| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ADRIFT | Afloat | |
| ATSEA | Afloat | |
| BUOYANT | Afloat | |
| FLOATING | Afloat | |
| AT SEA | Afloat (2,3) | |
| BUOY | Keep afloat | |
| LIVE | Keep afloat | |
| SURVIVE | Keep afloat | |
| LAUNCH | Set afloat | |
| BUOYED | Kept afloat; encouraged | |
| SWAM | Stayed afloat through endless swamp | |
| LAUNCHED | Officially set afloat for the first time | |
| AFLOAT | Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat. | |
| JACK | A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat. | |
| CANARD | An extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public. | |
| ASHORE | On shore or on land; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore; to the land; aground (when applied to a ship); -- sometimes opposed to aboard or afloat. | |
| WATER LINE | ...of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line indicates the vessel's proper su... | |