| 100% | GOODBYE | 7 | 1998 song by the girl group Spice Girls, and maybe the end of a conversation |
| 51% | HEY | 3 | "___, Soul Sister," 2009 song by rock band Train, and maybe the start of a conversation |
| 41% | LETITBE | 7 | The name of a song and album by the Beatles |
| 41% | LOLLIPOP | 8 | The name of a song by Lil Wayne and The Chordettes |
| 41% | BLUEJEANS | 9 | Song by Lana Del Rey and a classic of the closet |
| 39% | CODEWORDS | 9 | Lexicon used by spies, and a key to the ends of the starred answers |
| 39% | ORCHESTRA | 9 | Musical group, or a hint to the ends of 20-, 37- and 52-Across |
| 39% | FINISHLINE | 10 | End of a race … or a hint to the conversation closers at 18-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 39% | SPICEGIRLS | 10 | A hugely popular girl group who were responsible for the hit songs "Wannabe" and "2 Become 1" |
| 38% | TUT | 3 | King who's the subject of a song by Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons |
| 38% | TIMEINABOTTLE | 13 | Classic Jim Croce song, or a stretch for the ends of 19-, 25-, and 49-Across? |
| 38% | WRINKLEFREE | 11 | Like a shirt condition suggested by the ends of 16-, 27- and 46-Across |
| 38% | ROLL | 4 | "Rock and ___ Music," hit released by The Beach Boys in 1976 which was a cover of a song by Chuck Berry |
| 38% | TIME | 4 | "Until the End of ___," song by Justin Timberlake that was re-recorded as a duet with Beyonce |
| 38% | FROZEN | 6 | 1998 song by Madonna that peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 with lyrics about a cold and emotionless man |
| 37% | FLARING | 7 | Heating and opening the end of a glass tube |
| 37% | FACERECOGNITION | 15 | Technology used by smartphones nowadays ... or a hint to the ends of 16-, 24-, 44- and 57-Across |
| 37% | DELTAFORCE | 10 | Group policing the end of a river? |
| 37% | SEEYOUAGAIN | 11 | 2015 song by rapper Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, and maybe part of a response to 24a: 3 wds. |
| 37% | WORDOFMOUTH | 11 | What rumors are spread by … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 29-, 35-/37- and 45-Across |
| 37% | PINK | 4 | I was a member of the girl group "Choice" before going solo and I played Dede in "Thanks for Sharing" |
| 36% | PAM | 3 | "Polythene ___," 1969 song by The Beatles whose title was inspired by the nickname of a fan |
| 36% | LASTEXIT | 8 | Sign at the end of a freeway, maybe |
| 36% | DOGGYBAG | 8 | Request at the end of a meal, maybe |
| 36% | ITSAHELLUVATOWN | 15 | Lyric in the song named by the starts and ends of 19-, 27-, 45- and 53-Across |
| 36% | LIES | 4 | "Love ___," hit song by Khalid and Normani which is a part of the soundtrack for "Love, Simon" |
| 36% | UNDER | 5 | "___ Pressure," 1981 song by Queen and David Bowie which is a part of the album "Hot Space" |
| 36% | MERCI | 5 | End of a French conversation, maybe |
| 36% | MARKER | 6 | Back __, traveller at the end of a running group |
| 36% | OVER | 4 | Word at the end of a walkie-talkie conversation |