| 100% | ONLY | 4 | "___ the Lonely" (Roy Orbison hit song) |
| 93% | ONLY | 4 | "__ the Lonely"; Roy Orbison song |
| 89% | ONLY | 4 | "__ the Lonely"; Roy Orbison hit |
| 86% | ONLY | 4 | "___ the Lonely" (Roy Orbison hit) |
| 84% | ONLY | 4 | "___ the Lonely" (Roy Orbison song) |
| 73% | ONLY | 4 | Roy Orbison's "___ the Lonely" |
| 73% | ONLY | 4 | Roy Orbison's "__ the Lonely" |
| 73% | ONLY | 4 | "__ the Lonely"; Orbison song |
| 64% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 62% | OHPRETTYWOMAN | 13 | Roy Orbison hit |
| 61% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Top 5 hit song for 33-Across written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson (2 wds.) |
| 60% | ONLYTHELONELY | 13 | 1960 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, and is featured in, a 1991 John Candy film (3 wds.) |
| 59% | OHPRETTYWOMAN | 13 | 1964 Roy Orbison hit that has almost the same title as, and is featured in, a 1990 Julia Roberts film (3 wds.) |
| 57% | RUNNINGSCARED | 13 | 1961 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, but is not featured in, a 1986 Gregory Hines/Billy Crystal film (2 wds.) |
| 56% | OLDIE | 5 | Hit song from the past |
| 56% | LOLA | 4 | Hit song of The Kinks |
| 56% | ONE | 3 | The loneliest number of song |
| 56% | LEAH | 4 | Title woman of a 1962 Roy Orbison hit |
| 56% | LEAH | 4 | Title girl in a 1962 Roy Orbison hit |
| 55% | ANONO | 5 | "That's ___" (cautionary Roy Orbison song) |
| 55% | MONDAY | 6 | Hit song by the Bangles: Manic __ |
| 55% | OLDIE | 5 | Hit song from the 1970s, today |
| 55% | OLDIE | 5 | Hit song from the 1970s, say |
| 55% | EBBTIDE | 7 | Hit song for the Righteous Brothers |
| 55% | MANIAC | 6 | Hit song on the "Flashdance" soundtrack |
| 54% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song popularized by Linda Ronstadt |
| 54% | IMFREE | 6 | Hit song from the rock opera "Tommy" |
| 54% | LET | 3 | Hit song by The Beatles, "___ It Be" |
| 54% | OLDIE | 5 | Hit song from back in the day |
| 54% | ELVIRA | 6 | Hit song by the Oak Ridge Boys |