| Text | Length |
| Noble sort | 10 |
| Idiom for the noblest members of society | 40 |
| Finest, noblest humans | 22 |
| Exemplary one (Matthew 5:13) | 28 |
| Southern California's __ Sea | 32 |
| Sea near Palm Springs | 21 |
| California's ___ Sea (rift lake) | 36 |
| Calif. sea | 10 |
| ___ Sea, lake in southern Calif. | 32 |
| ___ Sea of California's Sonoran Desert | 42 |
| ___ Sea (saline lake of Calif.) | 31 |
| Gunpowder compound | 18 |
| Veterans on deck | 16 |
| Mariners | 8 |
| Veteran sailors | 15 |
| Flavors | 7 |
| Landlubbers' opposites | 26 |
| Popeye's buddies | 20 |
| Seasons, in a way | 17 |
| Old sailors | 11 |
| Condiments | 10 |
| Veteran seamen | 14 |
| Seasoned sailors | 16 |
| Puts (away) | 11 |
| Bath add-ins | 12 |
| Adds seasoning | 14 |
| Turns cod into bacalao | 22 |
| Smelling things? | 16 |
| Seasoned seamen | 15 |
| Preserves, as pork | 18 |
| Popeye and Sinbad | 17 |
| Main men? | 9 |
| Uses a shaker | 13 |
| Seasons, as French fries | 24 |
| Sailors, informally | 19 |
| Rock, sea and table | 19 |
| Navy men | 8 |
| Jack-tars | 9 |
| Experienced sailors | 19 |
| Epsom -- | 8 |
| Epsom ____ | 10 |
| De-ices, in a way | 17 |
| Bath or Epsom | 13 |
| Adds some seasoning | 19 |
| Adds gold to a mine | 19 |
| Adds gold ore to a barren mine | 30 |
| Works on icy streets | 20 |
| Uses a shaker on | 16 |
| Turns codfish into bacalao | 26 |
| Therapeutic tub additive | 24 |
| Smelling stuff | 14 |
| Smelling ___ | 12 |
| Smelling __ | 11 |
| Shellbacks | 10 |
| Seasons, as steak | 17 |
| Seasons, as pretzels | 20 |
| Seasons, as popcorn | 19 |
| Seasons, as fries | 17 |
| Seasons or deices | 17 |
| Seasons French fries, maybe | 27 |
| Seasons french fries | 20 |
| Seasoned sailors? | 17 |
| Seasoned mariners | 17 |
| Rock and table, for two | 23 |
| Puts (away), as for safekeeping | 31 |
| Prepares pretzels | 17 |
| Popeye's pals | 17 |
| Pirate types | 12 |
| Pequod's crew | 17 |
| Old hands? | 10 |
| Old deckhands | 13 |
| Jack Tars | 9 |
| Gives flavor to | 15 |
| Flavors, in a way | 17 |
| Experienced mariners | 20 |
| Epsom products | 14 |
| Epsom product | 13 |
| Epsom minerals | 14 |
| Epsom items | 11 |
| Epsom and the like | 18 |
| Epsom and table | 15 |
| Epsom and smelling | 18 |
| Epsom __ | 8 |
| Does road work of a sort | 24 |
| Deices, perhaps | 15 |
| Deices, in a way | 16 |
| De-ices, perhaps | 16 |
| Bath and smelling | 17 |
| Bath add-ins, sometimes | 23 |
| Adds seasoning to | 17 |
| Adds flavor, in a way | 21 |
| Spa exfoliating treatment | 25 |
| Homemade mouth rinse | 20 |
| Like soy sauce | 14 |
| Like caviar | 11 |
| Like pretzels, typically | 24 |
| Like food that makes you thirsty | 32 |
| Coarse, as language | 19 |
| Unlike fresh water | 18 |
| Piquant, as wit | 15 |
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