| 100% | IAMSAM | 6 | 2001 drama which uses The Beatles' music and which has several characters whose names come from the band's songs: 3 wds. |
| 34% | FLORIDA | 7 | Rapper and singer whose name comes from the state he was born in: 2 wds. |
| 31% | GRACEKELLY | 10 | English singer Mika's song which is titled after "The Country Girl" actress and uses dialogue from the movie: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SHANANA | 7 | Doo-wop group whose name comes from the nonsense syllables repeated in "Get a Job" (3 wds.) |
| 31% | ARG | 3 | S. American country whose name comes from the Latin for "silver" |
| 30% | THELIONKING | 11 | Animated film released in 1994 which was influenced by Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and tells the story of a character named Simba: 3 wds. |
| 30% | GIRLSLIKEYOU | 12 | Maroon 5 song from 2018 which has a cameo by Ellen DeGeneres in its official music video: 3 wds. |
| 30% | ASYOUWERE | 9 | Debut solo album by 17a, the title for which comes from the sign-off he often uses on social media: 3 wds. |
| 30% | EDAMAME | 7 | Appetizer whose name comes from the Japanese words for "stem" and "bean" |
| 30% | OBOES | 5 | Wind instruments whose name comes from the French for "high" and "wood" |
| 30% | BONITO | 6 | Fish whose name comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word for "pretty" |
| 30% | THERAMONES | 10 | Punk band from New York City whose four unrelated members used the same last name: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish band whose name comes from the first initials of its four members |
| 30% | JOHNLECARRE | 11 | "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" author, whose ten books have been adapted into films: 3 wds. |
| 29% | FALLINGINLOVE | 13 | "Can't Help ___," Elvis Presley's song from 1961 from the album "Blue Hawaii" which has been recorded by many other artists including Bob Dylan: 3 wds. |
| 29% | KINGSOFLEON | 11 | Band whose "Use Somebody" won the 2010 Grammy for Best Rock Song: 3 wds. |
| 29% | NOH | 3 | Form of classical dance drama whose name comes from the word for "skill", that's been continuously performed in Japan since the 14th century |
| 29% | EDDIEVANHALEN | 13 | Guitarist whose rock band was named after him and his brother, and who never learned to read music: 3 wds. |
| 29% | MRMOJORISIN | 11 | Phrase used in the song "L.A. Woman," by Jim Morrison which is an anagram of his name: 3 wds. |
| 29% | INMYLIFE | 8 | Beatles song from the album "Rubber Soul": 3 wds. |
| 29% | ALLTIME | 7 | ___ Low, "Monsters" band whose name was inspired by lyrics from the song "Head On Collision" by New Found Glory: 2 wds. |
| 29% | HALTER | 6 | Piece of backless attire whose name comes from the Germanic for "that by which anything is held" |
| 28% | SHAKEITOFF | 10 | Song from Taylor Swift's "1989" whose video includes twerking, ballet, and break dancing: 3 wds. |
| 28% | 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. |
| 28% | AEDES | 5 | Mosquito genus whose name comes from the Greek for "unpleasant" or "odious", some species of which transmit Zika or dengue |
| 28% | ISLANDSIN | 9 | "___ the Stream," a song by Kenny Rogers - whose birthday it is today - and Dolly Parton which reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100: 3 wds. |
| 28% | RICKSHAW | 8 | Type of passenger cart whose name derives from the Japanese characters for “man,” “power,” and “vehicle” |
| 28% | 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.) |
| 28% | THELEMONSONG | 12 | 1969 song by the rock band Led Zeppelin which was inspired by Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor": 3 wds. |
| 27% | GETDOWNTONIGHT | 14 | 1970s party song from KC and the Sunshine Band featured in "Forrest Gump" (3 wds.) |