| 100% | JETS | 4 | Elton John's "Bennie and the __" |
| 81% | BENNIE | 6 | Elton John's "— and the Jets" |
| 71% | THEJETS | 7 | Elton John sang of Bennie and these |
| 68% | BENNIE | 6 | "___ and the Jets," 1973 song by Elton John |
| 65% | CANDLE | 6 | Elton John's "___ in the Wind" |
| 64% | ELTON | 5 | "Bennie and the Jets" singer John |
| 64% | ELTON | 5 | "Bennie and the Jets" singer ___ John |
| 63% | LOVE | 4 | Elton John's "Can You Feel the ___ Tonight" |
| 61% | PRINCESSOFWALES | 15 | Elton John's dedicatee for "Candle in the Wind 1997" |
| 61% | BENNIE | 6 | "___ and the Jets," 1973 song by Elton John covered by the Beastie Boys feat Biz Markie |
| 57% | HOLDMECLOSER | 12 | 2022 duet by Elton John and 31-Across that includes elements from the 1972 hit "Tiny Dancer" (3 wds.) |
| 57% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | Singer of Bennie and the Jets |
| 57% | SIRS | 4 | Elton John and others |
| 56% | DIANA | 5 | Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" was rewritten to honor her |
| 56% | SIRS | 4 | Elton John and Paul McCartney |
| 55% | DIRT | 4 | "Captain Fantastic and the Brown ___ Cowboy," 1975 album by Elton John with the hit song "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" |
| 55% | ELTON | 5 | John who sang "Bennie and the Jets" |
| 54% | JOHN | 4 | Elton who's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 54% | POWER | 5 | "The ___," 1993 collaboration between Elton John and Little Richard |
| 54% | STAGENAMES | 10 | Elton John and Lady Gaga, for two |
| 54% | SIRS | 4 | Elton John and Mick Jagger, for two |
| 54% | AIDAN | 5 | John Corbett's "Sex and the City" role |
| 54% | DUALIPA | 7 | Elton John's collaborator on the 2021 hit single "Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)": 2 wds. |
| 53% | IMSTEELSTANDING | 15 | Variation on Elton John's '83 song that pays homage to the alloy workers of the world? |
| 52% | MARTIN | 6 | John —, painter whose works include 1852's The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah |
| 52% | DIANA | 5 | Subject of Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" |
| 52% | SIR | 3 | Title for Elton John and Paul McCartney |
| 52% | KIKIDEE | 7 | Elton John's collaborator on the 1976 hit single "Don't Go Breaking My Heart": 2 wds. |
| 52% | CANDLE | 6 | Item Elton John had in the wind |
| 52% | CANDLE | 6 | An Elton John song, __ in the wind |