| 100% | RUNNINGSCARED | 13 | 1961 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, but is not featured in, a 1986 Gregory Hines/Billy Crystal film (2 wds.) |
| 61% | ONLYTHELONELY | 13 | 1960 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, and is featured in, a 1991 John Candy film (3 wds.) |
| 57% | OHPRETTYWOMAN | 13 | 1964 Roy Orbison hit that has almost the same title as, and is featured in, a 1990 Julia Roberts film (3 wds.) |
| 34% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SOMENIGHTS | 10 | #3 fun. hit with the same title as the album that 14-, 19- and 44-Across are on: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LAVENDERHAZE | 12 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a foggy weather term in the title: 2 wds. |
| 29% | MIDNIGHTRAIN | 12 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a wet weather term in the title: 2 wds. |
| 28% | VELVETREVOLVER | 14 | American hard rock supergroup that had Slash as a member and which produced the hit single "Slither": 2 wds. |
| 26% | BUTCHCASSIDY | 12 | Title character in a classic western film who asks, "Who are those guys?" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | KURTVONNEGUT | 12 | "Slaughterhouse-Five" writer who had a cameo as himself in the 1986 film "Back to School" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | THOMPSONTWINS | 13 | Band that had a #11 hit in 1984 with "Doctor! Doctor!": 2 wds. |
| 26% | DESTINYSCHILD | 13 | Band that had a #3 hit in 2000 with "Jumpin', Jumpin'": 2 wds. |
| 25% | VILLAGEPEOPLE | 13 | Group that had a #2 hit in 1979 with "Y.M.C.A.": 2 wds. |
| 25% | FAKELOVE | 8 | 2018 BTS hit that was their first top 10 single in the US: 2 wds. |
| 25% | CLUTCHES | 8 | Bags that are held in the hand, not having a strap |
| 25% | DONTYOUWANTME | 13 | The Human League song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (4 wds.) |
| 25% | FREEDOM | 7 | A hit song by Pharrell Williams that was used in the film "Despicable Me 3" |
| 25% | SNOWONTHEBEACH | 14 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a cold weather term in the title: 4 wds. |
| 25% | DARYL | 5 | 1985 sci-fi film featuring Barret Oliver in the title role as a cyborg |
| 24% | READERSDIGEST | 13 | General-interest family magazine that has been in publication since 1920, and was the best-selling magazine till 2009: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ACT | 3 | "___ a Fool," a hit song by Ludacris that was featured on the soundtrack to the film "2 Fast 2 Furious" |
| 24% | ENHARMONIC | 10 | Having the same pitch but written differently, in a score |
| 24% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Biweekly pop culture magazine that has been in publication since 1967 and shares its name with a legendary rock band: 2 wds. |
| 24% | THEHUSTLER | 10 | 1961 film, starring Paul Newman as a pool shark, that had a sequel 25 years later: 2 wds. |
| 24% | EQUALTO | 7 | The same as, in math: 2 wds. |
| 23% | IHADSOMEHELP | 12 | 2024 Post Malone hit featuring Morgan Wallen that's about not taking all the blame for a breakup: 4 wds. |
| 23% | ONCEUPONA | 9 | "___ Time In Hollywood," comedy-drama film starring Brad Pitt that was one of the biggest hits of 2019: 3 wds. |
| 23% | TOOMANYRIVERS | 13 | Song by 17-Across covered by 40-Across that was a hit for Brenda Lee in the 1960s (3 wds.) |
| 23% | ALA | 3 | In the same manner as: 2 wds. |
| 23% | AWIFE | 5 | "She is not only ___ but also a daughter-in-law." (not just a spouse): 2 wds. |