| 100% | FREEDOM | 7 | A hit song by Pharrell Williams that was used in the film "Despicable Me 3" |
| 56% | HAPPY | 5 | 2013 song by Pharrell Williams that is on the soundtrack of "Despicable Me 2" and was Billboard's number-one single in 2014 |
| 50% | LET | 3 | "___ Me," a song by Elvis Presley that was featured in the film he acted in, "Love Me Tender" |
| 48% | WHEN | 4 | "___ I Look at You," hit song by Miley Cyrus that was featured in the 2010 film "The Last Song" |
| 46% | ROAR | 4 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2014 |
| 46% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 44% | AIR | 3 | "In the ___ Tonight," song by Phil Collins that was used in a Cadbury's commercial |
| 44% | TOOMANYRIVERS | 13 | Song by 17-Across covered by 40-Across that was a hit for Brenda Lee in the 1960s (3 wds.) |
| 44% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 43% | WONDERFUL | 9 | "What a ___ World," 1967 song by Louis Armstrong that was featured in the film "Good Morning, Vietnam" |
| 43% | MALIBU | 6 | Hit song by American artist Miley Cyrus which depicts a city in California that is known for its celebrity homes and the sandy Zuma Beach |
| 43% | BLACK | 5 | "___ Balloon," hit song by the Goo Goo Dolls from their album "Dizzy Up the Girl" that was nominated for a Grammy in 2000 |
| 41% | EVERLONG | 8 | 1997 song by Foo Fighters that was featured in the film "The Wolf of Wall Street" |
| 41% | ACT | 3 | "___ a Fool," a hit song by Ludacris that was featured on the soundtrack to the film "2 Fast 2 Furious" |
| 41% | HEREWITHME | 10 | 2019 hit song by 17-Down featuring Chvrches with the lyrics "You're saying the words that I want you to say / There's a pain in my heart and it won't go away" (3 wds.) |
| 41% | MRMOJORISIN | 11 | Phrase used in the song "L.A. Woman," by Jim Morrison which is an anagram of his name: 3 wds. |
| 41% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 40% | LIKE | 4 | "___ a Rock," song by Bob Seger that was used in a Chevrolet ad |
| 40% | MOON | 4 | "Pink ___," song by Nick Drake that was used in a Volkswagen ad |
| 40% | ILOVELA | 7 | 1983 song by Randy Newman that was released in the album "Trouble in Paradise": 3 wds. |
| 40% | SENORITA | 8 | Hit song by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello that was nominated for a Grammy in 2020 |
| 40% | HELLO | 5 | Hit song by Adele that won 3 Grammy awards including Record of the Year in 2017 |
| 40% | CASTLES | 7 | "___ in the Air," 1971 song by Don McLean that was a Billboard Top 40 hit |
| 40% | HERO | 4 | Hit song by Mariah Carey that was nominated for a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1995 |
| 40% | LOVEMEDO | 8 | Early hit song by the Beatles that promises, "I'll always be true" (3 wds.) |
| 40% | TAKEMETO | 8 | "___ Church," hit song by Hozier which was nominated for a Grammy in 2015: 3 wds. |
| 40% | 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. |
| 40% | HERO | 4 | "My ___," 1998 song by Foo Fighters that was featured in the film "Varsity Blues" |
| 39% | CLOSETOME | 9 | "Don't Stand So ___," a hit song by the band led by Sting - whose birthday it is today: 3 wds. |
| 39% | INTHEWIND | 9 | "Candle ___," a hit song by Elton John that was produced by 31-Across: 3 wds. |