| 100% | JIMBEAM | 7 | Bourbon whiskey brand mentioned in George Thorogood's "I Drink Alone" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ALLUDESTO | 9 | Mentions in a roundabout way: 2 wds. |
| 29% | GEORGELUCAS | 11 | Director of the film mentioned in 16a: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ANYOF | 5 | "Do we have ___ the ingredients mentioned in the cookbook?": 2 wds. |
| 28% | WILLTRUMAN | 10 | Male protagonist of NBC's successful TV series mentioned in 17a: 2 wds. |
| 28% | LAJOLLA | 7 | California town mentioned in "Surfin' U.S.A." (2 wds.) |
| 28% | AFLEA | 5 | Georges Feydeau's "___ in Her Ear": 2 wds. |
| 27% | NIKON | 5 | Camera brand mentioned in Paul Simon's "Kodachrome" |
| 27% | HAWAIIANPUNCH | 13 | Fruity drink brand: 2 wds. |
| 27% | JIM | 3 | Bourbon whiskey brand, ___ Beam |
| 27% | DIETRITE | 8 | No-calorie soft drink brand first introduced in 1958 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | AREON | 5 | "The drinks ___ me": 2 wds. |
| 26% | STONEAGE | 8 | Historic period mentioned in the theme song to "The Flintstones": 2 wds. |
| 26% | PERU | 4 | Country mentioned in Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me" |
| 26% | GLORYDAYS | 9 | The fifth single from Springsteen's album mentioned in 17a, about a man recollecting good times: 2 wds. |
| 26% | OVALTINE | 8 | Brand mentioned in "You're the Top" |
| 26% | COCACOLA | 8 | Brand mentioned in the Beatles' "Come Together" |
| 26% | RINSO | 5 | Soap brand mentioned in "Hair" |
| 25% | SEVENAM | 7 | Common wake-up time mentioned in Rebecca Black's "Friday": 2 wds. |
| 25% | PINACOLADA | 10 | Drink mentioned in Rupert Holmes's song "Escape" |
| 25% | JIMBEAM | 7 | Bourbon brand since 1943 (2 wds.) |
| 25% | HAVEA | 5 | "___ Little Faith in Me": 2 wds. |
| 25% | TRENT | 5 | “Smug and silver” river mentioned in Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Part I” |
| 24% | AGAL | 4 | Glenn Miller's "I've Got ___ in Kalamazoo" (2 wds.) |
| 24% | AGAL | 4 | Glenn Miller's "(I've Got ___ in) Kalamazoo" (2 wds.) |
| 24% | YESLETS | 7 | "Ooh, count me in!": 2 wds. |
| 24% | GREENTEA | 8 | Drink served in a Chinese restaurant: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ICECUBES | 8 | "Rocks" in a drink (2 wds.) |
| 24% | LOSTINNEWYORK | 13 | "Home Alone 2: ___": 4 wds. |
| 24% | BADTOTHEBONE | 12 | Orthopedist's favorite George Thorogood & the Destroyers song?: 4 wds. |