| 100% | SCARYHOURS | 10 | 2018 two-song Drake EP featuring the two tracks in this puzzle: 2 wds. |
| 49% | BOWLGAME | 8 | Either of the College Football Playoff semifinals featured in this puzzle (2 wds.) |
| 46% | DEFENSIVELINE | 13 | Part of a football team featured in this puzzle: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GREGNORMAN | 10 | Two-time British Open-winning golfer featured in ESPN the Magazine's 2018 Body Issue (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | "Yes, And?" singer who had two songs reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 43% | WHATSNEXT | 9 | Drake song that hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CRYPRETTY | 9 | 2018 Carrie Underwood album, featuring the song "Love Wins," that debuted at #1: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ITSOK | 5 | "___", song by Tom Rosenthal, featured in the trailers of "Comet" and "Anesthesia" : 2 wds. |
| 42% | OLDMACDONALD | 12 | Children's song featuring the animals and sounds in this puzzle |
| 42% | GODSPLAN | 8 | 2018 Drake track that debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THEREISNOTHING | 14 | With 119-Across, “South Pacific” song ... or a declaration about the nine women featured in this puzzle? |
| 40% | IMA | 3 | "___ Believer," song covered by Smash Mouth that was featured in the "Shrek" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MARRYME | 7 | Song from Thomas Rhett's "Life Changes" album that topped the Country Airplay charts in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 40% | UPTOWNFUNK | 10 | Mark Ronson's song featuring Bruno Mars, that's fourth in the Billboard magazine's Top 10 songs of All-Time (1958-2018): 2 wds. |
| 40% | ROCKANTHEM | 10 | Party ___, LMFAO's song featuring Lauren Bennett that's sixth in the Billboard magazine's Top 10 songs of All-Time (1958-2018): 2 wds. |
| 40% | THISISAMERICA | 13 | Donald Glover (as Childish Gambino) song that spent two weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018 (3 wds.) |
| 40% | BOBHAYES | 8 | Dallas Cowboys wide receiver who won two gold medals in track at the 1964 Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 39% | TAKECARE | 8 | 2011 album by Drake (birthday tomorrow), that included a single by the same name, featuring Rihanna in it: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FLAGDAY | 7 | June 14 celebration in all 50 U.S. states, which is hinted at in the names of the state trees in this puzzle (2 wds.) |
| 39% | WAKEME | 6 | "___ Up Before You Go-Go," hit song by pop duo Wham! which featured in the movie "Zoolander": 2 wds. |
| 39% | INMYFEELINGS | 12 | Drake song that spent 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018 (3 wds.) |
| 38% | LANDFORMS | 9 | Geographical features ... or what the circled squares in this puzzle represent |
| 38% | WITHLUV | 7 | "Boy ___," song by BTS featuring Halsey which was the most viewed music video in 24 hours in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | Actor who had a song from "A Star Is Born" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer-songwriter whose song "Shallow" from the movie "A Star Is Born" won her an Oscar in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SHINYNOSE | 9 | Feature depicted in the upper left of this puzzle |
| 38% | JULIANEDELMAN | 13 | Two-time Super Bowl champion featured in ESPN the Magazine's 2017 Body Issue (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ISAIAHTHOMAS | 12 | Two-time NBA All-Star featured in ESPN the Magazine's 2017 Body Issue (2 wds.) |
| 38% | FLOSS | 5 | Dental directive, or (as two words) a feature of five answers in this puzzle |
| 38% | BEYONCEKNOWLES | 14 | Singer whose song "Crazy In Love" featuring Jay Z peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2003: 2 wds. |