| 100% | STP | 3 | Brand in the lyrics to "Slide Some Oil to Me" from "The Wiz" |
| 45% | RAINS | 5 | "I bless the ___ down in Africa, gonna take some time to do ..." (lyric from a famous Toto song) |
| 43% | EMU | 3 | Australian bird mentioned in the lyrics to Barenaked Ladies' "If I Had $1000000" |
| 42% | PLASTICINE | 10 | Oil-based paste mentioned in the lyrics to "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" |
| 41% | NOONEIKNOW | 10 | Who "can seem to help me now" in the lyrics to Guns N' Roses' "Estranged" |
| 39% | LOLA | 4 | The "she" in the lyric "She walked up to me and she asked me to dance" |
| 39% | SEA | 3 | Word repeated in the lyric "From ___ to shining ___" |
| 38% | TAKE | 4 | "Don't have to always be right, let me ___ some of the punches" (lyric from a 2005 song) |
| 38% | EBAY | 4 | Weird Al song with the lyrics "Gonna buy (some Beanie Babies, new with tag) / (From some guy) I've never met in Norway" |
| 38% | EBAY | 4 | "Weird Al" Yankovic song with the lyrics "Gonna buy (some Beanie Babies, new with tag) / (From some guy) I've never met in Norway" |
| 37% | MUCH | 4 | "That Don't Impress Me ___," 1998 song by Shania Twain that refers to Brad Pitt in the lyrics |
| 36% | CENTERFIELD | 11 | John Fogerty song about baseball with the lyrics "Put me in coach, I'm ready to play today" |
| 36% | PORTAMENTO | 10 | In music, a sliding movement from one note to another, especially in singing or playing the violin |
| 36% | DUG | 3 | "I ___ you so much, I took some for the team" (song lyric from 2009) |
| 36% | SUBMARINE | 9 | Vessel in the lyrics to "In the Navy" (HIT) |
| 36% | TEN | 3 | Highest number in the lyrics to Beyoncé’s “Countdown” |
| 35% | FIFTH | 5 | What's taken in some court proceedings, and also (in two ways) from the answers to starred clues |
| 35% | OPI | 3 | Nail polish brand with Arigato from Tokyo and Butterfly Me to the Moon shades |
| 35% | TRIPOLI | 7 | North African city in the lyrics to the "Marines' Hymn" |
| 35% | TIGER | 5 | Animal mentioned in the lyrics to Katy Perry's "Roar" |
| 35% | MOCHA | 5 | Color referenced in the lyrics to "Livin' La Vida Loca" |
| 35% | REEFS | 5 | Some barriers to entry in the shipping business? |
| 35% | SPECIALK | 8 | *Brand with the challenge to lose one inch from your waist in two weeks |
| 35% | GIRLFROMIPANEMA | 15 | The "she" in the lyric "And when she passes, I smile" |
| 35% | CUTTHEBS | 8 | "Give it to me straight" ... or, when reparsed, a hint to some chopping in the answers to the starred clues |
| 34% | BEJEWELED | 9 | Top 10 single from 37-Across with the lyrics "Diamonds in my eyes / I polish up ... real nice / ... / Sapphire tears on my face" |
| 34% | BOREHOLES | 9 | Shafts dug in the ground to locate oil |
| 34% | DACAPO | 6 | In music, instruction to repeat from the beginning |
| 34% | MOONRIVER | 9 | The "you" in the classic song lyric "I'm crossin' you in style some day" |
| 34% | BRB | 3 | "I need to step away from the conversation for a second," in a text |