| 100% | PATBOONE | 8 | "Ain't That a Shame" singer, 1955 |
| 82% | FATSDOMINO | 10 | "Ain't That a Shame" singer |
| 82% | FATS | 4 | "Ain't That a Shame" singer Domino |
| 76% | FATS | 4 | ___ Domino, "Ain't That a Shame" singer who influenced Elvis Presley's music |
| 66% | DAVE | 4 | "Ain't That a Shame" songwriter ___ Bartholomew |
| 57% | AINT | 4 | "___ That a Shame" (1955 hit) |
| 55% | FATSDOMINO | 10 | Rock and roll pioneer known for 31-Across, "Ain't That a Shame," and "Walking to 17-Across" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | FATSDOMINO | 10 | Legendary singer of 31-Across, "Ain't That a Shame," and "Walking to 17-Across," who passed away October 24, 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | AINT | 4 | "___ That a Shame" |
| 51% | AINT | 4 | "__ That a Shame" |
| 51% | AINT | 4 | "— That a Shame" |
| 51% | AINT | 4 | "____ That a Shame" |
| 51% | AINT | 4 | "___ that a shame!" |
| 50% | AINT | 4 | "___ That a Shame" (blues song) |
| 49% | AINT | 4 | "___ That a Shame" (Fats Domino song) |
| 48% | SHAME | 5 | "Ain't That a ___" (Fats Domino song) |
| 48% | AINT | 4 | Pat Boone's "___ That a Shame" |
| 48% | AINT | 4 | Fats Domino's "___ That a Shame" |
| 48% | AINT | 4 | "___ That a Shame" (#1 hit for 18-Across) |
| 47% | SHAME | 5 | Fats Domino's "Ain't That a ___" |
| 46% | TAU | 3 | T that comes before a Y |
| 46% | MEAN | 4 | "It Don't ___ a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," song featuring April-born jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald |
| 45% | THAT | 4 | "Ain't ___ a Shame" (Fats Domino classic) |
| 44% | GAYE | 4 | "Ain't That Peculiar" singer |
| 42% | REBA | 4 | Sitcom that starred a singer |
| 42% | CAHN | 4 | Sammy who wrote the lyrics to "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" |
| 42% | NELL | 4 | Singer Carter who won a Tony for Ain't Misbehavin' |
| 41% | ALAS | 4 | That's a shame, old-style |
| 41% | ALAS | 4 | "Oh, that's a real shame" |
| 40% | AUTOTUNE | 8 | Software that modifies a singer's voice |