| 100% | STAIRWAY | 8 | __ to Heaven, iconic Led Zep single of 1971 |
| 44% | STAIRWAY | 8 | __ to Heaven, 1971 song by rock band Led Zeppelin |
| 44% | STAIRWAY | 8 | __ to Heaven, Led Zeppelin's 1971 hit |
| 41% | STAIRWAY | 8 | Led Zeppelin sang of this route to heaven |
| 41% | STAIRWAY | 8 | "___ to Heaven" (1971 Led Zeppelin song) |
| 38% | ZOSO | 4 | Led Zep's fourth album which had no title and was released in 1971 was often referred to as this |
| 35% | GUITARSOLO | 10 | Highlight of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" |
| 35% | STAIRWAY | 8 | __ to Heaven; much-covered Led Zeppelin hit |
| 34% | ZEPPELIN | 8 | Stairway to Heaven rock group, Led __ |
| 34% | ZEPPELIN | 8 | "Stairway to Heaven" band, Led ___ |
| 34% | STAIRWAY | 8 | __ to Heaven by Led Zeppelin |
| 33% | DARES | 5 | Lead-ins to games of chicken |
| 33% | BANGLADESH | 10 | 1971 charity single by George Harrison that was written to raise awareness for millions of refugees from the country in the title: 2 wds. |
| 32% | HERA | 4 | Queen of heaven, to Homer |
| 32% | ETNA | 4 | Pillar of heaven, to Pindar |
| 32% | STEINEM | 7 | Speaker of 1971's Address to the Women of America |
| 32% | LULLED | 6 | Led to feel a false sense of safety |
| 32% | HOTLINEBLING | 12 | Lead single off of 34-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | IMHO | 4 | Lead-in to a point of view, online |
| 32% | HOO | 3 | Lead-in to boy or follower of yoo |
| 32% | IFEAR | 5 | Lead-in to a bit of bad news |
| 32% | ALAS | 4 | Lead-in to a bit of sad news |
| 31% | CHRISMARTIN | 11 | Lead singer of Coldplay, once married to Gwyneth Paltrow |
| 31% | DERMA | 5 | Lead-in to the names of some skin products |
| 31% | MANN | 4 | Actress Leslie ___ of "How to Be Single" |
| 31% | TYPE | 4 | It used to be made of lead |
| 31% | TIE | 3 | Kind of score that leads to overtime |
| 31% | GANGRENE | 8 | Necrosis of human tissue leading to amputation |
| 30% | ROADS | 5 | All of them lead to Rome, they say |
| 30% | COUP | 4 | Revolt leading to the overthrow of existing authority |