| 100% | SOISEE | 6 | "That is evident!": 3 wds. |
| 73% | CHARIOTSOFFIRE | 14 | Vangelis instrumental song that was a hit in 1982: 3 wds. |
| 72% | RANDB | 5 | Genre of music that is short for "rhythm and blues": 3 wds. |
| 72% | TAKEITEASY | 10 | 1972 Eagles song that was the band's first single: 3 wds. |
| 72% | BOTHSIDESNOW | 12 | 14-Across song that was originally performed by Judy Collins: 3 wds. |
| 72% | MUSICBOXDANCER | 14 | Frank Mills instrumental song that was a hit in 1979: 3 wds. |
| 72% | INDACLUB | 8 | 2003 #1 song that was 50 Cent's breakout hit: 3 wds. |
| 71% | ONEMORENIGHT | 12 | 2012 hit for Maroon 5 that was #1 for nine weeks: 3 wds. |
| 71% | THEDUSTBOWL | 11 | 2012 documentary by 43-Across that was set in the 1930s: 3 wds. |
| 71% | GOODLUCKCHARM | 13 | 1962 Elvis hit that was his next-to-last #1 song: 3 wds. |
| 71% | THEMAZERUNNER | 13 | Dystopian young adult novel that was turned into a 2014 movie: 3 wds. |
| 71% | NOBODYGETSME | 12 | SZA breakup ballad that was a top 10 hit from "SOS": 3 wds. |
| 70% | RUNFATBOYRUN | 12 | 2007 comedy starring Simon Pegg, that was David Schwimmer's directorial debut: 3 wds. |
| 70% | IGETAROUND | 10 | 1964 Beach Boys hit that was the band's first #1 single: 3 wds. |
| 70% | ITSSOEASY | 9 | Crickets song that was a #5 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 3 wds. |
| 70% | MASTEROFNONE | 12 | Aziz Ansari's Netflix series that was renewed for a second season: 3 wds. |
| 70% | THEWONDERYEARS | 14 | ABC comedy-drama that was partially set at William McKinley High School: 3 wds. |
| 70% | GOMERPYLEUSMC | 13 | Jim Nabors show that was spun off from "The Andy Griffith Show": 3 wds. |
| 70% | TRAPPERJOHNMD | 13 | Pernell Roberts show that was spun off from "M*A*S*H": 3 wds. |
| 70% | LETMEBE | 7 | 1965 song by 15-Across that was the group's second single: 3 wds. |
| 70% | PEOPLEGETREADY | 14 | 1965 hit that was the unofficial anthem of the civil rights movement: 3 wds. |
| 70% | LOOKBOTHWAYS | 12 | 2019 novel by 30-Across that was a National Book Award finalist: 3 wds. |
| 69% | REALSALTLAKE | 12 | MLS team based in Utah that is a member of MLS Western Conference: 3 wds. |
| 69% | THELASTSTRAW | 12 | 2009 book that was #3 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 68% | INTHEWIND | 9 | "Candle ___," a hit song by Elton John that was produced by 31-Across: 3 wds. |
| 68% | THEUGLYTRUTH | 12 | 2010 book that was #5 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 68% | THETHIRDWHEEL | 13 | 2012 book that was #7 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 68% | VIVALAVIDA | 10 | 2008 #1 Coldplay song that was subject of a Joe Satriani plagiarism lawsuit: 3 wds. |
| 68% | SONGSUNGBLUE | 12 | Neil Diamond #1 hit of 1972 that was inspired by a Mozart concerto: 3 wds. |
| 68% | HOTELFORDOGS | 12 | Lois Duncan children's book that was turned into a film in 2009: 3 wds. |