| 100% | MARTHAMYDEAR | 12 | Beatles song about a woman who has "always been my inspiration": 3 wds. |
| 54% | ELEANORRIGBY | 12 | Beatles song about a woman who "lives in a dream": 2 wds. |
| 49% | DEARPRUDENCE | 12 | Beatles song about a girl who is invited to "come out to play": 2 wds. |
| 41% | CILKASJOURNEY | 13 | Novel by 15-Across about a woman who is sent to Siberia after surviving Auschwitz (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ANNEHATHAWAY | 12 | "Interstellar" actress who has been a UN Goodwill Ambassador for women: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THICKASTHIEVES | 14 | 2020 Sandra Brown bestseller about a woman who investigates her father's disappearance: 3 wds. |
| 39% | ONEFINEDAY | 10 | 1980 Carole King song about a love-to-be that was recorded earlier by the Chiffons: 3 wds. |
| 38% | INTHEDARK | 9 | 2019 CW drama about a blind woman, or a 2011 song by Dev: 3 wds. |
| 38% | FIRSTLIEWINS | 12 | 2024 thriller by 44-Across about a woman who takes on secret identities (3 wds.) |
| 38% | RIO | 3 | Duran Duran song about a woman who "dances on the sand" |
| 38% | LEGENDOFZORRO | 13 | "The ___," the second film about a great swordsman, who was played by Antonio Banderas: 3 wds. |
| 38% | LAYLA | 5 | 1971 Clapton song about a woman who "got him on his knees" |
| 38% | RIO | 3 | 1982 Duran Duran song about a woman who "dances on the sand" |
| 37% | SEXYSADIE | 9 | Beatles song about a girl who's "made a fool of everyone" |
| 37% | EDIBLEWOMAN | 11 | "The ___," 1969 novel by Margaret Atwood about a young woman named Marian who is a market researcher: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GONEBABYGONE | 12 | 1998 18-Across novel about a missing woman that was made into a 2007 Ben Affleck film: 3 wds. |
| 36% | CARLYSIMON | 10 | Frequent collaborator of 42-Across who has said her song "You're So Vain" is not about him (2 wds.) |
| 36% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | Actor who had a song from "A Star Is Born" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 36% | YESTERDAY | 9 | Beatles song about a breakup, on which Paul McCartney is the only credited Beatle |
| 36% | HELPTHECHILD | 12 | "God ___," 2014 novel by Toni Morrison about a blue-black skinned girl who is neglected by her light-skinned parents: 3 wds. |
| 35% | UNBREAKABLE | 11 | With 29-Across, Netflix comedy about a woman who is rescued from a cult |
| 35% | ASPARKOFLIGHT | 13 | Jodi Picoult novel about a teenager who is held hostage at women's reproductive health clinic (4 wds.) |
| 34% | HEYMAMA | 7 | 2015 song about a man calling out to a woman: 2 wds. |
| 34% | THEBEANTREES | 12 | 1988 Barbara Kingsolver novel about a young woman who cares for an abandoned baby: 3 wds. |
| 34% | ROOM | 4 | 2015 drama film in which Brie Larson played a woman who has been held captive for seven years |
| 34% | CAROLEKING | 10 | "You've Got a Friend" singer/pianist who was the first woman to win a Grammy for Song of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 33% | GETBACK | 7 | Beatles hit about "a man who thought he was a loner" |
| 33% | EIGHT | 5 | "Twenty ___ Dresses," 2008 rom-com about a woman who seems destined to be a bridesmaid ... with 40a added in |
| 33% | FOXYBROWN | 9 | "I'll Be" rapper who has been a pioneer for women in hip-hop: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ANGELINAJOLIE | 13 | "Maleficent" actress who has been a UN Goodwill Ambassador for refugees: 2 wds. |