| 100% | SAD | 3 | "The Ballad of the ___ Café" (Carson McCullers novella) |
| 100% | SAD | 3 | "The Ballad of the ___ Cafe" (Carson McCullers novella) |
| 84% | CAFE | 4 | "The Ballad of the Sad ___" (Carson McCullers novella) |
| 61% | AMELIA | 6 | Miss ___ Evans of McCullers's "Ballad of the Sad Cafe" |
| 49% | ROAD | 4 | "The Ballad of the Witches' ___" |
| 46% | SADLER | 6 | "The Ballad of the Green Berets" singer Barry |
| 46% | NAN | 3 | The Ballad of Sexual Dependency photographer Goldin |
| 46% | GAOL | 4 | The Ballad of Reading __ by Oscar Wilde |
| 45% | TALLADEGA | 9 | __ Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby |
| 45% | JAYLENO | 7 | The host of The Tonight Show after Johnny Carson |
| 45% | CLAMPETT | 8 | Beverly Hillbillies song: The Ballad of Jed __ |
| 44% | SONGBIRDS | 9 | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of __ and Snakes |
| 44% | SONGBIRDS | 9 | Hunger Games film, The Ballad of __ and Snakes |
| 44% | ZOPHRES | 7 | Mary __, costumier on The Ballad of Buster Scruggs |
| 44% | MAINE | 5 | Home of the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge |
| 44% | TURN | 4 | "The ___ of the Screw" (Henry James novella) |
| 43% | COEN | 4 | Last name associated with The Ballad of Buster Scruggs |
| 43% | EDNA | 4 | Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay who penned "The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver" |
| 42% | NASCAR | 6 | Org. featured in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" |
| 42% | HUNTER | 6 | Carson McCullers novel: The Heart is a Lonely __ |
| 42% | HUNTER | 6 | Carson McCullers novel, The Heart is a Lonely __ |
| 42% | BENJIE | 6 | "Young ___" (one of the child ballads) |
| 42% | VIOLA | 5 | "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" actress Davis |
| 41% | PAAR | 4 | Carson’s predecessor as host of the “Tonight Show” |
| 41% | FLO | 3 | Owner of the V8 Cafe in "Cars" |
| 41% | HOLE | 4 | ___ in the wall (type of cozy cafe) |
| 41% | CASEYATTHEBAT | 13 | Poem subtitled "A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888" |
| 41% | CAL | 3 | Ricky's best friend in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby |
| 41% | ASSASSINS | 9 | Stephen Sondheim musical with the song “The Ballad of Booth” |