| 100% | DANCINGQUEEN | 12 | Girl who is "Young and sweet, only seventeen," in a 39-Down hit song |
| 40% | SPICEGIRLS | 10 | A hugely popular girl group who were responsible for the hit songs "Wannabe" and "2 Become 1" |
| 39% | SENORITA | 8 | Hit song by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello that was nominated for a Grammy in 2020 |
| 38% | LOLA | 4 | Girl in a Kinks song who "walks like a woman and talks like a man" |
| 37% | PEGOMYHEART | 11 | Classic song about an Irish lass that was a #1 hit in 1913 and 1947 |
| 36% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 36% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 36% | IPANEMA | 7 | A girl was from there in a 1964 hit song |
| 35% | MALIBU | 6 | Hit song by American artist Miley Cyrus which depicts a city in California that is known for its celebrity homes and the sandy Zuma Beach |
| 35% | BLACK | 5 | "___ Balloon," hit song by the Goo Goo Dolls from their album "Dizzy Up the Girl" that was nominated for a Grammy in 2000 |
| 35% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | 14-Across and 26-Across band who also had a hit with the 1965 song "California Girls" (3 wds.) |
| 35% | STEFFIGRAF | 10 | Tennis player who is the only player (man or woman) to win a Grand Slam and Olympic gold medal in one year: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BETTYCOOPER | 11 | The sweet, blonde girl next door character from "Riverdale," who serves as a protagonist and is played by Lili Reinhart |
| 34% | ROLL | 4 | "Rock and ___ Music," hit released by The Beach Boys in 1976 which was a cover of a song by Chuck Berry |
| 34% | PAPA | 4 | Who is told "don't preach," in a Madonna hit |
| 34% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose songs are featured in a hit 2001 musical and 2018 movie |
| 34% | MCADAMS | 7 | Rachel who was in Mean Girls and The Notebook |
| 34% | LISASIMPSON | 11 | Animated girl who was in the finals of a crossword puzzle tournament: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LAUREN | 6 | With 33-Across, "Good Girls" actress and comedian who won $500,000 for charity on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in 2020 |
| 34% | LINDSAY | 7 | Lohan who was in Mean Girls and The Parent Trap |
| 33% | SHARONA | 7 | Title girl in a 1979 #1 hit song |
| 33% | BETH | 4 | Title girl in a 1976 Kiss hit song |
| 33% | RAMONAQUIMBY | 12 | Klickitat Street "age 8" girl who is a pest and who is brave (2 wds.) |
| 33% | DESIREE | 7 | Title girl who "made it right" in a Neil Diamond song |
| 33% | IDRISELBA | 9 | Actor who was Stringer in The Wire and is now a DJ |
| 33% | MONTERO | 7 | 2021 #1 hit song that was teased in a Super Bowl commercial |
| 33% | OLGAKURYLENKO | 13 | Ukrainian-born actress who was a Bond girl in "Quantum of Solace" |
| 33% | TED | 3 | Cruz who was born in Alberta and whose mom was a mathematician |
| 33% | KEN | 3 | Character in a hit 2023 film who sings "Is it my destiny to live and die a life of blonde fragility?" |
| 33% | ICECREAM | 8 | "Sweet" song by K-pop girl group Blackpink and Selena Gomez that hit #13 in 2020: 2 wds. |