| 100% | CAKE | 4 | "___ by the Ocean," pop song by DNCE that a pastry chef might sing while frosting a chocolate sponge dessert |
| 51% | PIE | 3 | "American ___," song by Don McLean that a chef might sing while whipping up a lemon meringue dessert |
| 42% | BOOK | 4 | "Cooking by the ___," LazyTown song a chef might sing while consulting a recipe manual for every tasty dish in this puzzle |
| 35% | APPLES | 6 | "___ and Bananas," children's song that a chef may sing while preparing a fruit salad |
| 35% | CHICKEN | 7 | "___ Fried," song by Zac Brown Band that a chef might hum while making buffalo wings |
| 35% | CHOP | 4 | "___ Suey!" song by System of a Down that a chef might rock out to while stir-frying a delicious Chinese dish |
| 32% | CRAZYFORYOU | 11 | 1985 pop song by Madonna that is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Vision Quest": 3 wds. |
| 30% | LIKEAPRAYER | 11 | 1989 pop rock song by Madonna that is a part of her fourth studio album of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 28% | SURFERGIRL | 10 | One "standing by the ocean's roar," in a 1963 song |
| 27% | PINBALLWIZARD | 13 | "Tommy" song sung by 47-Across that's the only cover of a Who song to reach the Top 10 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | BOW | 3 | "Take a ___," 1994 pop song by Madonna that is a part of her sixth studio album "Bedtime Stories" |
| 27% | LIVE | 4 | "___ to Tell" 1986 pop song by Madonna that was a part of her third studio album "True Blue" |
| 26% | IWANTIT | 7 | "___ That Way," a hit song by the Backstreet Boys: 3 wds. |
| 26% | SUN | 3 | "Towards the ___," a song by Rihanna that was the soundtrack to the 2015 film, "Home." |
| 26% | WITCHYWOMAN | 11 | Eagles song that a sorceress might sing on Halloween?: 2 wds. |
| 26% | HIGHWAYTOHELL | 13 | AC/DC song that a devil might sing on Halloween?: 3 wds. |
| 26% | YOU | 3 | "Someone like ___," hit song by Adele that won the Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance in 2012 |
| 25% | FREEDOM | 7 | A hit song by Pharrell Williams that was used in the film "Despicable Me 3" |
| 25% | ICED | 4 | ___ tea, cold beverage that shares its name with a song by The Carpenters |
| 25% | TRA | 3 | Syllable that might be sung in a song's refrain |
| 25% | ACT | 3 | "___ a Fool," a hit song by Ludacris that was featured on the soundtrack to the film "2 Fast 2 Furious" |
| 25% | MONSTERMASH | 11 | Bobby "Boris" Pickett song that a vampire or werewolf might sing on Halloween?: 2 wds. |
| 24% | WOMANIZER | 9 | 2008 #1 song by 32-Across that won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video |
| 24% | TOGETHER | 8 | "We Belong ___," a song by Mariah Carey that was listed as Billboard's "Song of the Decade" |
| 24% | CHER | 4 | A grammy winning singer nicknamed the "Goddess of Pop," who sang the hit song "Believe" |
| 24% | BASKETCASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that highlights a song by the same name cowritten with Warren Zevon: 2 wds. |
| 24% | LET | 3 | "___ Me," a song by Elvis Presley that was featured in the film he acted in, "Love Me Tender" |
| 24% | STAR | 4 | "Lucky ___," 1983 dance-pop song by Madonna that is a part of her debut album "Madonna" |
| 24% | WHEN | 4 | "___ You Believe," song by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston that was nominated for the Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration |
| 24% | HERO | 4 | Hit song by Mariah Carey that was nominated for a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1995 |