| 100% | ORNEVER | 7 | "It's Now ___," a song by Elvis Presley that is based on the Italian song "O Sole Mio" and Tony Martin's "There's No Tomorrow": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ISLANDSIN | 9 | "___ the Stream," a song by Kenny Rogers - whose birthday it is today - and Dolly Parton which reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100: 3 wds. |
| 34% | LOVEYOU | 7 | "P.S. I ___," film based on a novel which shares its title with a 1962 song by The Beatles: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SWEETDAY | 8 | "One ___," a song by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, that was Billboard's most successful song of the 1990s: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LET | 3 | "___ Me," a song by Elvis Presley that was featured in the film he acted in, "Love Me Tender" |
| 32% | SINGLELADIES | 12 | "___ (Put a Ring on It)," a song by Beyonce that has become one of the best-selling singles of all time: 2 wds. |
| 32% | GODIS | 5 | "___ a DJ," 2003 song by Pink that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 31% | THEWALKINGDEAD | 14 | Dystopian horror TV series that depicts the post-apocalyptic horror and is based on a comic series by Robert Kirkman: 3 wds. |
| 31% | LADYMARMALADE | 13 | A popular song that was covered by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink for the soundtrack of "Moulin Rouge!": 2 wds. |
| 31% | DONTCRY | 7 | "___ Daddy," a song by Elvis Presley that he also performed as a duet with his daughter, Lisa Marie: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HAPPY | 5 | 2013 song by Pharrell Williams that is on the soundtrack of "Despicable Me 2" and was Billboard's number-one single in 2014 |
| 31% | FROZEN | 6 | 1998 song by Madonna that peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 with lyrics about a cold and emotionless man |
| 31% | GOSSIPGIRL | 10 | TV series with Blake Lively and Leighton Meester that is based on Cecily von Ziegesar's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 31% | OSOLEMIO | 8 | Song that Elvis's "It's Now or Never" was based on |
| 30% | ICEANDFIRE | 10 | "A Song of ___," the epic fantasy novel by George R. R. Martin on which 30a is based: 3 wds. |
| 30% | COLOSSALSQUID | 13 | A massive, tentacled sea creature that is one of the largest animals on the planet and is the largest known invertebrate: 2 wds. |
| 29% | HEREWITHME | 10 | 2019 hit song by 17-Down featuring Chvrches with the lyrics "You're saying the words that I want you to say / There's a pain in my heart and it won't go away" (3 wds.) |
| 29% | BECRUEL | 7 | "Don't ___," a song by Elvis Presley considered one of the greatest songs of all time, reportedly covered live by The Beatles: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CASTLESMADEOF | 13 | "___ Sand," a song by Jimi Hendrix that is about the temporary nature of existence and how nothing can be taken for granted: 3 wds. |
| 29% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | Steven Spielberg's hit sci-fi film which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and was based on a Michael Crichton novel: 2 wds. |
| 29% | OSOLEMIO | 8 | Italian song on which Elvis’s “It’s Now or Never” was based |
| 29% | THEZOMBIES | 10 | "She's Not There" band that will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JULIEHAGERTY | 12 | Actress who says "There's no reason to become alarmed ... By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?" in "Airplane!" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | BESTOFMYLOVE | 12 | Song by the Emotions that was #3 on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 1977: 4 wds. |
| 29% | APRAYER | 7 | "Like ___," a song by Madonna which shares its name with her Album and was a critical and commercial success: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LIONKING | 8 | Musical based on a Disney film, "The ___" is Broadway's third longest-running show and the highest grossing production: 2 wds. |
| 29% | KILLBILL | 8 | 2022 SZA song that was #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts for 21 weeks, a record: 2 wds. |
| 29% | OLDMAN | 6 | *"The ___ and the Sea," 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway that was adapted into a 1958 film: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BEAR | 4 | "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy ___," 1957 song by Elvis Presley that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts |