| 100% | DREAMON | 7 | 1973 power ballad by Aerosmith that was also included in the soundtrack for "Last Action Hero": 2 wds. |
| 35% | LADYMARMALADE | 13 | A popular song that was covered by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink for the soundtrack of "Moulin Rouge!": 2 wds. |
| 34% | SOLARCAR | 8 | Vehicle that is powered by the sun: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NOTFORYOU | 9 | 1995 song written by Eddie Vedder (birthday today) that was also featured in the documentary "Hype!" soundtrack: 3 wds. |
| 31% | ACTAFOOL | 8 | Single from Ludacris that was part of the soundtrack for "2 Fast 2 Furious," and was also nominated for a Grammy: 3 wds. |
| 31% | COTTONEYEDJOE | 13 | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 30% | BANGLADESH | 10 | 1971 charity single by George Harrison that was written to raise awareness for millions of refugees from the country in the title: 2 wds. |
| 30% | HOWDEEPISYOUR | 13 | "___ Love," a pop ballad by the Bee Gees that has featured in movies including "Donnie Brasco" and "Sex and the City": 4 wds. |
| 30% | BUCKISLAND | 10 | ___ Reef, in the Caribbean Sea that was made an official U.S. National Monument in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SARAHCONNOR | 11 | Action hero played by 48-Across in a film series that began with 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | LABOHEME | 8 | Opera by Puccini that is the basis for the film "Rent" (2 wds) |
| 29% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |
| 29% | WIIU | 4 | Nintendo console that was replaced by the Switch: 2 wds. |
| 29% | NESTEGGS | 8 | Funds that are set aside for the future: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ELMTREE | 7 | A tree that is the state symbol for Massachusetts: 2 wds. |
| 28% | THEMANSION | 10 | 1959 novel by William Faulkner that is the last of the trilogy on the Snopes family: 2 wds. |
| 28% | THESEVENAGES | 12 | Collection by 36-Across that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2002 (3 wds.) |
| 28% | LIBERTYBELL | 11 | Philadelphia tourist attraction that was rung for the last time in 1846 |
| 28% | CROCODILEROCK | 13 | Elton John song that was in the Top 10 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | NEONLIGHTS | 10 | 2013 Demi Lovato song that was also the name of one of her 2014 tours: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JINGLEBELL | 10 | "___ Rock," Christmas song that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BARBARAANN | 10 | 1965 Beach Boys hit that was first recorded by the Regents: 2 wds. |
| 28% | HEYYA | 5 | OutKast hit that was #1 for nine weeks in 2003-2004: 2 wds. |
| 28% | GODIS | 5 | "___ a DJ," 2003 song by Pink that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MAKINGWAVES | 11 | David Hasselhoff's autobiography that was released in the UK in 2006: 2 wds. |
| 28% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sherman Hemsley show that was spun off from "All in the Family": 2 wds. |
| 27% | SORROW | 6 | "Sea of ___," song by Alice in Chains that was also included on the compilation album "The Essential Alice in Chains" |
| 27% | YOUNGPOPE | 9 | "The ___," HBO miniseries starring Jude Law that was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 27% | LOUISELASSER | 12 | "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" actress who was also in "Requiem for a Dream": 2 wds. |
| 27% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |