| 100% | LONGTERMIMPACT | 14 | Bit of mischief that won't be noticed for years? |
| 44% | HAIRS | 5 | Bits of crime scene evidence that might be tested for DNA |
| 43% | TOTO | 4 | Band that won a Record of the Year Grammy for "Rosanna" |
| 43% | BEATIT | 6 | 1983 hit that won a Grammy for Record of the Year |
| 42% | ACT | 3 | "The ___ of Killing," Academy Award-winning 2012 documentary film that was in production for 8 years |
| 42% | HELLO | 5 | Adele hit that won Grammys for Song and Record of the Year |
| 42% | VOLARE | 6 | 1958 hit that won the first-ever Grammy for Song of the Year |
| 41% | GARTHBROOKS | 11 | "That Girl Is a Cowboy" singer who won the 2019 CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 41% | BEAT | 4 | "___ It," song from 14a that won the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1984 |
| 41% | ABOUTDAMNTIME | 13 | 2022 Lizzo hit single that won a Grammy for Record of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 40% | PRANK | 5 | Bit of mischief that may involve a whoopee cushion |
| 40% | WEAREYOUNG | 10 | #1 fun. hit released in 2011 that won the Grammy for Song of the Year: 3 wds. |
| 39% | TOFU | 4 | Food that's been part of Chinese cuisine for over 2,000 years |
| 39% | BADBLOOD | 8 | Taylor Swift/Kendrick Lamar song that won the 2015 MTV VMA for Video of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THRILLER | 8 | Album by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones that won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1984 |
| 39% | PEACE | 5 | State of calmness that is often wished for in the New Year |
| 39% | TAKE | 4 | "Every Breath You ___," song performed by the Police that won the Grammy for Song of the Year in 1984 |
| 39% | THIS | 4 | "___ is America," hit song by Childish Gambino which won the Grammy for Record of the Year |
| 38% | WATER | 5 | "Avatar: The Way of ___," 2022 sci-fi film that was in production for 12 years |
| 38% | BEAT | 4 | "___ It," a hit single from Michael Jackson's album in 16a that won a Grammy for "Record of the Year" |
| 38% | SIERRA | 6 | Well known club that photographer Ansel Adams was a director of for 37 years (1934-71) |
| 38% | VSOP | 4 | Type of Remy Martin bottling that's been sitting in casks for at least four years |
| 38% | ROYALS | 6 | Lorde song that won the 2014 Grammy for Song of the Year |
| 37% | SECRETS | 7 | Bits of information that are whispered |
| 37% | LITTLEBIGTOWN | 13 | 15-Across and 54-Across band that won the 2017 Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 37% | HELP | 4 | 1965 Beatles album that was the first rock album nominated for an Album of the Year Grammy Award |
| 37% | JUICE | 5 | Song from 46-Across's album "Cuz I Love You" that won the 2019 Soul Train Music Award for Video of the Year |
| 37% | RAIN | 4 | "___ On Me," song by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande that won the MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year in 2020 |
| 37% | TROY | 4 | Legendary city of the Trojans that was "lost" for thousands of years |
| 37% | DION | 4 | Celine ___, singer whose song "My Heart Will Go On" won the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1999 |