| 100% | PAULANKA | 8 | Co-writer of Michael Jackson's posthumous hit "This Is It" |
| 46% | KOOL | 4 | Get Down On It was one of this funky gang's hits |
| 44% | HOLDMYHAND | 10 | Duet by Michael Jackson and Akon (birthday today), that was part of "Michael," M.J.'s first posthumous album: 3 wds. |
| 42% | TITO | 4 | Michael Jackson's brother who was part of the "Jackson 5" |
| 41% | ANKA | 4 | Canadian singer Paul who cowrote "This Is It" with Michael Jackson |
| 40% | BEAT | 4 | Michael Jackson hit "___ it" |
| 40% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | Steven Spielberg's hit sci-fi film which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and was based on a Michael Crichton novel: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THIS | 4 | "___ Is It," Michael Jackson film |
| 39% | PAUL | 4 | I co-wrote "This Is It" with Michael Jackson and also composed the theme for "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" |
| 39% | BEAT | 4 | "___ It", Michael Jackson's hit single |
| 38% | THIRTEEN | 8 | Age of Michael Jackson at first solo number 1 hit |
| 38% | MIRROR | 6 | Michael Jackson is "starting with the man in" this |
| 37% | THRILLER | 8 | One-word Michael Jackson album that is #3 on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Albums |
| 37% | TITO | 4 | One of Michael Jackson's brothers |
| 37% | ANKA | 4 | Paul ___, "Times of Your Life" singer who cowrote "This Is It" with Michael Jackson |
| 37% | WICHITALINEMAN | 14 | Glen Campbell hit, the last word of which is this puzzle's theme |
| 36% | THIS | 4 | "Michael Jackson's ___ Is It" (that's partner) |
| 36% | RED | 3 | Color of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" jacket |
| 36% | KATHERINE | 9 | First name of Michael Jackson's mother |
| 36% | BAD | 3 | Michael Jackson hit whose title is heard 88 times in the song |
| 36% | BEAT | 4 | "___ It," a hit single from Michael Jackson's album in 16a that won a Grammy for "Record of the Year" |
| 36% | PRIMOLEVI | 9 | Italian chemist and writer of If This is a Man |
| 36% | BEN | 3 | Michael Jackson's first #1 hit |
| 36% | THRILLER | 8 | Michael Jackson's zombie-themed hit |
| 35% | FAT | 3 | "Weird Al" Yankovic parody of Michael Jackson's "Bad" |
| 35% | THING | 5 | The "T" of Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T." |
| 35% | YOUNG | 5 | The "Y" of Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T." |
| 35% | UNGLOVED | 8 | Like one of Michael Jackson's hands when performing |
| 35% | URL | 3 | Its common extensions are the theme of this puzzle |
| 35% | BEN | 3 | Michael Jackson's first #1 solo hit |