| 100% | TOREADOR | 8 | Carmen aria about bullfighting, The __ Song |
| 43% | ROACH | 5 | Insect the song "La Cucaracha" is about |
| 40% | MACK | 4 | Bobby Darin song about the Knife |
| 40% | BETTERTHANTODAY | 15 | Kylie Minogue song about the present |
| 40% | YESTERDAYISHERE | 15 | Tom Waits song about the past |
| 40% | ENCANTO | 7 | Disney film with the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" |
| 39% | SEXYSADIE | 9 | 1968 Beatles song written about the Maharishi |
| 39% | YESTERDAY | 9 | Beatles song about the previous 24 hours |
| 39% | CHANGE | 6 | Song about the end to the Berlin Wall: Wind of __ |
| 39% | TIGHTENUP | 9 | The Black Keys song about a man looking for love |
| 39% | ROXANNE | 7 | The Police song about a woman with a red light |
| 39% | UPON | 4 | "___ the Housetop" (holiday song about Santa Claus): 2 wds. |
| 39% | TROOPER | 7 | Iron Maiden song about the Crimean War, The __ |
| 39% | BIGYELLOWTAXI | 13 | 14-Across song about the environment: 3 wds. |
| 39% | PENNYLANE | 9 | Beatles song about the Liverpool of their youth |
| 39% | HALFBREWED | 10 | Cher song about the stigma of bad coffee? |
| 38% | BLOCK | 5 | Priscilla ___, up-and-coming country singer with the song "Just About Over You" |
| 38% | HABANERA | 8 | Popular song from act 1 of the opera Carmen |
| 38% | CASTLE | 6 | Ed Sheeran song about his youth: "__ on the Hill" |
| 38% | LOOK | 4 | "Something About the Way You ___ Tonight" (Elton John song) |
| 38% | TOMORROWISALONG | 15 | With 69 Across, Bob Dylan song about the future |
| 38% | WITH | 4 | Penultimate word in a song about the 1-Across |
| 38% | UMA | 3 | "___ Thurman," Fall Out Boy song about the namesake actress |
| 38% | ITSSO | 5 | “___ Cold in the D” (T-Baby song about Detroit) |
| 38% | HESALIVE | 8 | 1989 Dolly Parton song about the resurrection of Jesus |
| 37% | NOTTOOLATE | 10 | 2007 studio album by 47-Across featuring the song "Thinking About You" (3 wds.) |
| 37% | BAYOU | 5 | "Born on the ___" (Creedence Clearwater Revival song about Louisiana roots) |
| 37% | MOON | 4 | "Man on the ___" (R.E.M. song about Andy Kaufman) |
| 37% | FOR | 3 | "Clap ___ the Wolfman" (Guess Who hit song about a DJ) |
| 37% | BADMOONRISING | 13 | 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival song about the apocalypse: 3 wds. |