| 100% | MISSME | 6 | Drake and Lil Wayne hit song with the lyrics "I know things have changed, know I used to be around more" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | NIGHTFEVER | 10 | 1978 #1 hit with the lyrics "Here I am, praying for this moment to last": 2 wds. |
| 37% | HEARTOFGLASS | 12 | 1979 Blondie #1 song with the lyrics "Once I had a love and it was a gas" (3 wds.) |
| 37% | BEATIT | 6 | Michael Jackson hit song with the lyric "No one wants to be defeated" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | WOMANAMEN | 9 | Hit song by 44-Across with the lyrics "Every night I should be on my knees / Lord knows how lucky I am" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | FORTUNATESON | 12 | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit song with the lyrics "Some folks are born / Made to wave the flag" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ENDGAME | 7 | Taylor Swift song featuring Ed Sheeran and Future with the lyrics "I wanna be your first string / I wanna be your A-Team" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | HELLO | 5 | Adele hit song with the lyric "When I call, you never seem to be home" |
| 35% | BLACKDOG | 8 | 52-Across song with the lyrics "At least I know that you are trying / But that's what makes it terrifying" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TEENAGEDREAM | 12 | Katy Perry hit single with the lyrics "We can dance until we die / You and I, we'll be young forever" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TEENAGEDREAM | 12 | Katy Perry hit single with the lyric "We can dance until we die / You and I, we'll be young forever" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | MEETMEHALFWAY | 13 | The Black Eyed Peas song from "The E.N.D." with the lyric, "Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I'll stay" (3 wds.) |
| 35% | CHASINGSTARS | 12 | 2021 hit song by 17-Down featuring Alesso and James Bay with the lyrics "It was planets meeting / It was synced up breathing / There were angels calling and more free falling" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | NEEDSTO | 7 | "No One ___ Know" (Shania Twain hit song with the lyric "I'm gonna keep it a secret for now") (2 wds.) |
| 34% | SHILO | 5 | Neil Diamond song with the lyrics, "When I was young / I used to call your name / When no one else would come" |
| 34% | THEMAN | 6 | Taylor Swift song with the lyric "Every conquest I had made would make me more of a boss to you" |
| 34% | MERCYMERCYME | 12 | 1971 Top 10 song by 28-Across with the lyrics "Oh things ain't what they used to be, no no / Where did all the blue skies go?" (3 wds.) |
| 34% | TRAVELINBAND | 12 | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit song with the lyrics "Seven thirty seven comin' out of the sky / Won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | HEATWAVE | 8 | Martha and the Vandellas hit song that starts, "Whenever I'm with him / Something inside / Starts to burning" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | LETITGO | 7 | "Frozen" song with the lyrics "Turn away and slam the door / I don't care what they're going to say" (3 wds.) |
| 33% | STORYOFMYLIFE | 13 | 44-Across hit single with the lyrics "Written on these walls are / The colors that I can't change" (4 wds.) |
| 33% | TEENAGEDREAM | 12 | Song on Olivia Rodrigo's "Guts" with the lyric "When am I gonna stop being wise beyond my years and just start being wise?" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | SUNDAYMORNING | 13 | Maroon 5 song with the lyric "Come and rest your bones with me" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | CANTBUYMELOVE | 13 | The Beatles #1 song with the lyric "Say you don't need no diamond ring and I'll be satisfied" (4 wds.) |
| 33% | MANINTHEMIRROR | 14 | 1988 hit song by 45-Across with the lyrics "If you want to make the world a better place / Take a look at yourself, and then make a change" (4 wds.) |
| 33% | IRIS | 4 | Hit song for the Goo Goo Dolls with the repeated line "I just want you to know who I am" |
| 33% | COUNTRYROAD | 11 | 1971 song with the lyrics "take to the highway" that's on James Taylor's "Greatest Hits" album: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ONTHEROADAGAIN | 14 | Willie Nelson song with the lyrics "Goin' places that I've never been / Seein' things that I may never see again" (4 wds.) |
| 32% | SHILO | 5 | Neil Diamond song with the lyrics "When I was young / I used to call your name / When no one else would come" |
| 32% | CANTBUYMELOVE | 13 | No. 1 Beatles song with the lyric "Say you don't need no diamond rings and I'll be satisfied" (4 wds.) |