| 100% | REWRITEMEMORY | 13 | Compose a second draft of a hit song from "Cats"? |
| 47% | WONDERWALL | 10 | A hit song by English band Oasis from their second album "(What's the Story) Morning Glory" |
| 46% | GRACIOUS | 8 | "Goodness ___ great balls of fire" (lyric from a 1957 hit song) |
| 44% | OLDIE | 5 | A golden ___, a hit song from the past |
| 44% | REMIX | 5 | Alternative version of a hit song |
| 44% | REMIX | 5 | DJ's version of a hit song |
| 42% | BITSY | 5 | Second word of a Brian Hyland song title |
| 42% | FEELINGMYSELF | 13 | Nicki Minaj hit song from "The Pinkprint" with the lyric "I am a rap legend, just go ask the kings of rap" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | FAME | 4 | Title of a hit song by Irene Cara or David Bowie |
| 42% | RISING | 6 | Hit song from the Animals: "House of the __ Sun" |
| 42% | SHALLOW | 7 | Hit song from 2018's A Star Is Born |
| 41% | EYE | 3 | "___ of the Tiger," a hit song by Survivor |
| 41% | WANDERINGJUDE | 13 | Lost subject of a hit Beatles song? |
| 41% | DEMO | 4 | Draft version of a song |
| 41% | BSIDE | 5 | Second song of a single |
| 40% | ROAR | 4 | A hit song by Katy Perry from her fourth album, "Prism" |
| 40% | SEA | 3 | "___ of Joy," a hit song by English supergroup Blind Faith |
| 40% | IKO | 3 | When doubled, a hit song of 1965 and 1989 |
| 40% | PLAYS | 5 | Hit songs get a lot of them |
| 40% | OLDIE | 5 | Song from a "Best of" album, maybe |
| 40% | YODEL | 5 | Song from the top of a mountain, often |
| 40% | OWNER | 5 | "___ of a Lonely Heart" (Yes hit song) |
| 40% | DAYO | 4 | Start of a 1957 hit song |
| 40% | SOUNDTRACK | 10 | Set of songs from a movie |
| 39% | WHOLETTHEDOGSOUT | 16 | Hit song from 2000 ... and a hint to 10 symmetrically arranged Across answers |
| 39% | CHERISH | 7 | Top 5 hit song from Madonna's "Like a Prayer" album |
| 39% | DOE | 3 | First word in a classic song from "The Sound of Music" |
| 39% | SHALALA | 7 | Song syllables in the title of a 1964 hit |
| 39% | PARTY | 5 | "___ in the U.S.A," hit song by Miley Cyrus from her album "The Time of Our Lives" |
| 39% | WHISKERYBOTTLE | 14 | Result of a cat hitting the sauce? |