| 100% | FITTER | 6 | "___ Happier," 1997 song by Radiohead that predicted what a life in corporate looks like |
| 32% | STREAK | 6 | What a meteor looks like in the sky |
| 30% | AMORE | 5 | What that is, in a 1953 song |
| 30% | EVERLONG | 8 | 1997 song by Foo Fighters that was featured in the film "The Wolf of Wall Street" |
| 30% | MOON | 4 | "Pink ___," song by Nick Drake that was used in a Volkswagen ad |
| 29% | YEAR | 4 | "In the ___ 2525," 1969 song by Zager and Evans that predicted a future dominated by technological advances |
| 29% | DATE | 4 | "Play ___," song by Melanie Martinez that contains a romantic outing in its title |
| 29% | LOVE | 4 | "___ Me Tender," song by Elvis Presley that contains a relationship milestone in its title |
| 28% | CON | 3 | "___ Calma," reggaeton song by Daddy Yankee that was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2019 |
| 28% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 28% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 28% | CRANESINTHESKY | 14 | Song by 49-Across that won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 2017 (4 wds.) |
| 28% | HANGOVER | 8 | "Love ___," 1976 song by Diana Ross that was featured in shows like "Mad Men" and "Pose" |
| 28% | SENORITA | 8 | Hit song by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello that was nominated for a Grammy in 2020 |
| 28% | DIE | 3 | "___ a Happy Man" (Thomas Rhett song that mentions Marvin Gaye in the lyrics) |
| 28% | STY | 3 | Room that looks like a bomb went off in it |
| 28% | CRAB | 4 | A crustacean that lives in a hole, like Mr. Krabs |
| 28% | IFALLAPART | 10 | Song by 42-Across that became a hit after a live-performance video went viral in 2017 (3 wds.) |
| 28% | DONT | 4 | "Hips ___ Lie," reggaeton song by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean that was nominated for a Grammy in 2006 |
| 28% | CALIFORNIA | 10 | "___ Gurls," hit song by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg that was nominated for a Grammy in 2011 |
| 28% | LIFE | 4 | "___ Is Like a Song," Kenny Rogers' posthumous studio album that released in 2023 |
| 28% | TOOMANYRIVERS | 13 | Song by 17-Across covered by 40-Across that was a hit for Brenda Lee in the 1960s (3 wds.) |
| 28% | KENO | 4 | Casino game that looks like a thou in reverse |
| 27% | ROAR | 4 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2014 |
| 27% | STYLE | 5 | 2016 song by Taylor Swift with the lyrics, "You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye..." |
| 27% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 27% | WONDERFUL | 9 | "What a ___ World," 1967 song by Louis Armstrong that was featured in the film "Good Morning, Vietnam" |
| 27% | AIR | 3 | "In the ___ Tonight," song by Phil Collins that was used in a Cadbury's commercial |
| 27% | ONESWEETDAY | 11 | Song by 42-Across and Boyz II Men that spent a record 16 weeks at #1 in 1995-1996: 3 wds. |
| 27% | FEELING | 7 | "Flashdance... What a ___," song from the movie "Flashdance" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1983 |