| 100% | INVISIBLE | 9 | 52-Across song with the lyric "Then I could just watch you in your room" |
| 50% | EVERLONG | 8 | Foo Fighters song with the lyric "Breathe out, so I can breathe you in" |
| 48% | GONE | 4 | 'NSync song with the lyrics "I drove myself insane / Wishin' I could touch your face / But the truth remains, you're ___" |
| 47% | SOS | 3 | 49-Across song with the lyric "The love you gave me, nothing else can save me" |
| 47% | OURKINDOFLOVE | 13 | Lady Antebellum song with the lyrics "You wear your smile like a summer sky / Just shining down on me and you" (4 wds.) |
| 47% | OURKINDOFLOVE | 13 | Lady A song with the lyrics "You wear your smile like a summer sky / Just shining down on me and you" (4 wds.) |
| 46% | ROYALS | 6 | 2013 Lorde hit song with the lyric "Let me be your ruler, you can call me queen bee" |
| 46% | ROYALS | 6 | 2013 Lorde hit song with the lyrics "Let me be your ruler, you can call me Queen B" |
| 44% | BLACKDOG | 8 | 52-Across song with the lyrics "At least I know that you are trying / But that's what makes it terrifying" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | LAYLA | 5 | Clapton song with the lyric “Like a fool, I fell in love with you” |
| 44% | SOS | 3 | ABBA song with the lyric "The love you gave me, nothing else can save me" |
| 44% | LAYLA | 5 | Eric Clapton song with the lyric "Like a fool, I fell in love with you" |
| 43% | SOS | 3 | "Mamma Mia!" song with the lyric "The love you gave me, nothing else can save me" |
| 43% | BYE | 3 | "___ ___ ___" (NSYNC song with the lyrics "I just want to tell you that I've had enough") |
| 43% | MOONRIVER | 9 | Song with the lyric "I'm crossing you in style someday" |
| 43% | MEMORY | 6 | Barbra Streisand hit song with the lyrics "I can smile at the old days / I was beautiful then" |
| 42% | DEARGOD | 7 | XTC song with the lyrics "Hope you get the letter and / I pray you can make it better down here" |
| 42% | MOON | 4 | With 6-Across, classic song with the lyric "Wherever you're goin', I'm goin' your way" |
| 42% | PERHAPS | 7 | Repeated word in a Doris Day song with the lyrics "If you can't make your mind up / We'll never get started" |
| 42% | ODNIGHTIRENE | 12 | Classic song with the lyric "I'll see you in my dreams" |
| 41% | DONTSPEAK | 9 | "No Doubt" song with the lyric "I know just what you're saying" |
| 41% | LOVEDROUGHT | 11 | Beyonce song with the lyric "You and me could make it rain now" |
| 41% | GREENEYES | 9 | 52-Across song with the lyric "You gotta trust how you feel inside" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | TIGHTROPE | 9 | Janelle Monáe song with the lyrics "I can't complain about it / I gotta keep my balance / And just keep dancin' on it" |
| 40% | OOPSIDIDITAGAIN | 15 | Britney Spears song with the lyric "I played with your heart, got lost in the game" |
| 40% | ALLINEED | 8 | Radiohead song with the lyric "I am a moth who just wants to share your light" |
| 40% | LAVIEENROSE | 11 | Song with the lyric "When you kiss me heaven sighs" |
| 39% | LETYOUBERIGHT | 13 | Hit single by 9-Down with the lyric "We can make up if you just kiss me at the next traffic light" (4 wds.) |
| 39% | ONLYPRETTIER | 12 | Miranda Lambert song with the lyrics "We might think a little differently / But we got a lot in common, you will see / We're just like you" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | LIPSAREMOVIN | 12 | 30-Across hit song with the lyric "Talking 'round in circles with your tongue" (3 wds.) |