| 100% | UPSIDEDOWN | 10 | An 80s hit by Diana Ross from her tenth album "Diana" and which was written by the duo from "Chic": 2 wds. |
| 38% | JACKANTONOFF | 12 | Lorde's "Green Light" from her second album was co-written by ___, lead guitarist of the indie rock band "Fun": 2 wds. |
| 37% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | An 80s hit by American rock band "Survivor" which was also the theme song for the film "Rocky III": 4 wds. |
| 37% | LOVEROCKNROLL | 13 | An 80s hit by "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts" which was a cover of Alan Merrill's original "I ___": 4 wds. |
| 37% | DARKPARADISE | 12 | Lana Del Rey's song from her album, "Born to Die" which was also featured in an episode of "The Originals": 2 wds. |
| 37% | LUCASSCOTT | 10 | Character from the hit drama series "One Tree Hill" which was played by actor Chad Michael Murray: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BADAT | 5 | "___ Love," song by Halsey from her album "Hopeless Fountain Kingdom" which was nominated for a Teen Choice Award: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DANCEIN | 7 | "___ The Dark," song by Lady Gaga from her album "The Fame Monster" which has a spoken interlude: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TIKTOK | 6 | 2009 debut single by Kesha from her album "Animal" which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WOMAN | 5 | "God Is a ___," hit song by Ariana Grande from her album "Sweetener" which features a monologue by Madonna in the music video |
| 35% | MRSROBINSON | 11 | Song by Simon & Garfunkel which was included in the 1967 film "The Graduate" and originally appeared on the album "Bookends": 2 wds. |
| 35% | IFALLTOPIECES | 13 | Song by 17a from her album "Showcase" which was her first number one hit: 4 wds. |
| 35% | GOODDAYS | 8 | SZA top 10 hit that was the lead single from her 2022 #1 album "SOS": 2 wds. |
| 35% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author who wrote the novels from which 17-Across and 29-/31-Across were adapted: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TOCALIFORNIA | 12 | "Going ___" 1971 ballad written by the rock band Led Zeppelin which was a part of the band's untitled fourth album: 2 wds. |
| 35% | IAM | 3 | "___ Mine," 2002 song written by Eddie Vedder which was the first single of the album "Riot Act": 2 wds. |
| 35% | THELIFE | 7 | "A Day in ___," hit song by Lennon-McCartney which was initially banned from broadcast by the BBC: 2 wds. |
| 34% | WALKTHISWAY | 11 | Steven Tyler hit from the album "Toys in the Attic" which was later covered by rappers Run-D.M.C.: 3 wds. |
| 34% | APRAYER | 7 | "Like ___," a song by Madonna which shares its name with her Album and was a critical and commercial success: 2 wds. |
| 33% | WARMBLOOD | 9 | 2015 song by Carly Rae Jepsen which is a part of the album "Emotion" and is co-produced by Scooter Braun: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SOURCANDY | 9 | 2009 song by Carly Rae Jepsen which is a part of the album "Tug of War" and is produced by Josh Ramsay: 2 wds. |
| 33% | EASTERNCOUGAR | 13 | A subspecies of puma from North America which was formally declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CANTSTOP | 8 | "We ___," hit song by Miley Cyrus from her album "Bangerz": 2 wds. |
| 33% | NASA | 4 | Hit song by Ariana Grande from her 2019 album whose title is named after the U.S. space agency |
| 33% | LUCKYIN | 7 | "___ Love," hit song by Mick Jagger (birthday today) from his solo debut album "She's the Boss": 2 wds. |
| 33% | COFFEESONG | 10 | "The ___," song written by Bob Hilliard and Dick Miles which was recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1946: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LOVEYOURSELF | 12 | Justin Bieber's acoustic pop song written by him along with Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco which was the seventh best-selling song of 2016: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SLUMBERPARTY | 12 | Hit single by Britney Spears (birthday today) from her ninth album, "Glory," featuring Tinashe: 2 wds. |
| 32% | PRIVATEDANCER | 13 | 1984 song by Tina Turner from her album of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ASONE | 5 | "... And the world will live ___" (lyrics from "Imagine" by John Lennon): 2 wds. |