| 100% | DIAMONDS | 8 | 2012 Rihanna single that begins with the lyric "Shine bright ..." |
| 44% | LIFEONMARS | 10 | Bowie song that begins with the lyric "It's a God-awful small affair to the girl with the mousy hair" |
| 43% | BOTHSIDESNOW | 12 | 12-Down hit song that begins with the lyrics "Rows and flows of angel hair / And ice cream castles in the air" (3 wds.) |
| 42% | UMBRELLA | 8 | Rihanna song with the lyric "Now that it's raining more than ever" |
| 40% | EDDA | 4 | Epic poem that begins with the “Gylfaginning” |
| 40% | SPRING | 6 | Season that begins with the vernal equinox |
| 40% | OURS | 4 | Taylor Swift song with the lyrics "Don't you worry your pretty little mind / People throw rocks at things that shine" |
| 40% | HOLYROEMPIRE | 12 | Realm that began with the reign of Charlemagne |
| 39% | FESTIVUS | 8 | "Seinfeld" holiday that begins with the Airing of Grievances |
| 39% | HASHTAG | 7 | Twitter word or phrase that begins with the symbol # |
| 39% | AENEID | 6 | Epic tale that begins with the flight from Troy |
| 39% | CLUE | 4 | Game that begins with the murder of Mr. Boddy |
| 39% | ROAR | 4 | Katy Perry single with the lyrics "You hear my voice, you hear that sound" |
| 39% | FESTIVUS | 8 | 46-Across holiday that begins with the Airing of Grievances |
| 39% | CLUE | 4 | Board game that begins with the murder of Mr. Boddy |
| 39% | HARARE | 6 | Only African national capital that begins with the letter “H” |
| 39% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone that begins with the same letter as its month |
| 39% | ROMANA | 6 | Pax ___ (golden age that began with the reign of Augustus) |
| 38% | UMBRELLA | 8 | Rihanna song with the lyrics "Now that it's raining more than ever / Know that we still have each other" |
| 38% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone that begins with the same letter as its associated month |
| 38% | LOST | 4 | TV drama that begins with the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 |
| 38% | LOST | 4 | TV series that began with the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 |
| 38% | SPACEAGE | 8 | Technologically advanced period that began with the launch of Sputnik: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ROE | 3 | Post-___ era (period that began with the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision) |
| 37% | EPSON | 5 | Company that began with the development of a printing timer for the 1964 Olympics |
| 36% | SAMELOVE | 8 | 2012 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis single with the lyric "I can't change even if I tried" |
| 36% | TORI | 4 | Amos with the 2012 single "Flavor" |
| 36% | HEYMRDJ | 7 | 1993 hit with the lyric "Keep playin' that song all night" |
| 36% | AMISTAD | 7 | 1997 movie that begins with a mutiny on the titular ship |
| 36% | JONAHANDTHEWHALE | 16 | Bible story that begins with "a mighty tempest in the sea" |