| 100% | WATERLOO | 8 | 39-Down song with the line "I was defeated, you won the war" |
| 85% | WATERLOO | 8 | ABBA song with the line "I was defeated, you won the war" |
| 76% | WATERLOO | 8 | ABBA hit with the line "I was defeated, you won the war" |
| 60% | HELLO | 5 | 48-Down song with the line "But when I call, you never seem to be home" |
| 56% | ISIS | 4 | Dylan song with the line "What drives me to you is what drives me insane" |
| 55% | GETIT | 5 | "Can I ___" (Adele song with the line "All I want is for you to be mine") |
| 54% | ROMEO | 5 | Dolly Parton song with the line "I may not be in love, but let me tell you I'm in heat" |
| 53% | LITTLEJEANNIE | 13 | 1980 Elton John song with the line "I want you to be my acrobat": 2 wds. |
| 52% | MOUNTAINHIGHVALLEYLOW | 21 | Classic song with the repeated line "If you need me, I will be nearby" ... shown symbolically in this puzzle |
| 51% | TAKEN | 5 | 2008 movie with the line "I will find you, and I will kill you" |
| 51% | GEMS | 4 | Uncut ___ (Adam Sandler movie with the line "This is how I win") |
| 51% | APEA | 4 | "I Got ___" (silly children's song with the line "Why is everyone laughing at me?") |
| 50% | LAYLA | 5 | Song with the line "Like a fool, I fell in love with you" |
| 50% | IRIS | 4 | Hit song for the Goo Goo Dolls with the repeated line "I just want you to know who I am" |
| 49% | IRIS | 4 | Goo Goo Dolls hit with the line "I just want you to know who I am" |
| 49% | CANIKICKIT | 10 | A Tribe Called Quest song with the line “Mr. Dinkins, would you please be my mayor?” |
| 48% | DEFEATED | 8 | Waterloo chorus lyrics: I was __, you won the war |
| 47% | TRAVELINBAND | 12 | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit song with the lyrics "Seven thirty seven comin' out of the sky / Won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | STAN | 4 | 2000 Eminem song with the line "Dear Slim, I wrote you but you still ain't callin'" |
| 47% | HELLO | 5 | Adele hit song with the lyric "When I call, you never seem to be home" |
| 46% | AMADEUS | 7 | Movie with the line "I'm a vulgar man. But I assure you, my music is not" |
| 46% | MYLIFE | 6 | Billy Joel song with the line "I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | ROXANNE | 7 | 39-Across song with the line "You don't have to put on the red light" |
| 46% | SELLERS | 7 | Actor with the line "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!" |
| 45% | TICKETTORIDE | 12 | The Beatles #1 song with the lyric "She said that living with me / Is bringing her down" (3 wds.) |
| 45% | FORCE | 5 | "May the ___ be with you" ("Star Wars" line) |
| 45% | ONLYPRETTIER | 12 | Miranda Lambert song with the lines "I'll keep drinkin' and you'll keep gettin' skinnier / Hey I'm just like you" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ROYALS | 6 | 2013 Lorde hit song with the lyrics "Let me be your ruler, you can call me Queen B" |
| 45% | ROYALS | 6 | 2013 Lorde hit song with the lyric "Let me be your ruler, you can call me queen bee" |
| 45% | IHATEMEN | 8 | "Kiss Me, Kate" song with the lyric "For husbands are a boring lot and only give you bother" |