| 100% | EBONY | 5 | 11 Down partner in a 1982 hit from Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder |
| 81% | IVORY | 5 | 13 Across partner in a 1982 hit from Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder |
| 54% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (3 wds.) |
| 36% | SEALED | 6 | Partner of "signed" and "delivered" in a Stevie Wonder hit |
| 35% | EBONY | 5 | "___ and Ivory," Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder hit |
| 35% | EBONY | 5 | "___ and Ivory" Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder hit |
| 35% | HALSEY | 6 | Title admiral in a Paul and Linda McCartney hit |
| 34% | DOIDO | 5 | 1982 hit featuring Stevie Wonder rapping and a Dizzy Gillespie trumpet solo |
| 34% | HEREIAM | 7 | Words before "signed, sealed, delivered" in a Stevie Wonder hit |
| 32% | AFRICA | 6 | "I bless the rains down in ___" (lyric from a 1983 #1 hit) |
| 32% | EBONY | 5 | Metaphorical title word in a McCartney-Wonder hit |
| 30% | ELTON | 5 | Aretha's partner in a 1989 pop hit |
| 30% | THECASBAH | 9 | Place "rocked" in a 1982 top 10 hit |
| 29% | DIANE | 5 | Title girl in a 1982 #1 John Cougar hit |
| 29% | MRSJONES | 8 | Title partner of "me" in a 1972 Billy Paul #1 hit |
| 29% | EBONY | 5 | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder's "___ and Ivory" |
| 29% | DOIDO | 5 | 1982 Stevie Wonder hit |
| 28% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | #1 song of 1982 by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (3 wds.) |
| 28% | EBONY | 5 | "___ and Ivory" (1982 song by Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney) |
| 28% | EBONY | 5 | "___ and Ivory," Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder song |
| 28% | ALBERT | 6 | *Title fellow in a 1971 #1 McCartney hit |
| 28% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | 1982 Stevie Wonder/Paul McCartney song that also describes 18- and 40-Across: 3 wds. |
| 28% | ROMEO | 5 | 48-Across's partner in a Shakespeare play about lovers from rival families |
| 28% | JULIET | 6 | 45-Across's partner in a Shakespeare play about lovers from rival families |
| 28% | EBONY | 5 | "___ and Ivory," song by Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney |
| 28% | IVORY | 5 | "Ebony and ___," track by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder |
| 28% | SIRDUKE | 7 | #1 Stevie Wonder hit that honors a music legend |
| 28% | SOMEONE | 7 | "___'s knocking at the door ..." (lyric from Paul McCartney and Wings' "Let 'Em In") |
| 27% | JENNY | 5 | Woman in a 1982 hit who can be reached using the starts of the answers to the starred clues |