| 100% | LIMIT | 5 | "Take It to the ___" (1975 hit song by the Eagles) |
| 77% | EASY | 4 | "Take it ___", hit song by The Eagles |
| 70% | LIMIT | 5 | "Take It to the ___" (hit song for the Eagles) |
| 65% | EASY | 4 | "Take it ___," song by the Eagles |
| 62% | LET | 3 | Hit song by The Beatles, "___ It Be" |
| 61% | MIAMI | 5 | "Move to ___," hit song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias which has the name of a Florida city in its title |
| 61% | LIMIT | 5 | "Take It to the ___" (Eagles song) |
| 60% | BADMOONRISING | 13 | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit song with the lyrics "Don't go 'round tonight / It's bound to take your life" (3 wds.) |
| 60% | EVERY | 5 | "___ Breath You Take" (#1 hit song by the Police) |
| 59% | BREATH | 6 | No. 1 hit song by the Police: "Every __ You Take" |
| 59% | THAT | 4 | "I Want it ___ Way," a hit song by the Backstreet Boys |
| 59% | BEG | 3 | "Ain't Too Proud to ___" (1966 hit song by the Temptations) |
| 58% | PARIS | 5 | Hit song by The Chainsmokers that shares its name with Eiffel Tower's city |
| 57% | THELIMIT | 8 | Where to take it to, in an Eagles hit |
| 57% | ALOT | 4 | "It's Beginning to Look ___ Like Christmas," a hit song by Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters: 2 wds. |
| 57% | RAIN | 4 | "Set Fire to the ___," hit song by Adele that won the Grammy in 2013 for its live rendition at the Royal Albert Hall |
| 56% | CALIFORNIA | 10 | "Hotel ___," Grammy-winning song by the Eagles which is one of their biggest commercial hits |
| 56% | HIP | 3 | "___ to be square," a hit song by Huey Lewis and the News |
| 56% | BESTOF | 6 | With 30-Across, 1975 #1 hit by the Eagles (2 wds.) |
| 56% | HAVANA | 6 | Hit song by Camila Cabello that shares its title with the capital of Cuba |
| 55% | WINNER | 6 | "The ___ Takes It All," 1980 song by ABBA that topped the UK charts |
| 55% | MANINTHEMIRROR | 14 | 1988 hit song by 45-Across with the lyrics "If you want to make the world a better place / Take a look at yourself, and then make a change" (4 wds.) |
| 54% | NIGHT | 5 | "Saturday ___ Special," 1975 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that features in the movie "The Longest Yard" |
| 54% | ECLIPSE | 7 | "Total ___ of the Heart," hit song by Bonnie Tyler with a celestial phenomenon in its title |
| 54% | DRIVERS | 7 | "___ License," hit song by Olivia Rodrigo which had an SNL skit dedicated to it |
| 54% | YMCA | 4 | Hit song literally hinted at by the answers to the starred clues |
| 54% | SET | 3 | "___ Fire to the Rain," a massive hit song by Adele |
| 53% | ABS | 3 | Muscles sometimes advertised by the time it takes to produce them |
| 53% | CLOSETOME | 9 | "Don't Stand So ___," a hit song by the band led by Sting - whose birthday it is today: 3 wds. |
| 52% | AFRICA | 6 | Hit song by American rock band Toto which is dedicated to the continent that is home to Mount Kilimanjaro |