| 100% | THEEI | 5 | "Of ___ Sing" (Pulitzer-winning Gershwin musical) (2 wds.) |
| 77% | IRA | 3 | Songwriter Gershwin who won a Pulitzer Prize for the 1932 musical "Of Thee I Sing" |
| 69% | IRAGERSHWIN | 11 | Lyricist whose 1931 Broadway musical Of Thee I Sing won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama |
| 61% | ACAPPELLA | 9 | Type of singing featured in "Pitch Perfect": 2 wds. |
| 57% | RENT | 4 | One of 10 musicals to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama |
| 57% | RENT | 4 | Seventh of 10 musicals to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama |
| 56% | OURTOWN | 7 | Pulitzer-winning Thornton Wilder play whose title locale is the village of Grover's Corners (2 wds.) |
| 55% | WEWON | 5 | Cry of the winning team: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ACTTWO | 6 | Second half of a musical: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ROSALIE | 7 | Gershwin musical of 1928 |
| 53% | BILLBELICHICK | 13 | Winning coach of Super Bowl XLIX: 2 wds. |
| 53% | RICHARDRUSSO | 12 | Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Empire Falls" and 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | ACHORUSLINE | 11 | Top 10 longest-running Broadway musical in which a cast of aspiring dancers sings "One": 3 wds. |
| 51% | LONGSHOT | 8 | Team with little chance of winning: 2 wds. |
| 51% | LITTLESLAM | 10 | Winning of twelve tricks in bridge (2 wds) |
| 51% | ISEE | 4 | 2 wds to show understanding of something |
| 51% | THEEI | 5 | “Of ___ Sing” (Gershwin musical) |
| 50% | SOBIG | 5 | Pulitzer-winning novel by Edna Ferber: 2 wds. |
| 50% | HAMLISCH | 8 | Marvin —, US composer of Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Chorus Line |
| 48% | AHARDDAYS | 9 | "___ Night," a musical comedy film starring the Beatles that won 31-Across an Academy Award for scoring of music: 3 wds. |
| 48% | MAMMAMIA | 8 | Musical based on the songs of ABBA: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ACTI | 4 | First part of a musical (2 wds.) |
| 48% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | Musical that won a 1944 Pulitzer |
| 47% | AGE | 3 | Edith Wharton's Pulitzer winning novel "The ___ of Innocence" |
| 46% | TVSTAR | 6 | Type of performer who could win an Emmy: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ILOSE | 5 | "You win, ___" (words of defeat): 2 wds. |
| 46% | THESOUND | 8 | __ of Music, musical classic with singing nuns |
| 46% | IRA | 3 | One of the musical Gershwin brothers |
| 46% | SHOWTUNE | 8 | Song from a musical: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ONA | 3 | ___ winning streak: 2 wds. |