| 100% | BALI | 4 | "___ Ha'i" ("South Pacific" song whose title includes an Indonesian island's name) |
| 59% | BALI | 4 | "___ Ha'i" ("South Pacific" song named for an Indonesian island) |
| 57% | BALI | 4 | "___ Ha'i" ("South Pacific" song named for an island) |
| 41% | BALIHAI | 7 | South Pacific song with the lyric "Here am I, your special island" |
| 35% | BALI | 4 | "___ Ha'i" ("South Pacific" song) |
| 35% | BALI | 4 | "__ Ha'i": "South Pacific" song |
| 35% | AIDA | 4 | "Celeste ___" (aria whose title includes the name of the opera it's in) |
| 34% | ANDRE | 5 | Man's name whose last letter often has an accent |
| 33% | BJORK | 5 | Icelandic singer whose name's third letter has an umlaut |
| 33% | SAMOA | 5 | South Pacific island nation whose capital is Apia |
| 32% | NOSURPRISE | 10 | 2009 Daughtry song whose title starts with an "answer": 2 wds. |
| 32% | MAYBEIMAMAZED | 13 | 1970 Paul McCartney song whose title starts with an "answer": 3 wds. |
| 32% | IWILL | 5 | Beatles' "White Album" song whose title follows "If you want me to" |
| 32% | OCEANIA | 7 | South Pacific island region that includes Polynesia and New Zealand |
| 32% | ARLISS | 6 | HBO title agent whose name includes dollar signs in the show's logo |
| 31% | ADIA | 4 | Sarah McLachlan song whose name is an opera backward |
| 31% | ALF | 3 | Title TV character whose name is an acronym |
| 31% | EDITORS | 7 | English rock band whose no 1 albums include 2007’s An End Has a Start |
| 31% | GALWAY | 6 | "___ Girl," song by English singer Ed Sheeran which has the name of an Irish city in its title that is home to Eyre Square |
| 31% | LILNASX | 7 | Singer whose 2021 hit song "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" is nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 30% | TIMOR | 5 | Name of an Indonesian sea or island |
| 30% | BALI | 4 | Indonesian island featured in "South Pacific" |
| 29% | TARGET | 6 | I'm an American retail chain whose logo has a bullseye |
| 29% | MEGUSTA | 7 | 2020 Latin pop song whose title means "I like" |
| 29% | SMETANA | 7 | Composer whose name is an anagram of SANTA + ME |
| 29% | PIG | 3 | The Bahamas has an island named after this animal |
| 29% | PASSIONFRUIT | 12 | Top 10 Drake song whose title shares its name with a food, from his 2017 playlist "More Life" |
| 29% | NOONE | 5 | 2007 song whose title precedes "... can get in the way of what I'm feelin'" in its lyrics |
| 29% | FIJI | 4 | Pacific island country whose name contains three dotted letters in a row |
| 29% | FEDEX | 5 | I'm a multinational goods transportation company whose logo has an arrow |