| 100% | MONSTERMASH | 11 | 1962 novelty hit that starts "I was working in the lab late one night" |
| 74% | MONSTERMASH | 11 | Classic song that starts "I was working in the lab late one night" [2003, 1970] |
| 34% | PUMPITUP | 8 | Elvis Costello hit that starts "I've been on tenterhooks / Ending in dirty looks" |
| 33% | MBA | 3 | Degree that started materialising in the early 20's, and is one of the most sought after courses nowadays : Abbr. |
| 32% | STUPID | 6 | With 40-Across, Lady Gaga hit that begins, "You're the one that I've been waiting for / Gotta quit this crying" |
| 32% | TUDOR | 5 | Elizabeth I was the last one |
| 32% | LIKEAPRAYER | 11 | Madonna hit that starts with the lyric "Life is a mystery" |
| 32% | ONCEUPONA | 9 | "___ Time In Hollywood," comedy-drama film starring Brad Pitt that was one of the biggest hits of 2019: 3 wds. |
| 31% | OUR | 3 | "___ Song" (Taylor Swift song that starts, "I was riding shotgun with my hair undone in the front seat of his car") |
| 31% | GEL | 3 | "The results show that the team is starting to ___ at last!" (working well together) |
| 31% | SEALEDWITHAKISS | 15 | 1962 hit that starts "Tho we gotta say goodbye for the summer …" |
| 30% | TOUCH | 5 | "___ Me in the Morning," 1973 single by Diana Ross that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart |
| 30% | ROOK | 4 | Chess piece that starts in one of the board's corners |
| 30% | WHEN | 4 | "___ I Look at You," hit song by Miley Cyrus that was featured in the 2010 film "The Last Song" |
| 30% | LINE | 4 | "I Walk the ___," 1956 song by Johnny Cash that was his first number one hit on Billboard |
| 30% | BROTHERS | 8 | The Righteous __, 60s hit duo was later in a movie |
| 30% | HUNGRIEST | 9 | The one that is the most in need of food |
| 30% | DISCO | 5 | Music that was popular in the late 1970s |
| 30% | BIGPOPPA | 8 | 1995 platinum rap hit that starts "To all the ladies in the place with style and grace" |
| 30% | FREEDOM | 7 | A hit song by Pharrell Williams that was used in the film "Despicable Me 3" |
| 29% | BANGAGONG | 9 | T. Rex hit that was titled “Get It On” in the U.K. |
| 29% | NOVA | 4 | The one that created the crab nebula in 1054 was super! |
| 29% | ARE | 3 | "( ___ You) The One That I've Been Waiting For" |
| 29% | AUSTINPOWERS | 12 | Sequel subtitled "The Spy Who Shagged Me" starring Mike Myers and Heather Graham that was one of the Top 10 box office hits of 1999 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | CASTLES | 7 | "___ in the Air," 1971 song by Don McLean that was a Billboard Top 40 hit |
| 29% | GOTYE | 5 | One-named singer with the hit "Somebody That I Used to Know" |
| 29% | LOOKWHATYOU | 11 | "___ Made Me Do," the first single from 16a that was released late August and is a huge hit: 3 wds. |
| 29% | ILED | 4 | "Where Is the Life That Late ___?" ("Kiss Me, Kate" number) |
| 29% | ILED | 4 | "Where Is the Life That Late ___?" ("Kiss Me Kate" song) |
| 29% | SWORDS | 6 | Weapons that are one of the four suits in tarot |