| Text | Length |
| Persian Gulf ship | 17 |
| Exxon Valdez, e.g. | 18 |
| Cargo ship | 10 |
| Canadian pro on the ice | 23 |
| OPEC vessel | 11 |
| Fuel tanker | 11 |
| Persian Gulf sight | 18 |
| Titan, formerly | 15 |
| Ship of fuels? | 14 |
| Gretzky, once | 13 |
| Wayne Gretzky, once | 19 |
| Ship from the Mideast | 21 |
| Petroleum-carrying vessel | 25 |
| Petroleum-carrying ship | 23 |
| OPEC ship | 9 |
| Gulf ship | 9 |
| Exxon Valdez, for one | 21 |
| Engine tender | 13 |
| Crude transport | 15 |
| Warren Moon, once | 17 |
| Spill source, perhaps | 21 |
| Ship like the Exxon Valdez | 26 |
| It may have crude content | 25 |
| Fuel-carrying ship | 18 |
| Former Houston athlete | 22 |
| Edmonton NHLer | 14 |
| Edmonton hockey pro | 19 |
| Well worker | 11 |
| Wayne Gretzky, until 1988 | 25 |
| Persian Gulf vessel | 19 |
| NFL Titan, formerly | 19 |
| Houston gridder | 15 |
| Houston athlete, once | 21 |
| High seas heavyweight | 21 |
| Gulf sight | 10 |
| Gretzky is one | 14 |
| Fuel deliverer | 14 |
| Former Houston pro | 18 |
| Exxon Valdez e.g. | 21 |
| Engine-room helper | 18 |
| Edmonton pro athlete | 20 |
| Dorothy, for the Tin Man | 24 |
| Crude vessel | 12 |
| Certain ship | 12 |
| Certain containership | 21 |
| Cargo vessel | 12 |
| Canadian NHLer | 14 |
| Alberta NHLer | 13 |
| A ship from the Middle East, perhaps | 36 |
| Wayne Gretzky, originally | 25 |
| Wayne Gretzky, early on | 23 |
| Wayne Gretzky was one | 21 |
| Warren Moon is one | 18 |
| Type of ship | 12 |
| Type of cargo ship | 18 |
| Titan, previously | 17 |
| Titan, once | 11 |
| The Exxon Valdez, for one | 25 |
| Texas footballer | 16 |
| Tanker tender | 13 |
| Tanker ship | 11 |
| Tank ship | 9 |
| Suez sight | 10 |
| Suez Canal sight | 16 |
| Strait of Hormuz vessel | 23 |
| Slick vehicle? | 14 |
| Sight on the Red Sea | 20 |
| Ship full of fuel | 17 |
| Ship from Valdez | 16 |
| Ship from Kuwait | 16 |
| Rexall Place athlete | 20 |
| Refueling vessel | 16 |
| Refueling ship | 14 |
| Petroleum ship | 14 |
| Persian Gulf visitor | 20 |
| Onetime Houston pro | 19 |
| One doing drudge work | 21 |
| Old Houston pro | 15 |
| Old Houston gridder | 19 |
| NHLer from Edmonton | 19 |
| NFLer now a Titan | 17 |
| NFLer in Tennessee | 18 |
| NFL Titan, once | 15 |
| Member of a R.R. crew | 21 |
| Mark Messier, for 12 years | 26 |
| Maritime vessel | 15 |
| Man with a can | 14 |
| Machinery worker | 16 |
| Machinery maintenance person | 28 |
| Machinery maintainer | 20 |
| Machine attendant | 17 |
| Lubrication is his occupation | 29 |
| Long-spouted can | 16 |
| Ken Stabler is one | 18 |
| Houston worker | 14 |
| Houston pro footballer | 22 |
| Houston N.F.L. player | 21 |
| Houston footballer, once | 24 |
| Houston footballer | 18 |
| Houston football pro | 20 |
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