| 100% | TOMPETTY | 8 | ___ and the Heartbreakers ("Don't Come Around Here No More" band): 2 wds. |
| 45% | TOMPETTY | 8 | ___ and the Heartbreakers, rock band with the hit song "Mary Jane's Last Dance": 2 wds. |
| 39% | THEWAITING | 10 | 1981 rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ESTREET | 7 | Bruce Springsteen and the ___ Band: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BILLHALEY | 9 | ___ and His Comets ("Rock Around the Clock" band): 2 wds. |
| 35% | BOBSEGER | 8 | ___ and the Silver Bullet Band ("Night Moves" band): 2 wds. |
| 35% | IFYOU | 5 | Don't come round here, acting as __ own the place |
| 34% | UPTO | 4 | No more than: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PETTY | 5 | Tom ___ and the Heartbreakers (rock band) |
| 34% | PETTY | 5 | Tom ___ and the Heartbreakers, "Breakdown" band |
| 33% | STAYHOME | 8 | Don't leave the house: 2 wds. |
| 33% | DIANAROSS | 9 | __ and the Supremes: 2 wds. |
| 32% | IMSET | 5 | "No more here, thanks": 2 wds. |
| 32% | ETSEQ | 5 | And the following, in footnotes: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ALIBABA | 7 | "___ and the Forty Thieves": 2 wds. |
| 32% | CANTBUYMELOVE | 13 | No. 1 Beatles song with the lyric "Say you don't need no diamond rings and I'll be satisfied" (4 wds.) |
| 32% | CANTBUYMELOVE | 13 | The Beatles #1 song with the lyric "Say you don't need no diamond ring and I'll be satisfied" (4 wds.) |
| 32% | LEARNINGTOFLY | 13 | 1991 rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 3 wds. |
| 31% | THENWHAT | 8 | "Don't stop now, tell me more of the story!" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | THENWHAT | 8 | "Don't stop now! Tell me more of the story!" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | STOODPAT | 8 | Took no more cards in blackjack: 2 wds. |
| 31% | IAMSAM | 6 | 2001 drama which uses The Beatles' music and which has several characters whose names come from the band's songs: 3 wds. |
| 31% | YESORNO | 7 | "Answer the question, and don't say 'maybe'!" (3 wds.) |
| 31% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | Assortment of almonds, cashews, and the like: 2 wds. |
| 30% | LIMPBIZKIT | 10 | Band whose "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" album went platinum in one week: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEBUSH | 7 | Come straight to the point, don't beat around __ |
| 30% | COMEA | 5 | "___ Little Bit Closer" (Jay and the Americans hit): 2 wds. |
| 30% | MRBIG | 5 | Carrie's "Sex and the City" love interest: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ARMEDFORCES | 11 | 1979 album by 31-Across and the Attractions: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TEAPARTY | 8 | Event attended by Alice and the Mad Hatter: 2 wds. |