| 100% | BOAT | 4 | Water vessel that bobs and floats across a river |
| 37% | FIREBOAT | 8 | Vessel that pumps the water it's floating in |
| 36% | STEAMSHIP | 9 | Vessel powered by a furnace and water |
| 35% | HOUSEBOAT | 9 | Home that floats on a river |
| 35% | RAFT | 4 | Platform that floats on a river |
| 35% | BUOYANT | 7 | Something that floats and stays above water |
| 33% | GOOSE | 5 | Bird that looks like a duck and loves water |
| 33% | URN | 3 | Vessel that's a homophone of 24-Across |
| 32% | YALU | 4 | River that forms a large part of the border between North Korea and China |
| 32% | FERRY | 5 | Transport across a river |
| 31% | HURRICANE | 9 | 1975 Bob Dylan song that's also a synonym for typhoon and cyclone |
| 31% | BOATS | 5 | Water vessels that use motors or oars |
| 31% | FERRY | 5 | Transport, as across a river |
| 31% | STEPPING | 8 | __ stones, pathway across a river |
| 31% | DAM | 3 | Hydroelectric project across a river |
| 31% | CACTI | 5 | Plural for a plant that grows in the desert, has spikes, and holds water |
| 31% | DONTBIGEMPTY | 12 | With 45 Across, a query put to Bob Hope in 1939's The Cat and the Canary |
| 31% | EGG | 3 | Something that's gone bad if it floats when placed in a bowl of water |
| 31% | KETTLE | 6 | Household appliance with a spout and a whistle that makes boiling water quick and easy |
| 31% | BRIDGEOFSPIKES | 14 | Tire-puncturing way across a river? |
| 30% | OOBLECK | 7 | Gooey substance made of cornstarch and water, with a name that comes from Dr. Seuss |
| 30% | HOSE | 4 | *16a's aid that's attached to a hydrant and carries water to the blaze!" |
| 30% | SKYWARDSWORD | 12 | "The Legend of Zelda" game that features floating islands and a magic blade (2 wds.) |
| 30% | RAFTED | 6 | Floated down a river |
| 30% | TUBED | 5 | Floated down a river |
| 30% | URAL | 4 | River that's a letter off from 20-Across |
| 30% | TEAPITCHER | 10 | Vessel that infuses and pours |
| 30% | TUBED | 5 | Floated down a river, say |
| 30% | OTTER | 5 | A mammal that swims, is found near rivers and has sleek fur |
| 30% | BOAT | 4 | Playful paper projects! Sailing vessel that may be created as an origami craft, and used by kids at a small stream |