| 100% | ISNTSHELOVELY | 13 | 1976 Stevie Wonder song inspired by Wonder's daughter Aisha: 3 wds. |
| 47% | TEARSINHEAVEN | 13 | 1991 Eric Clapton song inspired by Clapton's son Conor: 3 wds. |
| 47% | MAYBEIMAMAZED | 13 | 1970 Paul McCartney song inspired by McCartney's wife Linda: 3 wds. |
| 45% | SWEETCAROLINE | 13 | Neil Diamond song inspired by John F. Kennedy's daughter (2 wds.) |
| 43% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | #1 song of 1982 by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (3 wds.) |
| 39% | THELEMONSONG | 12 | 1969 song by the rock band Led Zeppelin which was inspired by Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor": 3 wds. |
| 38% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | 1982 single sung by Stevie Wonder and 15-Across: 3 wds. |
| 38% | ISNTSHELOVELY | 13 | Stevie Wonder song that asks a question (3 wds.) |
| 38% | LOVELY | 6 | "Isn't She ___," 1976 song by Stevie Wonder and a synonym for "beautiful" |
| 37% | IDO | 3 | Stevie Wonder song "All ___": 2 wds. |
| 37% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | 1982 Stevie Wonder/Paul McCartney song that also describes 18- and 40-Across: 3 wds. |
| 36% | IWAS | 4 | Stevie Wonder's song, "___ Made to Love Her": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ITOUT | 5 | "We Can Work ___," 1965 song by The Beatles which was covered by Stevie Wonder in 1971: 2 wds. |
| 35% | INACROWN | 8 | "You Should See Me ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 and the title of which was inspired by a scene from "Sherlock": 3 wds. |
| 34% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (3 wds.) |
| 34% | KRYPTONITE | 10 | 2000 song by 3 Doors Down whose title is inspired by Superman's weakness |
| 34% | LETMEBE | 7 | 1965 song by 15-Across that was the group's second single: 3 wds. |
| 34% | KENTUCKYWOMAN | 13 | Neil Diamond song inspired by female fans during a tour of the U.S. South (2 wds.) |
| 34% | LOVEONTOP | 9 | Song by Beyonce - whose birthday it is today - which was inspired by her performance as Etta James in the film "Cadillac Records": 3 wds. |
| 34% | DUKE | 4 | "Sir ___," 1976 Stevie Wonder song that was a tribute to jazz legend Ellington |
| 34% | FLYOVERSTATES | 13 | #1 song by 40-Across that's about the Midwest (2012): 3 wds. |
| 33% | KEYOFLIFE | 9 | Songs in the __, Stevie Wonder album of 1976 |
| 33% | OVERTHELOVE | 11 | New song performed by Florence + The Machine in 2013's "The Great Gatsby": 3 wds. |
| 32% | KEYOF | 5 | Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the ___ Life" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | MEETMEHALFWAY | 13 | Song by 47-Across from 51-Across: 3 wds. |
| 32% | IGOTTAFEELING | 13 | Song by 47-Across from 51-Across: 3 wds. |
| 32% | WORLDINMOTION | 13 | Song by New Order made for the English football team's 1990 FIFA World Cup campaign: 3 wds. |
| 32% | LONGTALLSALLY | 13 | 1956 song by 15-Across: 3 wds. |
| 32% | ONETINSOLDIER | 13 | 1971 antiwar song by Coven: 3 wds. |
| 32% | ISNTSHELOVELY | 13 | 1976 hit song that 38-Across wrote to celebrate the birth of his daughter (3 wds.) |