| 100% | DOWN | 4 | "Me and Julio ___ by the Schoolyard," 1972 single by Paul Simon that refers to the Queens neighborhood, Corona |
| 36% | CHILD | 5 | "Mother and ___ Reunion," 1972 chart-topper by Paul Simon that has elements inspired by reggae |
| 35% | LATE | 4 | "___ in the Evening," 1980 single by Paul Simon which topped several charts worldwide and is known for its drum beat |
| 35% | MUCH | 4 | "That Don't Impress Me ___," 1998 song by Shania Twain that refers to Brad Pitt in the lyrics |
| 34% | HOMEWARDBOUND | 13 | Song by Simon & Garfunkel written by Paul Simon that originally appeared on the album "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme": 2 wds. |
| 33% | PARIS | 5 | "I Love ___," song by Cole Porter that refers to the French "City of Love" |
| 32% | 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 |
| 32% | ZOO | 3 | "At the ___" single by Simon & Garfunkel written by Paul Simon as one of his tributes to New York City |
| 32% | CALL | 4 | "You Can ___ Me Al," 1986 Paul Simon hit inspired by a party where he was mistakenly referred to as "Al" |
| 31% | THEHOTROCK | 10 | 1999 album by 32-Across that features the singles "Get Up" and "A Quarter to Three" (3 wds.) |
| 31% | ELLA | 4 | I am referred to as the "Queen of Jazz" and I won fourteen Grammys |
| 31% | NERD | 4 | Word coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo" that's now used to refer to stereotypically studious sorts |
| 31% | TOHELLWITHIT | 12 | 2021 mixtape by 16-Across that with the hit singles "Just for Me," "Pain," "Passion," and 26-Across (4 wds.) |
| 31% | TREATMYSELF | 11 | 2020 studio album by 29-Across that features the hit singles "Nice to Meet Ya" and "No Excuses" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | JULIO | 5 | "Me and ___ Down by the Schoolyard" |
| 31% | CAN | 3 | "Breakfast ___ Wait," song by Prince that refers to the first meal of the day |
| 31% | BASS | 4 | Word that refers to the lowest range of musical notes and ends with "ss" |
| 31% | WHIPPINGPOST | 12 | 1969 song written by the late Gregg Allman that begins, "I've been run down and I've been lied to" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | SUMMERBREEZE | 12 | 1972 single by Seals and Crofts that's on a July playlist: 2 wds. |
| 30% | LAYLA | 5 | 1972 Top 10 UK single by Derek and the Dominos |
| 29% | TAKINITBACK | 11 | 2022 studio album by 29-Across that features the hit singles "Bad for Me" and "Don't I Make It Look Easy" (3 wds.) |
| 29% | ASTORIA | 7 | Queens neighborhood that’s home to the Museum of the Moving Image |
| 29% | SAVED | 5 | ___ by the bell, boxing term that's commonly used to refer to narrow escapes |
| 28% | ARDEN | 5 | Who said "There's only one Elizabeth like me, and that's the queen" |
| 28% | TOUCH | 5 | "___ Me in the Morning," 1973 single by Diana Ross that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart |
| 28% | BETTER | 6 | "___ the Devil You Know," 1990 song by Kylie Minogue with a title that refers to a common idiom |
| 28% | BLOOD | 5 | "Flesh and ___," 1970 single by Johnny Cash that was number one on the US Country Singles chart |
| 28% | ECO | 3 | Tourism prefix which refers to the kind preferred by travelers who support conservation of forests and wildlife |
| 28% | ELL | 3 | Abbr. used by Rubik's speedcubers that refers to solving the edge pieces without disturbing the corner pieces |
| 28% | HIDE | 4 | *"Everybody's Got Something to ___ Except Me and My Monkey," song by the Beatles |