| 100% | SEE | 3 | "I ___ A Darkness," song by Johnny Cash |
| 67% | CAR | 3 | "A Wednesday ___," song by Johnny Cash that celebrates the third day of the week |
| 60% | LINE | 4 | "I Walk the ___," 1956 song by Johnny Cash that was his first number one hit on Billboard |
| 60% | CRY | 3 | "___ Me a River," song by Justin Timberlake |
| 59% | ABOYNAMEDZEUS | 13 | Johnny Cash song about a sky god? |
| 57% | REASON | 6 | "Just Give Me a ___," song by Pink |
| 57% | RENO | 4 | Where Johnny Cash shot a man, in song |
| 55% | ABOYNAMEDSUE | 12 | Johnny Cash song for which Shel Silverstein won a Grammy: 4 wds. |
| 54% | JACKSON | 7 | Romantic country song by musical couple Johnny Cash and June Carter |
| 54% | RIVER | 5 | "Cry Me a ___," 2002 song by Justin Timberlake which won a Grammy Award |
| 53% | FREEDOM | 7 | A hit song by Pharrell Williams that was used in the film "Despicable Me 3" |
| 52% | BOB | 3 | "___ Dylan Dream," 2010 song by Against Me! about the "Like a Rolling Stone" singer |
| 51% | SUE | 3 | Boy in a Johnny Cash song |
| 51% | FOLSOM | 6 | Prison in a Johnny Cash song |
| 51% | REASON | 6 | "Just Give Me a ___," song by singer Pink from her album "The Truth About Love" |
| 51% | SUE | 3 | "A Boy Named ___" (Johnny Cash song written by Shel Silverstein) |
| 49% | WERE | 4 | "If I ___ a Boy" (song by Beyonce) |
| 49% | RENO | 4 | Shooting site in a Johnny Cash song |
| 49% | SUE | 3 | "A boy named __" - Johnny Cash song |
| 49% | AINT | 4 | "___ No Grave" by Johnny Cash |
| 48% | BEEN | 4 | "I've ___ Everywhere" (Johnny Cash song featuring a list of cities and countries) |
| 48% | IVE | 3 | “___ Been Everywhere” (song famously covered by Johnny Cash) |
| 48% | HURT | 4 | A Nine Inch Nails song which shot to fame after being covered by Johnny Cash |
| 47% | SING | 4 | "___ me a song" |
| 47% | MISTERINBETWEEN | 15 | Fellow in a 1944 Johnny Mercer song hinted at by 17-, 25-, 47- and 57-Across |
| 47% | KISS | 4 | "___ Me," song by Ed Sheeran whose title is also "X" on a romantic card |
| 46% | AGENT | 5 | "Secret ___ Man" (hit spy song by Johnny Rivers) |
| 46% | CRYCRYCRY | 9 | Johnny Cash hit song (3 wds.) |
| 46% | STAND | 5 | "___ by Me," 1986 adventure film starring Wil Wheaton, that took its title from a Ben E. King song |
| 46% | LIKEAWOMAN | 10 | "Man! I Feel ___!" a country pop song with lyrics about female empowerment by Shania Twain: 3 wds. |