| 100% | GARFUNKEL | 9 | Bridge Over Troubled Water singer with Simon |
| 52% | PAULSIMON | 9 | Musician who wrote Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| 49% | ARTGARFUNKEL | 12 | Ivy Leaguer (he went to Columbia) who sang the 1970 #1 hit "Bridge Over Troubled Water" with Paul Simon: 2 wds. |
| 49% | TROUBLED | 8 | Bridge Over __ Water, Simon & Garfunkel song |
| 45% | TROUBLED | 8 | Water that Simon & Garfunkel's bridge went over |
| 42% | SIMON | 5 | Garfunkel's partner with whom he sang "Bridge Over Troubled Water" |
| 42% | TROUBLED | 8 | "Bridge Over __ Water", written by Paul Simon |
| 40% | PAULSIMON | 9 | One of the singers of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," the 1972 campaign song for George McGovern: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TROUBLED | 8 | Simon and Garfunkel's song, Bridge Over __ Water |
| 37% | VIADUCT | 7 | Bridge over a valley with arches |
| 37% | KATYPERRY | 9 | Singer with over 100 million Twitter followers |
| 35% | PAULSIMON | 9 | American artist who has won the Grammy thrice for "Best Album of the Year," including one for "Bridge over Troubled Water": 2 wds. |
| 35% | MET | 3 | Where Monet's "Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies" is housed, with "the" |
| 33% | BIEBER | 6 | 23-year-old singer with over 100 million records sold |
| 33% | OVER | 4 | Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge ___ Troubled Water" |
| 32% | HYDROFOIL | 9 | Boat that travels over water with underwater wings |
| 32% | OVER | 4 | "Bridge ___ Troubled Water" |
| 31% | KEYS | 4 | Alicia ___, "Girl on Fire" singer with a poetry collection called "Tears for Water" |
| 31% | BLOCK | 5 | Priscilla ___, up-and-coming country singer with the song "Just About Over You" |
| 30% | AKON | 4 | Singer with the albums "Trouble," "Konvicted," and "Freedom" |
| 30% | OVER | 4 | "Bridge __ Troubled Water"; 1970 song |
| 29% | LEON | 4 | Soul singer Bridges with the 2021 Grammy-nominated album "Gold-Diggers Sound" |
| 29% | ADELE | 5 | "Water Under the Bridge" singer |
| 28% | GARFUNKEL | 9 | Simon's music partner until troubled waters |
| 28% | MONET | 5 | "Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies" painter |
| 28% | ADELE | 5 | "Water Under the Bridge" singer, 2016 |
| 28% | CHRIS | 5 | With 38-Across, "I'm Comin' Over" singer who won the fourth season of "Nashville Star" |
| 28% | VIADUCTS | 8 | Bridges over valleys |
| 28% | WREN | 4 | Singer with wings |
| 28% | DIVA | 4 | Singer with attitude |