| 100% | ECCLES | 6 | Bible book that inspired the song "Turn! Turn! Turn!": Abbr. |
| 48% | ACTS | 4 | Bible book that chronicles the conversion of Paul |
| 47% | VESUVIUS | 8 | Mount that inspired the song "Funiculì, Funiculà" |
| 46% | GENESIS | 7 | Bible book that begins, "In the beginning ..." |
| 45% | CASTE | 5 | Isabel Wilkerson book that inspired the Ava DuVernay film "Origin" |
| 42% | YMCAS | 5 | Fitness centers that inspired a Village People song: Abbr. |
| 41% | LOLA | 4 | The Kinks song that "Weird Al" turned into "Yoda" |
| 41% | EXODUS | 6 | Book of the Bible that follows Genesis |
| 40% | LOLA | 4 | The Kinks song that "Weird Al" turned into 16-Across |
| 40% | LEV | 3 | Third book of the Bible: Abbr. |
| 39% | WVA | 3 | American state that is the subject of the song "Country Roads": Abbr. |
| 39% | GENESIS | 7 | Book of the Bible that first mentions Adam and Eve |
| 39% | PSALMS | 6 | Book of the Bible that starts with a silent letter |
| 39% | THEBYRDS | 8 | Band that recorded the hit Turn Turn Turn |
| 39% | PENNYLANE | 9 | Liverpool street that inspired the place "beneath the blue suburban skies" in a Beatles song (2 wds.) |
| 38% | IRS | 3 | Agency that's the subject of the book "Confessions of a Tax Collector": Abbr. |
| 38% | SNL | 3 | Show that aired the sketch "Liza Minnelli Tries to Turn Off a Lamp": Abbr. |
| 37% | CPR | 3 | Medical technique that can be performed to the beat of the song "Stayin' Alive": Abbr. |
| 37% | PSALM | 5 | A sacred song or poem that is present in the Bible |
| 37% | RAT | 3 | Animal that Peter Pettigrew turned into, in the Harry Potter books |
| 37% | ABBA | 4 | Band that inspired Lars to start performing, in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga |
| 37% | LSD | 3 | Drug that the song "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" is rumored to be about: Abbr. |
| 37% | ACTS | 4 | Bible book that follows John |
| 37% | IRONY | 5 | The fact that the Bible is the most shoplifted book in America, e.g. |
| 37% | SOMA | 4 | Song by The Strokes that was inspired by Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" |
| 37% | FLAME | 5 | "Eternal ___," 1989 song by the Bangles that was inspired by Elvis Presley |
| 37% | CMA | 3 | Group that named "Buy Dirt" its 2022 Song of the Year: Abbr. |
| 36% | EYES | 4 | "___ Without a Face," 1960 French horror film that inspired Billy Idol's song of the same name |
| 36% | ROBINSON | 8 | Book that inspired Cast Away, __ Crusoe |
| 36% | PSALMS | 6 | Bible book with 150 sacred songs |