| 100% | CAN | 3 | "Breakfast ___ Wait," song by Prince that refers to the first meal of the day |
| 45% | PARIS | 5 | "I Love ___," song by Cole Porter that refers to the French "City of Love" |
| 44% | SAN | 3 | "Fake Tales of ___ Francisco," song by the Arctic Monkeys that refers to a Californian city |
| 43% | CHILD | 5 | "Thursday's ___," song by David Bowie that celebrates the fourth day of the week |
| 43% | CAR | 3 | "A Wednesday ___," song by Johnny Cash that celebrates the third day of the week |
| 42% | FOR | 3 | "Saturday Night's ___ Fighting," song by Elton John that celebrates the sixth day of the week |
| 42% | BREAKFAST | 9 | The first meal of the day |
| 42% | MANIC | 5 | "___ Monday," hit by the Bangles that celebrates the first day of the week |
| 41% | GANGNAMSTYLE | 12 | 2012 song by Psy that made him the first Korean singer to top the U.K. singles chart: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BREAKFAST | 9 | Usually the first meal of the day |
| 40% | BREAKFAST | 9 | First meal of the day |
| 40% | SUMMER | 6 | "___ of '69," 1985 song by Bryan Adams that reminisces the days gone by |
| 40% | BACON | 5 | Song by Nick Jonas that refers to sizzling breakfast strips |
| 40% | POT | 3 | Word that, when affixed to the first word of each starred answer, refers to a type of person |
| 39% | FORWARD | 7 | 2016 song by Beyonce and James Blake that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts |
| 39% | BREAKFAST | 9 | First meal of the day, in the morning |
| 39% | HELL | 4 | "Highway to ___," song by AC/DC that can lift the spirits of any Halloween party |
| 39% | MUCH | 4 | "That Don't Impress Me ___," 1998 song by Shania Twain that refers to Brad Pitt in the lyrics |
| 38% | CPR | 3 | First-aid procedure that can be done to the beat of "360" by Charlie XCX |
| 38% | ELEVATOR | 8 | "Love in an ___," song by Aerosmith that describes the exciting ride to the top of the Eiffel Tower |
| 38% | TALE | 4 | "Living to Tell the ___," 2002 book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that was the first volume of his autobiography |
| 38% | REM | 3 | Song by Ariana Grande from her album "Sweetener" that refers to a phase of sleep: Abbr. |
| 38% | TOOMUCHHEAVEN | 13 | Song that was the first of three #1 singles by 42-Across in 1979 (3 wds.) |
| 38% | RUN | 3 | "___ the World (Girls)," 2011 song by Beyonce that was used to awaken the crew of the US Space Shuttle Atlantis |
| 38% | APPLE | 5 | "Pen-Pineapple-___Pen," 2016 song by Pikotaro that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts |
| 38% | CRAZYFORYOU | 11 | 1985 pop song by Madonna that is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Vision Quest": 3 wds. |
| 37% | FOR | 3 | "___ the First Time," 2010 song by the Script that talks about "Drinking old cheap bottles of wine" |
| 37% | LIVES | 5 | "These Are the Days of Our ___," 1991 song by Queen that reminisces the days gone by |
| 37% | BETTER | 6 | "___ the Devil You Know," 1990 song by Kylie Minogue with a title that refers to a common idiom |
| 37% | REEL | 4 | Dance that was first referred to in the 1590 witchcraft trial of Doctor Fian in "Edenbrough", Scotland |