| 100% | PURPLEHAZE | 10 | Classic rock hit that asks "Is it tomorrow or just the end of time?" |
| 34% | REO | 3 | 1976 rock album, or the first word of the band that made it |
| 34% | HXHHXHHXHHXHHXH | 15 | When the ends of each of its letters are connected to those above and below, a simplified schematic of a famous structure |
| 34% | DEVO | 4 | "Whip It" band that was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 33% | EURYTHMICS | 10 | The name of the rock/pop duo that Annie Lennox - whose birthday it is today - was a part of |
| 33% | UAE | 3 | The end of its name is also its natl. airline |
| 33% | BETTERTOGETHER | 14 | 2020 Luke Combs No. 1 country hit that asks, "What's the point of this ol' guitar if it ain't got no strings?" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ONE | 3 | U2 hit that opens, “Is it getting better? / Or do you feel the same?” |
| 32% | JAGGEDLITTLEPILL | 16 | 1995 alternative rock album by 59-Across that is one of the best-selling albums of all time |
| 32% | ONCEUPONA | 9 | "___ Time In Hollywood," comedy-drama film starring Brad Pitt that was one of the biggest hits of 2019: 3 wds. |
| 32% | HOMERS | 6 | Hits that might be out of the park |
| 32% | THEZOMBIES | 10 | "She's Not There" band that will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DEFLEPPARD | 10 | "Pour Some Sugar on Me" band that will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ACNES | 5 | Complaints that might be brought on by clogged follicles but the majority of the time, it's your genes |
| 31% | YEA | 3 | Positive vote that would be a unit of time if you added an R to the end |
| 31% | INBED | 5 | Words that can be added to the end of any fortune cookie, it's said |
| 31% | ICH | 3 | German pronoun that can be found at the end of "which" or "ostrich" |
| 31% | THEWAYYOUMOVE | 13 | OutKast hit that was No. 5 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2004 (4 wds.) |
| 30% | IFIAINTGOTYOU | 13 | Alicia Keys hit that was No. 3 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2004 (5 wds.) |
| 30% | IDONTWANNAKNOW | 14 | Mario Winans hit that was No. 7 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2004 (4 wds.) |
| 30% | DAY | 3 | Green ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" |
| 30% | BANDLEADER | 10 | Musical conductor ... and what the end of 18-, 23-, 40- or 51-Across can be? |
| 30% | NICE | 4 | (2/6) "Well kids, it's that time of year again--let's check the list! Who's been naughty, and who's been ___?" |
| 30% | OCLOCK | 6 | The end of time? |
| 30% | SILENTE | 7 | The end of time? |
| 30% | TRICKY | 6 | With 21-, 30-, 49-, 61- and 74-Across, end of a Carrie Bradshaw quote that starts "Men in their 40s are like the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle ..." |
| 30% | PHAROS | 6 | Its lighthouse is one of the 7 Classic Wonders |
| 30% | SUN | 3 | Its mass is 333,000 times that of Earth |
| 30% | STATUSQUO | 9 | That's just the way it is |
| 30% | XSCAPE | 6 | "Just Kickin' It" girl group that was honored with the 2022 Soul Train Lady of Soul Award |