| 100% | MENDO | 5 | "The Evil That ___" ("Iron Maiden" song): 2 wds. |
| 58% | MENDO | 5 | "The evil that ___ lives after them." (William Shakespeare): 2 wds. |
| 55% | TROOPER | 7 | Iron Maiden song about the Crimean War, The __ |
| 51% | NORWEGIANWOOD | 13 | 1965 "country" song by the Beatles that features a sitar: 2 wds. |
| 49% | BADGUY | 6 | Billie Eilish song that topped the charts: 2 wds. |
| 48% | SHOOTTOTHRILL | 13 | AC/DC song that was a signature theme for Iron Man in "The Avengers": 3 wds. |
| 47% | SNOWWHITE | 9 | 2025 musical fantasy movie starring Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen: 2 wds. |
| 47% | CANTFEELMYFACE | 14 | The Weeknd song that hit #1 in August 2015: 4 wds. |
| 46% | IWANTIT | 7 | "___ That Way," a hit song by the Backstreet Boys: 3 wds. |
| 46% | LANAPARRILLA | 12 | "Spin City" actress who plays the Evil Queen on "Once Upon a Time": 2 wds. |
| 45% | CANTFEELMYFACE | 14 | The Weeknd song hit that #1 three separate times in 2015: 4 wds. |
| 45% | LIFEGOESON | 10 | 2020 BTS song that hit #1 in the US: 3 wds. |
| 45% | GLAREAT | 7 | Give the evil eye to (2 wds.) |
| 45% | CANTFEELMYFACE | 14 | The Weeknd hit that Rolling Stone called the best song of 2015: 4 wds. |
| 45% | OFTWO | 5 | The lesser ___ evils: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DONTYOUWANTME | 13 | The Human League song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (4 wds.) |
| 44% | PENNYLANE | 9 | The Beatles' "travel" song of 1967: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JOYTO | 5 | "___ the World" (Three Dog Night song) (2 wds.) |
| 44% | DONTLETMEDOWN | 13 | The Chainsmokers song that won the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording (4 wds.) |
| 44% | FLYOVERSTATES | 13 | #1 song by 40-Across that's about the Midwest (2012): 3 wds. |
| 44% | KNOWYOURENEMY | 13 | 2009 Green Day song that hit #1 on the alternative charts: 3 wds. |
| 44% | TEXASHOLDEM | 11 | 2024 Beyoncé #1 song that also topped the Hot Country charts: 3 wds. |
| 44% | TASTEBUDS | 9 | Parts of the tongue that help detect flavor: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BASKETCASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that highlights a song by the same name cowritten with Warren Zevon: 2 wds. |
| 43% | YOUWILLBEFOUND | 14 | Song from 16-Across that also serves as a Twitter hashtag within the show: 4 wds. |
| 43% | TOOMUCHHEAVEN | 13 | Song that was the first of three #1 singles by 42-Across in 1979 (3 wds.) |
| 43% | STAYWITHME | 10 | Sam Smith song that won the 2014 Song of the Year Grammy (3 wds.) |
| 43% | THATSWHATILIKE | 14 | Bruno Mars song that won the 2018 Song of the Year Grammy (4 wds.) |
| 43% | IFIAINTGOTYOU | 13 | 2004 Alicia Keys song that begins "Some people live for the fortune ...": 5 wds. |
| 43% | GENX | 4 | Those born around the 1970s: 2 wds. |