| 100% | DAYS | 4 | "Dog ___ Are Over" (Florence and the Machine song) |
| 83% | ARE | 3 | "Dog Days ___ Over" (Florence and the Machine song) |
| 78% | OVER | 4 | "Dog Days Are ___" (Florence and the Machine song) |
| 61% | ARE | 3 | Florence & the Machine hit "Dog Days ___ Over" |
| 60% | ARE | 3 | "Dog Days ___ Over" (Florence + the Machine hit song) |
| 58% | FLORENCE | 8 | __ and the Machine, Dog Days band |
| 54% | CCRIDER | 7 | Classic blues song with the line "I'd rather be dead than to stay here and be your dog" |
| 53% | FLORENCE | 8 | ___ and the Machine, indie rock band known for their song "Shake It Out" |
| 52% | EXTRA | 5 | Bonus, something that is over and above the description |
| 50% | ASONE | 5 | "... and the world will live ___" (end of the song "Imagine"): 2 wds. |
| 49% | CLIPPINGS | 9 | The stuff left over after a dog has been groomed |
| 48% | SHAGGY | 6 | The __ Dog is a black and white Walt Disney film |
| 48% | OUR | 3 | "Be ___ Guest" ("Beauty and the Beast" song) |
| 47% | MAXTED | 6 | Anna —, author of the novels Being Committed and Getting Over It |
| 46% | WHENWEDANCE | 11 | Sting song with the lyric "Angels will run and hide their wings" |
| 46% | RAGE | 4 | ___ Against the Machine, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Guerrilla Radio" |
| 46% | MAN | 3 | "Vegetable ___," Pink Floyd song that was covered by The Jesus and Mary Chain |
| 45% | FAR | 3 | “Over the Hills and ___ Away” (traditional English song) |
| 45% | FLORENCE | 8 | __ and the Machine, flame-haired singer |
| 45% | TIDE | 4 | "The ___ Is High," song by Blondie ... or the ebb and flow seen in the ocean |
| 45% | TOES | 4 | Zac Brown song with the line "Concrete and cars are their own prison bars" |
| 45% | ANNAT | 5 | A half year's stipend, over and above what is owing for the incumbency |
| 45% | SUEDE | 5 | "Blue ___ Shoes" (1956 song that was one of the first rock and roll records) |
| 45% | COPA | 4 | Club in a Barry Manilow song where "music and passion were always the fashion" |
| 45% | YOUNEED | 7 | "All ___ is Love," 1967 song by The Beatles about peace and love: 2 wds. |
| 44% | FLORENCE | 8 | __ and the Machine band; an Italian city |
| 44% | ADOPE | 5 | "The Gentleman Is ___" (Rodgers and Hammerstein song) |
| 44% | GIRL | 4 | "Hey ___," 2016 song from "Joanne" that was a collab between Lady Gaga and Florence Welch |