| 100% | TBIRDS | 6 | Group led by 15-Across that was called the Burger Palace Boys in the original Broadway production of 43-Across (Hyph.) |
| 33% | TAYE | 4 | Actor Diggs who was in the original Broadway cast of "Rent" |
| 33% | LETMEBE | 7 | 1965 song by 15-Across that was the group's second single: 3 wds. |
| 33% | HAPPYTOGETHER | 13 | 1967 song by 15-Across that was the group's biggest hit: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TIME | 4 | "In My ___ of Dying" 1975 song by the rock band Led Zeppelin that was released in their album "Physical Graffiti" |
| 32% | NIAGARA | 7 | ___ Falls, group of waterfalls in the USA that was designated as a Natural Wonder of the World by CNN |
| 31% | SPOCKMUSTDIE | 12 | Original novel by 39-Across that was inspired by one of the principal characters of "Star Trek" (3 wds.) |
| 31% | THEDUSTBOWL | 11 | 2012 documentary by 43-Across that was set in the 1930s: 3 wds. |
| 30% | ELO | 3 | Band led by Jeff Lynne that was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 30% | TOOMUCHHEAVEN | 13 | Song that was the first of three #1 singles by 42-Across in 1979 (3 wds.) |
| 30% | TONY | 4 | ___ Awards, Broadway awards that you will see the first edition of in 1947 |
| 30% | LUCIA | 5 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone (birthday today) in the 2010 Broadway production of "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" |
| 30% | LONDON | 6 | "___ Calling," song by British punk rock band the Clash which has the name of a city in its title that is known for the clock tower"Big Ben" |
| 30% | JESSICATANDY | 12 | "Driving Miss Daisy" actress who played 15-Across in the original 1940s stage production of "A Streetcar Named Desire": 2 wds. |
| 29% | ROSE | 4 | "The Name of the ___," best-selling novel by Umberto Eco that was originally written in Italian |
| 29% | IXELLES | 7 | Municipality in the Brussels-Capital region of Belgium that is also called Elsene |
| 29% | TRIO | 4 | What the holy group of three in 26a can be called |
| 29% | EVERLONG | 8 | 1997 song by Foo Fighters that was featured in the film "The Wolf of Wall Street" |
| 29% | LIVES | 5 | "Best Years of Our ___," song covered by Baha Men that was featured in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 29% | ACE | 3 | Type of 11d in tennis that is not touched by the receiver |
| 29% | GAME | 4 | "___ of Thrones," TV series that will begin taking the world by storm in 2011 |
| 29% | BRITISHENGLISH | 14 | Dialect that was called 22-Across before the age of colonialism |
| 29% | EAGLE | 5 | ___ Island, island in Antarctica that is volcanic in origin and part of the James Ross Island Volcanic Group |
| 29% | ROAR | 4 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2014 |
| 29% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 28% | HAPPY | 5 | 2013 song by Pharrell Williams that is on the soundtrack of "Despicable Me 2" and was Billboard's number-one single in 2014 |
| 28% | ENGEL | 5 | Georgia in the original Broadway cast of "The Drowsy Chaperone" |
| 28% | MAIDEN | 6 | "___ Voyage," 1965 jazz album by Herbie Hancock that was presented with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999 |
| 28% | LEAMICHELE | 10 | "Glee" star who played the main character in the 2022 Broadway revival of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MINGDYNASTY | 11 | Group that was in power when the best-preserved form of this puzzle's landmark was built |