100% | AINT | 4 | "___ That a Shame" (#1 hit for 18-Across) |
60% | IFIAINTGOTYOU | 13 | 2004 18-Across hit that won a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: 5 wds. |
59% | PONYTIME | 8 | 1961 #1 hit for 34-Across that launched a horse-riding dance: 2 wds. |
56% | AINT | 4 | "___ That a Shame" (1955 hit) |
55% | OMG | 3 | 2010 #1 hit for Usher that is also a texter's "Wow!" |
54% | DEA | 3 | Federal organization that a 1-Across might work for: Abbr. |
53% | HOUDINI | 7 | 2023 18-Across hit named for a legendary escape artist |
52% | SINGLELADIES | 12 | 2008 #1 hit for Beyoncé that had the subtitle "Put a Ring on It": 2 wds. |
50% | TURNTURNTURN | 12 | 1965 #1 hit for the Byrds that had the subtitle "To Everything There Is a Season": 3 wds. |
50% | DANCING | 7 | A No. 1 hit for the pop group ABBA: "__ Queen" |
49% | FOUR | 4 | Number of #1 hits that Rihanna had in 2010 (the record for a female artist) |
49% | SOLDIERBOY | 10 | *No. 1 hit for the Shirelles about a man sent off to war |
49% | IDONTWANTTOBE | 13 | 2003 hit for 18-Across: 5 wds. |
48% | EMMY | 4 | With 18 Across, one up for a prestigious television honor |
48% | GOODLUCKBABE | 12 | 2024 pop hit for 18-Across: 3 wds. |
48% | KICKS | 5 | Some strikes for a 1 Across |
47% | ATISKETATASKET | 14 | 1938 #1 hit for 68-/70-Across, which was inspired by a nursery rhyme |
46% | BADANDBOUJEE | 12 | 2016 No. 1 hit with a refrain that begins "Rain drop, drop top" |
46% | STAN | 4 | Eminem hit that has become slang for a superfan |
46% | BLOOP | 5 | Weak hit that may drop in for a single |
45% | TOMDOOLEY | 9 | Folk song that was a #1 hit for the Kingston Trio |
45% | IWALKTHELINE | 12 | First #1 hit for 17-Across, which lent its name to a 2005 biopic: 4 wds. |
45% | AINT | 4 | "___ That a Shame" |
45% | AINT | 4 | "__ That a Shame" |
45% | AINT | 4 | "— That a Shame" |
45% | AINT | 4 | "____ That a Shame" |
45% | AINT | 4 | "___ that a shame!" |
45% | BEATIT | 6 | 1983 hit that won a Grammy for Record of the Year |
44% | ARCSECANT | 9 | Inverse trigonometric function with a domain that hits everything except (-1, 1) |
43% | AINT | 4 | "___ That a Shame" (blues song) |