| 100% | HERR | 4 | “Mein ___” (song that Liza Minnelli performed in a vest, hat, and garters) |
| 38% | IAMAROCK | 8 | Song that starts "A winter's day in a deep and dark December" |
| 35% | LEANONME | 8 | Song that was a #1 hit for Bill Withers in 1972 and for Club Nouveau in 1987: 3 wds. |
| 34% | PEGOMYHEART | 11 | Classic song about an Irish lass that was a #1 hit in 1913 and 1947 |
| 34% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 34% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 34% | SENORITA | 8 | Hit song by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello that was nominated for a Grammy in 2020 |
| 33% | ROBIN | 5 | Bird that "rocks in the treetops all day long, hoppin' and a-boppin' and singin' his song" |
| 33% | YODEL | 5 | Song performed in a high range? |
| 33% | DIGGING | 7 | "___ in the Dirt," song by Peter Gabriel that might bring out your green thumb and a few wiggly worms |
| 33% | CABARET | 7 | Liza Minnelli song from a 1972 musical |
| 32% | ONESWEETDAY | 11 | Song by 42-Across and Boyz II Men that spent a record 16 weeks at #1 in 1995-1996: 3 wds. |
| 32% | ARIA | 4 | Song that's often in a foreign language |
| 32% | DEFTLY | 6 | In a way that is clever and quick |
| 32% | ASSUREDLY | 9 | In a manner that is confident and certain |
| 31% | YMCA | 4 | Song that was a hit for a spell in the 1970s? |
| 31% | WARIO | 5 | Nintendo antagonist in a yellow hat and purple overalls |
| 31% | AGLET | 5 | Shoelace tip celebrated in a "Phineas and Ferb" song |
| 31% | BELONG | 6 | "Up Where We ___," song from the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1982 |
| 31% | BIGYELLOWTAXI | 13 | Song that starts "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot" |
| 31% | QUICKDRAW | 9 | Toon McGraw in a Stetson hat and a matching holster |
| 30% | JOANNE | 6 | Woman in a Lady Gaga song and album title (2016) |
| 30% | EARWORM | 7 | A song that gets stuck in your head |
| 30% | BETTERMAN | 9 | 2016 song written by Taylor Swift and performed by 33-Across that won a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance (2 wds.) |
| 30% | BACKSTREETBOYS | 14 | Boy band formed in 1993 with a popular eponymous debut album and are famous for their song "I Want It That Way": 2 wds. |
| 30% | LOLA | 4 | Song that begins, “I met her in a club down in old Soho” |
| 30% | CHARIOTSOFFIRE | 14 | Vangelis instrumental song that was a hit in 1982: 3 wds. |
| 30% | LAYLA | 5 | Her assistance is requested in a Derek and the Dominos song |
| 30% | CHESSBOXER | 10 | Participant in a hybrid sport that requires both brains and brawn |
| 30% | IMTHEONE | 8 | Song by DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne that topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in 2017 (3 wds.) |