| 100% | BAD | 3 | "I can make the ___ guys good for a weekend" (Taylor Swift lyric) |
| 53% | THEMAN | 6 | Taylor Swift song with the lyric "Every conquest I had made would make me more of a boss to you" |
| 47% | MINE | 4 | Taylor Swift song with the lyric "You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter" |
| 43% | ENDGAME | 7 | Taylor Swift song featuring Ed Sheeran and Future with the lyrics "I wanna be your first string / I wanna be your A-Team" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | IMONAROLL | 9 | "Things could not be going better for me!" ... or a hint to the placement of the circled letters |
| 41% | SPEAKNOW | 8 | Title track on Taylor Swift's 2023 rereleased album with the lyrics "Don't wait, or say a single vow / You need to hear me out" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | BLANKSPACE | 10 | Taylor Swift song that won the 2015 MTV VMA for Best Female Video: 2 wds. |
| 39% | GLEN | 4 | Good name for a guy living in the valley |
| 39% | CARDIGAN | 8 | Taylor Swift hit with the lyric "You put me on and said I was your favorite" |
| 39% | EXAM | 4 | Test that could make up a large percentage of the grade for a course |
| 38% | THELOVEILOST | 12 | 1973 hit single by 44-Across and 30-Across with the lyrics "Take a good look at me / I'm in misery, can't you see?" (4 wds.) |
| 38% | STYLE | 5 | Taylor Swift song with the lyric "And I got that red lip classic thing that you like" |
| 38% | CARDIGAN | 8 | Taylor Swift hit with the lyric "You put me on and said I was your favorite" |
| 38% | YENTL | 5 | Movie nominated for two Best Original Song Oscars, for "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" and "The Way He Makes Me Feel" |
| 38% | JUSTTHETWOOFUS | 14 | 1981 hit with the lyric "We can make it if we try" ... or a possible title for this puzzle |
| 37% | IMJUSTKEN | 9 | Best Original Song Oscar nominee with the lyric "Anywhere else, I'd be a ten" |
| 37% | ANTIHERO | 8 | 2022 Taylor Swift hit with the lyric "It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me": Hyph. |
| 36% | YOURESOGORGEOUS | 15 | Taylor Swift lyric before "I can't say anything to your face, 'cause look at your face" |
| 36% | LAURENGRAHAM | 12 | Actress whose "Talking as Fast as I Can" won a 2017 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Humor (2 wds.) |
| 36% | YMCA | 4 | 1978 hit with the lyric "You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal" |
| 35% | LIABILITY | 9 | Single by 53-Across on 45-Across with the lyric "You're a little much for me" |
| 35% | DOGOOD | 6 | Make the world a better place |
| 35% | DOESGOOD | 8 | Makes the world a better place |
| 35% | SPOTIFY | 7 | Music streaming platform where Taylor Swift set a world record for being the first female artist to amass 100 million monthly listeners |
| 35% | GETHERE | 7 | Oleta Adams hit with the lyrics “You can make it in a big balloon / But you better make it soon” |
| 35% | PLEASEMRPOSTMAN | 15 | 1961 No. 1 hit by the Marvelettes with the lyric “Is there a letter, a letter for me?” |
| 35% | MRKNOWITALL | 11 | 2011 Kelly Clarkson song with the lyric "Nobody's gonna make a fool out of me": 4 wds. |
| 35% | WAYNEBRADY | 10 | Game show host known for "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" and "Let's Make a Deal": 2 wds. |
| 35% | RED | 3 | Taylor Swift album named for a color |