| 100% | SEDATED | 7 | "I Wanna Be ___" (song by 42-Across) |
| 85% | TELEPHONE | 9 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "Stop callin' / I don't wanna talk anymore" |
| 74% | POKERFACE | 9 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "I wanna hold 'em like they do in Texas, please" (2 wds.) |
| 71% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | 1985 Top 10 song by 42-Across that begins, "I wanted to be with you alone / And talk about the weather" (3 wds.) |
| 70% | SEDATED | 7 | 1978 song by the Ramones, I Wanna Be __ |
| 67% | SHES | 4 | "___ all i wanna be" (Tate McRae song) |
| 67% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 65% | REMEMBER | 8 | Song by Sarah McLachlan: I Will __ You |
| 63% | TELEPHONE | 9 | Hit song by 43-Across with the lyrics "Stop callin' / I don't wanna talk anymore" |
| 61% | KNOW | 4 | "Do I Wanna ___?" 2013 song by the rock band Arctic Monkeys |
| 61% | CHINAGIRL | 9 | 1983 hit song by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 61% | LETSDANCE | 9 | 1983 hit song by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 61% | MODERNLOVE | 10 | 1983 hit song by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 60% | RUNNINGONEMPTY | 14 | 1978 single by 42-Across with the lyric "In '69, I was 21 and I called the road my own" (3 wds.) |
| 60% | BETTERNOW | 9 | 2018 Top 10 song by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 57% | BALLFORME | 9 | 2018 Top 20 song by 42-Across featuring Nicki Minaj (3 wds.) |
| 57% | TAKEITEASY | 10 | 50-Across song covered by Travis Tritt that wonders "if your sweet love is gonna save me" (3 wds.) |
| 57% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 57% | HERE | 4 | "___ I Am," song by Bryan Adams |
| 57% | FREEDOM | 7 | A hit song by Pharrell Williams that was used in the film "Despicable Me 3" |
| 56% | WOMANAMEN | 9 | Hit song by 44-Across with the lyrics "Every night I should be on my knees / Lord knows how lucky I am" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | HEAT | 4 | "___ Waves," 2020 song by Glass Animals that was featured in the TV series "Never Have I Ever" |
| 54% | MARGARITAVILLE | 14 | 42-Across hit song with the lyrics "But there's booze in the blender / And soon it will render / That frozen concoction that helps me hang on" |
| 54% | BADAS | 5 | “___ I Wanna Be” (Dennis Rodman book) |
| 53% | IFALLAPART | 10 | Song by 42-Across that became a hit after a live-performance video went viral in 2017 (3 wds.) |
| 52% | WRONG | 5 | "I May Be ___," song covered by Doris Day in 1950 |
| 52% | SHES | 4 | "___ All I Wanna Be" (Tate McRae hit) |
| 52% | LAUGH | 5 | "You Make Me ___," 2001 song that was co-written by Christina Milian, Christian Karlsson, and Odesjo |
| 52% | KISS | 4 | "___ Me," song by Ed Sheeran whose title is also "X" on a romantic card |
| 52% | GOSETA | 6 | Authored by 42-Across, "___ Watchman" is one of her two published novels: 3 wds. |