| 100% | OLE | 3 | Folk song "The _____ Grey Goose (Is Dead)" |
| 61% | TOMDOOLEY | 9 | Folk song that was a #1 hit for the Kingston Trio |
| 55% | SPAMALOT | 8 | Tony-winning musical that includes the song "He Is Not Dead Yet" |
| 53% | MYGALSAL | 8 | In song she was "a wild sort of devil, but dead on the level" |
| 53% | TRUCKIN | 7 | Grateful Dead song with the lyric “What a long, strange trip it’s been” |
| 53% | COTTONEYEDJOE | 13 | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 51% | SHIP | 4 | What a fool might be using to cross the sea, according to a Grateful Dead song? |
| 51% | GUTHRIE | 7 | Woody —, US folk singer, composer of the song This Land is Your Land, who died in 1967 |
| 49% | HIP | 3 | "___ Hop Is Dead" (Nas song) |
| 49% | FORTUNATESON | 12 | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit song with the lyrics "Some folks are born / Made to wave the flag" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | TOMDOOLEY | 9 | Folk song that was a 1958 #1 hit |
| 48% | SUSANNA | 7 | Folk song figure who is implored not to cry |
| 47% | LAKE | 4 | The Dead Sea is one, technically |
| 46% | LOVEMELIKEYOU | 13 | "___ Do," 2015 song by Ellie Goulding which is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Fifty Shades of Grey": 4 wds. |
| 46% | DING | 4 | "___-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" ("The Wizard of Oz" song) |
| 46% | SPOILERALERT | 12 | Comment before "He was dead the whole time," hopefully |
| 46% | IMEMINE | 7 | Song on the Beatles' "Let It Be" |
| 46% | NOONE | 5 | “___ Is Alone” (“Into the Woods” song) |
| 46% | COULDA | 6 | "___ Been the One" (2006 Rihanna song) |
| 46% | THESMITHS | 9 | The Queen Is Dead band |
| 45% | ZOMBIES | 7 | They are the "walking dead" |
| 45% | OHSUSANNA | 9 | Folk song with the lyric "a banjo on my knee": 2 wds. |
| 45% | PROPELLERS | 10 | The Spruce Goose was endowed with 17 ft. 2 in. diameter ones |
| 45% | ZOMBIES | 7 | The Walking Dead is overrun with these creatures |
| 45% | GRATEFUL | 8 | The __ Dead; band whose fans are called Deadheads |
| 45% | QUMRAN | 6 | Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the __ caves |
| 45% | OLDIE | 5 | Song that is a blast from the past |
| 45% | HARVARDSFIGHTFIGHTFIGHT | 23 | The German troops' marching song was adapted from _____ |
| 45% | GETBACK | 7 | Song from the Beatles' "Let It Be" album |
| 45% | OLDIE | 5 | Song that was popular back in the day |