | Shortened title for Jack Sparrow on the ship |
| 46% | STIGMA | 6 | The "P" on Jack Sparrow's arm, for example |
| 43% | SIR | 3 | Title for someone tapped on the shoulders? |
| 43% | CAPT | 4 | Jack Sparrow's title, for short |
| 41% | VEN | 3 | Title for one on the way to sainthood: Abbr. |
| 40% | HYMN | 4 | "His Eye Is on the Sparrow," for one |
| 39% | JESS | 4 | Jack beat him for the heavyweight title, 1919 |
| 39% | LADY | 4 | Title for each of the Earl of Grantham's daughters on "Downton Abby" |
| 39% | AFT | 3 | On a ship, this is the word for behind |
| 38% | MAYICUTIN | 9 | Question on the dance floor, or an apt title for this puzzle |
| 38% | SPINE | 5 | One place for the title on a book |
| 38% | EXISTENTIALDRE | 14 | Good title for a reflective book on the life of a rap Dr.? |
| 37% | REV | 3 | Title for Timothy Lovejoy, on "The Simpsons": Abbr. |
| 37% | ABOARD | 6 | On the ship |
| 36% | JESS | 4 | Boxer Willard defeated by Jack Dempsey for the world heavyweight title |
| 35% | OTRANTO | 7 | Town on the SE tip of Italy that's the title setting for a Horace Walpole novel |
| 35% | REV | 3 | Shortened title for a Christian priest |
| 35% | AMB | 3 | Shortened title for an accredited diplomat |
| 35% | JASONSUDEIKIS | 13 | 2021 and ’22 Emmy winner for playing the title role on 29-Across |
| 35% | UFO | 3 | Mysterious ship on the cover of Boston's "Boston," for short |
| 35% | PRINCIPAL | 9 | Title for Springfield Elementary School’s Seymour Skinner, on “The Simpsons” |
| 35% | RUM | 3 | Alcoholic beverage for Jack Sparrow |
| 35% | ORLOP | 5 | Lowest deck on the ship |
| 35% | BEN | 3 | ___ Platt, actor known for originating the title role in "Dear Evan Hansen" on Broadway |
| 34% | MRS | 3 | Shortened title for a woman after saying 50a |
| 34% | PIRATE | 6 | Jack Sparrow, for one |
| 34% | ABOARD | 6 | On the cruise ship |
| 34% | COL | 3 | Shortened title for an Army and Air Force officer |
| 34% | ROLE | 4 | Jack Sparrow for Johnny Depp? |
| 33% | OURLADY | 7 | Title for the Virgin Mary |