| 100% | TIDE | 4 | "The ___ Is High," song by Blondie ... or the ebb and flow seen in the ocean |
| 41% | ANOTHER | 7 | "One Way or ___," 1979 song by Blondie that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack |
| 41% | INACROWN | 8 | "You Should See Me ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 and the title of which was inspired by a scene from "Sherlock": 3 wds. |
| 41% | BOSS | 4 | "___ of Me," 2001 song by They Might Be Giants and theme song of the family sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle" |
| 40% | HANSEL | 6 | ___ and Gretel, characters from a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm who are seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 39% | TIDAL | 5 | Affected by the ebb and flow |
| 39% | DANCING | 7 | "___ in the Street," song covered by David Bowie and Mick Jagger that was recorded in 1985 |
| 39% | BEACH | 5 | "Rockaway ___," 1977 song by the Ramones that was the highest-charting single in their career |
| 39% | HANGOVER | 8 | 2014 song by K-pop's Psy and Snoop Dogg that was featured in the Marvel film "Black Panther" |
| 39% | TOWN | 4 | "Another ___, Another Train," 1973 song by ABBA that was performed in the style of Simon and Garfunkel |
| 39% | GET | 3 | "___ Low," 2014 song by Dillon Francis and DJ Snake that was featured in the film "Furious 7" |
| 39% | TIDE | 4 | Ebb and flow of the ocean |
| 38% | TIDAL | 5 | Relating to the ebb and flow of the ocean |
| 38% | MRSROBINSON | 11 | Song by Simon & Garfunkel which was included in the 1967 film "The Graduate" and originally appeared on the album "Bookends": 2 wds. |
| 37% | REDBONE | 7 | Hit song by Childish Gambino which was nominated for three Grammy awards and was featured in the movie "Get Out" |
| 37% | WATERBREAK | 10 | Time for a drink at the gym... or what can literally be seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 37% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 37% | ROLL | 4 | "Rock and ___ Music," hit released by The Beach Boys in 1976 which was a cover of a song by Chuck Berry |
| 37% | SHEE | 4 | Fairy-like Irish being that lives underground or in an alternate universe and which is sometimes preceded by the word "ban" |
| 37% | ABANDON | 7 | Leave high and dry ... or, when divided into three parts, what the answers to starred clues are encompassed by |
| 37% | SAND | 4 | "Love Letters in the ___," song with an ocean-related word in the title, a version of which was sung by Pat Boone |
| 37% | SAND | 4 | "Love Letters in the ___," song with an ocean-related word in the title, a version of which was sang by Pat Boone |
| 36% | CYRUS | 5 | Noah and Miley ___, sisters who released the song "I Got So High That I Saw Jesus" in 2020 |
| 36% | AERIE | 5 | The largest one of these was in Florida, weighted an estimated 4,000 lb plus and built by one or more pairs of Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
| 36% | SATURDAYNIGHT | 13 | "___ (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" song by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn which was covered by Frank Sinatra in 1945: 2 wds. |
| 36% | 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 |
| 36% | HURT | 4 | Original song by Nine Inch Nails that was covered by Johnny Cash in 2002 and won the Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video |
| 36% | ASTAR | 5 | "Everybody is ___," song by Sly and the Family Stone: 2 wds. |
| 36% | KIDS | 4 | New ___ on the Block, boy band that debuted in 1984 and which is known for the song "Step by Step" |
| 36% | TIDAL | 5 | Like the ocean's ebb and flow |