| 100% | AIDA | 4 | Broadway show that the Elton John/LeAnn Rimes hit "Written in the Stars" came from |
| 60% | AIDA | 4 | Musical that features the Elton John/LeAnn Rimes song "Written in the Stars" |
| 39% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John/Tim Rice opera adaptation that featured a #2 song on the Adult Contemporary chart ("Written in the Stars") |
| 37% | SADSONG | 7 | One of the ones that "say so much," in an Elton John hit |
| 37% | LECARRE | 7 | John, who wrote The Spy Who Came In from the Cold |
| 37% | HOWDOILIVE | 10 | 1997 LeAnn Rimes hit that spent 32 weeks in the Top 10, one below the record: 4 wds. |
| 36% | WIND | 4 | "Candle in the ___," song by Elton John that was written in honor of Marilyn Monroe |
| 35% | HARDEST | 7 | "Sorry Seems to Be the ___ Word," a hit by Elton John, that was covered by Blue in "One Love" |
| 33% | ELTON | 5 | LeAnn's "Written in the Stars" collaborator |
| 33% | TONY | 4 | Broadway award that Elton John won for Best Original Score for the musical "Aida" |
| 33% | CHO | 3 | John who stars in the upcoming Netflix show "Cowboy Bebop" |
| 33% | TEARS | 5 | Drops that come from ducts in the eyes |
| 32% | MOONLIGHT | 9 | Can't Fight The __; hit for LeAnn Rimes in 2000 |
| 32% | FATED | 5 | Written in the stars |
| 32% | MEANTTOBE | 9 | Written in the stars |
| 31% | SPY | 3 | John le Carré's "The ___ Who Came in From the Cold" |
| 31% | DOCTORWHO | 9 | British sci-fi show that cast Peter Capaldi in the starring role in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HOUSEOFCARDS | 12 | Hit Netflix show that hints at the theme hidden in the puzzle's borders |
| 31% | ROCKETMAN | 9 | 2019 biopic on Elton John starring Taron Egerton in the lead role |
| 31% | YOURSONG | 8 | 1971 Elton John song that appeared in the movie "Moulin Rouge!": 2 wds. |
| 31% | BLACKLIGHTNING | 14 | CW show that stars Cress Williams in the lead superhero role: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DUELINGBANJOS | 13 | Instrumental song from the movie "Deliverance" that hit #2 in 1973: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TAGGART | 7 | ITV detective series that starred Mark McManus in the title role from 1983 until his death in 1994 |
| 31% | AIDA | 4 | Broadway hit co-written by Elton John |
| 30% | BLUE | 4 | 1996 LeAnn Rimes song, and what can precede the starred answers in song titles |
| 30% | MILLIE | 6 | "Thoroughly Modern ___," Broadway musical that was adapted from the eponymous film starring Julie Andrews |
| 30% | MYRIAD | 6 | Word for “large number” that comes from the word for “ten thousand” in Greek |
| 30% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sherman Hemsley show that was spun off from "All in the Family": 2 wds. |
| 30% | KISMET | 6 | It's written in the stars |
| 30% | THE | 3 | "Candle in ___ Wind," a hit by Elton John that was a tribute to Princess Diana |