| 100% | OLMAN | 5 | “___ River” (“Show Boat” song that personifies the Mississippi) |
| 51% | OLMAN | 5 | "___ River" ("Show Boat" song) |
| 51% | OLMAN | 5 | ___ River ("Show Boat" song) |
| 50% | OLMAN | 5 | "___ River" ("Show Boat" song) (2 wds.) |
| 49% | WATERLINE | 9 | Mark that shows the level of a river |
| 49% | OHIO | 4 | River that joins the Mississippi in the southeast corner of the 43-Across |
| 47% | HOTEL | 5 | "Heartbreak ___," Elvis Presley song that was remixed for the Cirque du Soleil show "Viva Elvis" |
| 47% | KING | 4 | "___ Creole," Elvis Presley song that was remixed for the Cirque du Soleil show "Viva Elvis" |
| 47% | JAILHOUSE | 9 | "___ Rock," Elvis Presley song that was remixed for the Cirque du Soleil show "Viva Elvis" |
| 46% | GLEE | 4 | TV show that launched more than 200 songs onto the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 45% | LOSECONTROL | 11 | Grammy-winning 2005 Missy Elliott song that she performed during the 2015 Super Bowl halftime show: 2 wds. |
| 45% | TALLAHATCHIE | 12 | River rising in Mississippi, US, that converges with the Yalobusha at Greenwood to form the Yazoo |
| 45% | YOUWILLBEFOUND | 14 | Song from 16-Across that also serves as a Twitter hashtag within the show: 4 wds. |
| 45% | KAYAK | 5 | (2/5) Narrow paddle-powered boat that you can use in the nearest river |
| 45% | HIPPO | 5 | River mammal that attacks the boats in Disneyland's Jungle Cruise ride |
| 45% | ITASCA | 6 | Minnesota lake that's the source of the Mississippi River |
| 45% | ITASCA | 6 | Minnesota lake that's the headwater of the Mississippi River |
| 45% | SAINTLOUIS | 10 | Midwest city on the Mississippi River that hosted the 16-Across and the 32-Across in 1904 (2 wds.) |
| 45% | BEINGALIVE | 10 | Song from "Company" that marks the show's climax |
| 44% | COLD | 4 | ___ open, term and scene that is shown before the title song of a TV show |
| 44% | GATEWAYARCH | 11 | Monument on the Mississippi River in St. Louis that appears on the collectible quarter of the 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | THEME | 5 | Song that opens a TV show |
| 43% | HIT | 3 | Song that rockets up the charts |
| 43% | SLU | 3 | Missouri school that is the oldest college west of the Mississippi River (Abbr.) |
| 42% | IOWA | 4 | The Mississippi River forms its eastern border |
| 42% | HIT | 3 | Song that does well on the charts |
| 42% | HIT | 3 | Song that's high on the charts |
| 42% | IOWA | 4 | State on the Mississippi River |
| 42% | STPAUL | 6 | Capital on the Mississippi River |