| 100% | WILLIAMSCRUZ | 12 | "Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders"; "I work for 26 million Texans" |
| 33% | DIANA | 5 | I was the Princess of Wales and I was known for my charity work |
| 33% | CSLEWIS | 7 | *Deceased writer whose work was the basis for a hit 2005 film |
| 31% | NIGHTFEVER | 10 | 1978 #1 hit with the lyrics "Here I am, praying for this moment to last": 2 wds. |
| 31% | IRIS | 4 | Hit song for the Goo Goo Dolls with the repeated line "I just want you to know who I am" |
| 30% | FRANCES | 7 | I was the former president of the NRDC and won the Rachel Carson Award in 2007 for my work as an environmentalist |
| 30% | OUR | 3 | “___ Day Will Come” (1963 No. 1 hit for Ruby & the Romantics) |
| 30% | EDIE | 4 | ___ Brickell & New Bohemians (band with the 1988 hit "What I Am") |
| 30% | TOHELLWITHIT | 12 | 2021 mixtape by 16-Across that with the hit singles "Just for Me," "Pain," "Passion," and 26-Across (4 wds.) |
| 30% | WIFI | 4 | Common excuse (1/4) "I'm sorry I was late for the video call, but my ___ connection wasn't working!" |
| 29% | BAD | 3 | Common excuse (4/4) "I'm sorry I'm late for work, but there was some really ___ traffic on the way!" |
| 29% | DOJACAT | 7 | Singer whose 2021 hit single "Kiss Me More" is nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 29% | MONSTERMASH | 11 | 1962 novelty hit that starts "I was working in the lab late one night" |
| 28% | GETSO | 5 | I ___ Lonely (1954 hit for the Four Knights) |
| 28% | HAVE | 4 | "I ___ Nothing," hit single by Whitney Houston that was recorded for the 1992 film "The Bodyguard" |
| 28% | LILNASX | 7 | Singer whose 2021 hit song "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" is nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 28% | USA | 3 | The land that was made for you and me |
| 28% | SHE | 3 | "___ Works Hard for the Money" (Donna Summer hit) |
| 28% | LETIT | 5 | "___ Be" (#1 hit for the Beatles): 2 wds. |
| 28% | IMSODONE | 8 | "This is the last straw for me" |
| 28% | LET | 3 | "___ It Be" (#1 hit for the Beatles) |
| 28% | MEANT | 5 | "You Were ___ for Me" (Jewel hit song) |
| 28% | RAILROAD | 8 | I've been working on the __, all the livelong day |
| 28% | YOUBACK | 7 | I Want __; 1970 number one hit for the Jackson 5 |
| 28% | SHE | 3 | "___ Works Hard for the Money" (Donna Summer disco hit) |
| 28% | SHE | 3 | "___ Works Hard for the Money" (Donna Summer hit song) |
| 27% | PAPA | 4 | "___ Was a Rollin' Stone" (#1 hit for the Temptations) |
| 27% | PAPA | 4 | "___ Was a Rollin' Stone" (1972 hit for the Temptations) |
| 27% | SEE | 3 | "Come ___ About Me" (1964 hit for The Supremes) |
| 27% | RHONDA | 6 | "Help Me, ___" (#1 hit for the Beach Boys) |