| 100% | JET | 3 | "Leaving on a ___ Plane," song by John Denver |
| 91% | JET | 3 | "Leaving on a ___ Plane," a song by John Denver |
| 82% | JET | 3 | John Denver song "Leaving on a ___ Plane" |
| 74% | JET | 3 | "Leaving on a ___ Plane," John Denver song that talks about the bittersweet feeling of departure |
| 70% | AJET | 4 | John Denver song, "Leaving On ___ Plane": 2 wds. |
| 61% | AJET | 4 | "Leaving On ___ Plane" (John Denver song): 2 wds. |
| 58% | JET | 3 | "Leaving on a ___ Plane" (Peter, Paul and Mary hit song) |
| 57% | ROADS | 5 | "Take Me Home, Country ___," song by John Denver |
| 54% | HED | 3 | "I Guess ___ Rather Be in Colorado," song by John Denver |
| 52% | DANIEL | 6 | Elton John song about a man on a plane to Spain |
| 52% | ODE | 3 | "___ on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats |
| 51% | ALMOSTHEAVEN | 12 | Like 22-Down, according to a song by John Denver (born 12/31/1943) |
| 51% | ETDS | 4 | When people might be leaving on a jet plane, for short |
| 51% | SKIDMARKS | 9 | Imprints left on a road by an out-of-control car |
| 51% | JET | 3 | Kind of plane John Denver "left" on |
| 50% | ODE | 3 | "___ on a Grecian Urn" (poem by John Keats) |
| 50% | ODE | 3 | "___ on a Grecian Urn," poem by John Keats |
| 50% | JET | 3 | "Leaving on a ___ Plane" |
| 50% | URN | 3 | "Ode on a Grecian ___" (poem by John Keats) |
| 50% | URN | 3 | "Ode on a Grecian ___," poem by John Keats |
| 50% | MIXTAPE | 7 | Multiple songs by different groups on a cassette |
| 49% | COUNTRY | 7 | "Take Me Home, ___ Roads," song by John Denver which is one of the state anthems of West Virginia |
| 48% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Denver, singer of "Leaving on a Jet Plane" |
| 48% | WATUSI | 6 | 1960s novelty dance based on a song by the Orlons |
| 48% | ALBUMS | 6 | Collections of songs by an artist, e.g. on a CD |
| 47% | FRECKLE | 7 | A mark left by the sun on the skin |
| 47% | PASSINGLANE | 11 | It's left on a highway ... or a path used by five answers in this puzzle? |
| 47% | MARY | 4 | "___ On A Cross" (song by Ghost) |
| 47% | THESWIMMER | 10 | *1968 movie based on a New Yorker short story by John Cheever |
| 47% | ATISKETATASKET | 14 | Hit song by 48-Across based on a nursery rhyme (2 wds.) |