| 100% | WHATSUP | 7 | 1993 song by rock band 4 Non Blondes, and maybe a response to 13a: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ITWASAGOODDAY | 13 | 1993 song by rapper Ice Cube, and maybe a response to 18a: 5 wds. |
| 39% | HEY | 3 | "___, Soul Sister," 2009 song by rock band Train, and maybe the start of a conversation |
| 37% | SWEETHOME | 9 | "___ Alabama," 1974 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that inspired the title of a rom-com starring Reese Witherspoon: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GLASSANIMALS | 12 | British indie rock band fronted by Dave Bayley and nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 33% | WHATS | 5 | "___ Up?" questioned posed by 4 Non Blondes in a 1993 song |
| 32% | DOIT | 4 | "___ Again," a hit song by jazz rock band Steely Dan: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SEEYOUAGAIN | 11 | 2015 song by rapper Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, and maybe part of a response to 24a: 3 wds. |
| 32% | WHATSYOUR | 9 | "___ Name," 1977 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that is the opening track on their album "Street Survivors": 2 wds. |
| 31% | SOBER | 5 | 1993 song by the rock band Tool that features stop-motion animation of a humanoid in the official music video |
| 31% | TAKEON | 6 | "___ Me," a song by the popular '80s band A-Ha from their album "Hunting High and Low:" 2 wds. |
| 31% | NONAME | 6 | Song by rock band America, A Horse With __ |
| 31% | THEYMIGHT | 9 | With 43-Across, alternative rock band led by John Flansburgh and John Linnell: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SECONDSTO | 9 | Thirty ___ Mars, rock band formed in 1998 by Jared Leto and his brother: 2 wds. |
| 30% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 30% | CHEAPTRICK | 10 | "The Flame" rock band that released a self-titled album in both 1977 and 1997: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEWAITING | 10 | 1981 rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BEATINGHEART | 12 | 2014 song by Ellie Goulding which is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Divergent": 2 wds. |
| 29% | CALMDOWN | 8 | 2022 Afrobeats song by Rema with a hit Selena Gomez remix and a title that says to relax: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LETSGROOVE | 10 | Top 20 song by the band whose name includes the first words of the answers to 18-Across, 26-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | GAGA | 4 | "Radio ___," hit by rock band Queen: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BLESSYOU | 8 | Response to a sneeze: 2 wds. |
| 29% | HAHA | 4 | Response to a joke: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ROLLON | 6 | "___ John," 2012 song by Bob Dylan which is a tribute to Lennon: 2 wds. |
| 29% | RUNAWAYWITHME | 13 | 2015 song by Carly Rae Jepsen which is a part of the album "Emotion" and is co-produced by Shellback: 4 wds. |
| 29% | SHESGOTYOU | 10 | Pop song by 17a which was covered by Loretta Lynn and went on to become a number one country hit: 3 wds. |
| 29% | LOVEMELIKEYOU | 13 | "___ Do," 2015 song by Ellie Goulding which is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Fifty Shades of Grey": 4 wds. |
| 29% | MANINTHEMIRROR | 14 | 1988 hit song by 45-Across with the lyrics "If you want to make the world a better place / Take a look at yourself, and then make a change" (4 wds.) |
| 29% | BLUR | 4 | A rock band with hits like "Song 2" and "Coffee & TV" |
| 28% | IDO | 3 | Response to a minister, sometimes: 2 wds. |