| 100% | LADYDI | 6 | Dedicatee of Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997," familiarly (2 wds.) |
| 68% | DIANA | 5 | Subject of Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" |
| 58% | PRINCESSOFWALES | 15 | Elton John's dedicatee for "Candle in the Wind 1997" |
| 58% | NORMA | 5 | Second word of Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" |
| 55% | NORMA | 5 | "Goodbye ___ Jean" (opening line of Elton John's "Candle in the Wind") |
| 55% | NORMA | 5 | "Goodbye ___ Jeane" (opening line of Elton John's "Candle in the Wind") |
| 53% | DIANA | 5 | Subject of Elton's "Candle in the Wind 1997" |
| 53% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Candle in the Wind" singer/pianist who's the subject of 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind 1997," charity single by Elton John that was rewritten as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales |
| 50% | DIANA | 5 | Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" was rewritten to honor her |
| 50% | PINBALLWIZARD | 13 | Song performed by Elton John in the film adaptation of 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Candle in the Wind" singer who said of his upcoming farewell tour, "It's a way of going out with a bang": 2 wds. |
| 44% | CROCODILEROCK | 13 | Elton John song that was in the Top 10 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | BOBDYLAN | 8 | "Blowin' in the Wind" singer whose image appears on the cover of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CANDLE | 6 | Elton John's "___ in the Wind" |
| 41% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Candle in the Wind" singer whose "Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour" begins in September: 2 wds. |
| 41% | YOURSONG | 8 | 1971 Elton John song that appeared in the movie "Moulin Rouge!": 2 wds. |
| 40% | MARIATALLCHIEF | 14 | Native American dancer in the National Women's Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind," 1973 song by Elton John |
| 40% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind," 1974 song by Elton John |
| 40% | WIND | 4 | "Candle in the ___," song by Elton John that was written in honor of Marilyn Monroe |
| 39% | CANDLE | 6 | __ in the Wind, Elton John song for Marilyn Monroe |
| 39% | BOBDYLAN | 8 | "Blowin' in the Wind" singer/songwriter: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALA | 3 | In the style of: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ANEYE | 5 | In the blink of ___: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ASTO | 4 | In the matter of: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALA | 3 | In the manner of: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ASTO | 4 | In the matter of: 2 wds |
| 39% | DUALIPA | 7 | Elton John's collaborator on the 2021 hit single "Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)": 2 wds. |
| 38% | GIANNIVERSACE | 13 | Italian designer to whom Elton John dedicated his 1997 album "The Big Picture": 2 wds. |