| 100% | TWELVE | 6 | Christmas has this many days, according to a song |
| 51% | XXXX | 4 | Season with 12 days, according to a song |
| 45% | IAMBS | 5 | "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" has five of these |
| 45% | ONE | 3 | "The loneliest number," according to a song |
| 45% | TOWN | 4 | Where Santa Claus is coming, according to Bruce Springsteen in a 1985 Christmas song? |
| 44% | ABCS | 4 | Children have a song to remember these letters |
| 44% | EASY | 4 | Like Sunday morning, according to a song |
| 41% | LOVE | 4 | "All You Need..." according to a Beatles song |
| 41% | RADIOSTAR | 9 | Whom "Video Killed," according to a Buggles song |
| 40% | EADIE | 5 | According to Ethel Merman in "Take a Chance", this lady "had class, with a capital K" |
| 40% | ALMOSTHEAVEN | 12 | Like 22-Down, according to a song by John Denver (born 12/31/1943) |
| 40% | PEARS | 5 | Fruits in a partridge's tree, according to a Christmas song |
| 40% | RIPPEDABS | 9 | Many a gymgoer's goal … or what the starred clues in this puzzle must have for their answers to make sense? |
| 40% | ROSES | 5 | They're red, according to a Valentine's Day poem |
| 40% | MEMOS | 5 | Post-it Note reminders, often, that you're more likely to receive as a Post-it text, these days |
| 39% | BABY | 4 | She "Got Back," according to a Sir Mix-a-Lot song |
| 39% | LUCY | 4 | One in the sky with diamonds, according to a Beatles song |
| 39% | ZOO | 3 | Where "it's all happening," according to a Simon & Garfunkel song |
| 39% | THEMAN | 6 | Taylor Swift song with the lyric "Every conquest I had made would make me more of a boss to you" |
| 38% | TEA | 3 | "A drink with jam and bread," according to a song |
| 38% | ECARD | 5 | Many a wedding invite, these days |
| 38% | RAH | 3 | Victorian building that someone, according to "A Day in the Life", knew how many holes it took to fill (abbr.) |
| 38% | LAYERS | 6 | A story could have many of these |
| 37% | CATS | 4 | Pets that, according to a meme, can have a little salami as a treat |
| 37% | NINE | 4 | How many lives a cat has (according to folklore) |
| 37% | ADVENT | 6 | This calendar counts down the days to Christmas |
| 37% | EMAILSCAM | 9 | Many a mysterious tech support invoice, these days |
| 37% | DEMO | 4 | Many a song sent to a record label |
| 37% | HRS | 3 | A Day has 24 of these, for short |
| 37% | EYES | 4 | A scallop has up to 200 of these |