| 100% | SARA | 4 | Bob Dylan's first wife and the title of a song about her |
| 45% | TEENIE | 6 | Word in the title of a song about a polka-dot bikini |
| 43% | ISAWTHELIGHT | 12 | Biopic about 18-Across, and the title of a classic gospel song he wrote: 4 wds. |
| 41% | ISIS | 4 | Bob Dylan song whose title is the name of a goddess |
| 40% | AMADEUS | 7 | Mozart's middle name, and the title of a 1984 biopic |
| 39% | THISLOVE | 8 | "1989 (Taylor's Version)" song about the ups and downs of a relationship (2 wds.) |
| 38% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 38% | ROCKLOBSTER | 11 | Spiny crustacean, or the title of a B-52's song: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BEAUTIFUL | 9 | Current Broadway musical about Carole King's life (and the title of one of her hit songs) |
| 37% | ALASKA | 6 | State that's the title of a Maggie Rogers song |
| 37% | MARKETOPENING | 13 | What ringing a certain bell signals, and a hint to the first words of this puzzle's movie titles |
| 37% | ESPRESSO | 8 | Strong coffee, and the title of a 2024 Sabrina Carpenter hit |
| 37% | CHURCHBELLS | 11 | Chimes that beckon parishioners on Sunday morning ... or the title of a song on Carrie Underwood's latest album: 2 wds. |
| 37% | EMMA | 4 | Title heroine described in the first sentence of her novel as "handsome, clever and rich" |
| 37% | EMMA | 4 | Title heroine described in the first lines of her novel as "handsome, clever and rich" |
| 36% | OHIO | 4 | State that's the title of a Neil Young song (where Cleveland is) |
| 36% | NAH | 3 | Informal refusal that's the title of a 2002 Shania Twain song |
| 36% | BLACKBIRD | 9 | Dark-feathered flyer, or the title of a Beatles song |
| 36% | IKO | 3 | When repeated, the title of a classic New Orleans song |
| 36% | LAYLA | 5 | Title character of a song inspired by both a seventh-century Persian story and George Harrison's then-wife |
| 36% | LETITBE | 7 | Title of a Beatles song, album and movie |
| 36% | FEEFIFOFORUM | 12 | Title of a "Jack and the Beanstalk" subreddit? |
| 36% | FLORIDA | 7 | U.S. state that's the title of a 2024 Taylor Swift song |
| 36% | RETRACENACIRRUH | 15 | Exonerated boxer who is the subject of a Bob Dylan song |
| 36% | OUI | 3 | French 101 word that's also the title of a Jeremih song |
| 35% | BARRACUDA | 9 | Fish with sharp teeth, or the title of a Heart song |
| 35% | MONEY | 5 | Word repeated thrice in the title of a 1976 ABBA song that says "It's a rich man's world" |
| 35% | YEA | 3 | "___! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread," Bob Dylan song from the album "The Basement Tapes" |
| 35% | LETITBE | 7 | The name of a song and album by the Beatles |
| 35% | SATISFYMYSOUL | 13 | Bob Marley and the Wailers song on "Kaya" whose title ends with a music genre (3 wds.) |