| 100% | MILL | 4 | "Down by the Old ___ Stream" (classic song) |
| 61% | SPOOKY | 6 | Classic song by the Classics IV |
| 60% | JUSTAINTEASY | 12 | 1979 song written by Gregg Allman that begins, "You ride on down the same old street" (3 wds.) |
| 55% | JUSTAINTEASY | 12 | 1979 song written by the late Gregg Allman that begins, "You ride on down the same old street" (3 wds.) |
| 53% | BLUEJEANS | 9 | Song by Lana Del Rey and a classic of the closet |
| 53% | SAME | 4 | "It's the ___ Old Song" (classic by the Four Tops) |
| 53% | YMCA | 4 | Classic disco song by the Village People |
| 52% | ROW | 3 | What to do "gently down the stream," in a song |
| 51% | EIDER | 5 | Down by the pond? |
| 51% | PJHARVEY | 8 | Down by the Water singer |
| 51% | GENTLY | 6 | How the boat goes down the stream, in a children's song |
| 49% | RIVERSIDE | 9 | Down by the __; spiritual recording by Elvis |
| 49% | STARTINGTODAY | 13 | Song by Australian singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia from the album "Counting Down the Days": 2 wds. |
| 49% | LEVEE | 5 | Embankment down by the riverside |
| 49% | ERODE | 5 | Eat down by the river? |
| 48% | JULIO | 5 | "Me and ___ Down by the Schoolyard" |
| 48% | AVAN | 4 | "... living in _ ___ down by the river!" |
| 47% | INARUT | 6 | Bogged down by the daily grind (3 wds.) |
| 47% | CAKE | 4 | "___ by the Ocean" (super-catchy DNCE song) |
| 46% | WYATTEARP | 9 | Frontiersman mentioned in the classic song "Western Movies" by the Olympics |
| 46% | WORLDONFIRE | 11 | Song by 40-Across on 48-Across with the lyric "Whatcha gonna do when it all burns down?" (3 wds.) |
| 46% | ROAN | 4 | "The Strawberry ___," classic western song written by cowboy Curley Fletcher fitting for a "National Day of the Cowboy" playlist |
| 46% | PEGOMYHEART | 11 | Classic song from the 1913 "Ziegfeld Follies" |
| 45% | CLOSER | 6 | Hit song by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey which is one of the most streamed songs on Spotify |
| 45% | BOMB | 4 | "Cherry ___" (classic song by The Runaways) |
| 45% | BOP | 3 | "Blitzkrieg ___" (classic song by the Ramones) |
| 45% | TEES | 4 | Pegs used by the 12 Down |
| 45% | HEAVEN | 6 | Classic Led Zeppelin song represented by the ascending circled letters and this answer |
| 45% | HELL | 4 | Classic AC/DC song represented by the falling circled letters and this answer |
| 45% | LOLA | 4 | Song by the Kinks |