| 100% | CHERRYCOLA | 10 | Drink mentioned in the single version of the Kinks' "Lola" |
| 54% | RYE | 3 | Drink mentioned in the chorus of "American Pie" |
| 50% | MAITAI | 6 | Drink mentioned in the book "Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki" |
| 48% | ALE | 3 | Drink mentioned four times in the prologue of "The Canterbury Tales" |
| 44% | OREOSHAKE | 9 | Drink mentioned in the Walker Hayes song "Fancy Like" |
| 43% | ODIE | 4 | In the Finnish version of “Garfield,” he’s known as Osku |
| 43% | SAXES | 5 | Septet in the original version of ''Rhapsody in Blue'' |
| 43% | WINTER | 6 | Season mentioned in the first line of Richard III |
| 43% | ARE | 3 | First word in the English version of "Frère Jacques" |
| 42% | BOAC | 4 | Airline mentioned in the first line of the Beatles' "Back in the 52-Across" |
| 42% | TOKEN | 5 | Penguin or T. rex in the modern version of Monopoly |
| 42% | SCAR | 4 | Lion voiced by Chiwetel Ejiofor in the 2019 version of "The Lion King" |
| 42% | CATO | 4 | Ancient Roman senator mentioned in the first chapter of “Moby-Dick” |
| 41% | FOREST | 6 | New version of the others in wood |
| 41% | BOAC | 4 | Airline mentioned in the first line of the Beatles' "Back in the U.S.S.R." |
| 41% | MITZI | 5 | ___ Gaynor, American actress who starred in the film version of "South Pacific" |
| 41% | EVE | 3 | First woman mentioned in the Book of Genesis |
| 41% | MENE | 4 | Ancient unit of currency mentioned in the Bible |
| 41% | EBENEZER | 8 | Scrooge played by 30-Across in the 1984 version of "A Christmas Carol" |
| 41% | ZEE | 3 | Second-to-last letter, before ampersand, in an obsolete version of the alphabet |
| 40% | BEREA | 5 | Greek city mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles |
| 40% | BEHEMOTH | 8 | Giant Biblical beast mentioned in the Book of Job |
| 40% | ALE | 3 | Drink in "The Taming of the Shrew" |
| 40% | NECTAR | 6 | Drink of the gods in classical mythology |
| 40% | HOGAN | 5 | Traditional residence that in many ways is the Navajo version of the Mongolian yurt |
| 40% | LION | 4 | Animal mentioned in the lyrics of Katy Perry's "Roar" |
| 40% | PIZZA | 5 | The "Hawaiian" version of this food was invented in Canada |
| 40% | EYE | 3 | Single organ in the forehead of a cyclops |
| 40% | MARTINFREEMAN | 13 | Actor whose first big role was Tim Canterbury in the British version of "The Office" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ARUBA | 5 | First island mentioned in the chorus of the Beach Boys' "Kokomo" |