| 100% | ICRIED | 6 | 1954 Patti Page hit that begins "It was winter when you told me you were leaving" |
| 84% | ICRIED | 6 | Patti Page song that begins "It was winter when you told me you were leaving" |
| 39% | AFTER | 5 | *Fall Humor* How can you tell when winter is here? "It's ___ autumn leaves!" |
| 38% | CRYIN | 5 | 1993 Aerosmith hit that begins "There was a time / When I was so broken-hearted" |
| 34% | LIGHTMYFIRE | 11 | 1967 hit that begins "You know that it would be untrue" |
| 32% | ICRIED | 6 | 1954 Patti Page hit, whose title is sung three times before "Please, don't go" |
| 31% | STUPID | 6 | With 40-Across, Lady Gaga hit that begins, "You're the one that I've been waiting for / Gotta quit this crying" |
| 31% | OCEANEYES | 9 | Hit song by 30-Across that begins "I've been watching you / For some time / Can't stop staring" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ADIA | 4 | 1998 hit that begins "___, I do believe I failed you" |
| 31% | OCEANEYES | 9 | Billie Eilish hit song that begins "I've been watching you / For some time / Can't stop staring" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ALLBYMYSELF | 11 | No. 2 hit for Céline Dion that begins, “When I was young / I never needed anyone” |
| 31% | ONE | 3 | 1991 U2 hit song that begins, "Is it getting better / Or do you feel the same?" |
| 30% | LAYLA | 5 | 1972 hit that begins "What'll you do when you get lonely ...?" |
| 30% | MORENO | 6 | Rita whose entire West Side Story Oscar-acceptance speech was "I can't believe it! Good Lord. I leave you with that." |
| 29% | SABOTAGE | 8 | Beastie Boys song that begins, "I can't stand it I know you planned it" |
| 29% | ICRIED | 6 | 1954 Patti Page hit |
| 29% | HUMERUS | 7 | Long arm bone that's not funny when you hit it |
| 29% | BRIDGE | 6 | "I will cross that ___ when I get to it" |
| 29% | MACRO | 5 | Prefix that becomes its opposite when its second letter is replaced with I |
| 29% | HERE | 4 | Word that becomes its opposite when a "T" is added to the beginning |
| 28% | SADSONGS | 8 | Elton John hit that begins "Guess there are times when we all need to share a little pain" |
| 28% | ICRIED | 6 | Teary 1954 Patti Page hit |
| 28% | ICRIED | 6 | Sorrowful 1954 Patti Page hit |
| 28% | ICRIED | 6 | Weepy 1954 Patti Page hit |
| 28% | AND | 3 | "___ I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (Jennifer Holliday hit) |
| 28% | PROTIP | 6 | "Let me tell you, this is how to do it" |
| 28% | TIMER | 5 | Oven beeper, that tells you when the baking is done |
| 28% | TIMER | 5 | Microwave feature that tells you when the food is ready |
| 28% | BEHINDBLUEEYES | 14 | 1971 hit from the Who that begins "No one knows what it's like to be the bad man" |
| 28% | LEAR | 4 | King with the immortal line "Who is it that can tell me who I am?" |