| 100% | BENEKING | 8 | He sang and co-wrote Stand By Me |
| 53% | STARR | 5 | Beatle who wrote and sang "Don't Pass Me By" |
| 48% | JEANS | 5 | "Forever in Blue ___," 1979 song co-written and sung by Neil Diamond |
| 47% | BENEKING | 8 | US singer and composer of Stand by Me |
| 46% | BEN | 3 | ___ E. King, singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me" |
| 44% | TEMPORARY | 9 | "___ Home," 2009 song co-written and sung by Carrie Underwood from her third studio album "Play On" |
| 43% | NORA | 4 | Bayes who sang and co-wrote "Shine On, Harvest Moon" |
| 43% | ETTA | 4 | James who co-wrote and sang "I'd Rather Go Blind" |
| 43% | AAMILNE | 7 | He wrote "You and I have brains. The others have fluff" |
| 43% | LOVE | 4 | "All You Need Is ___," song co-written and sung by Lennon which became an anthem for the Flower Power movement |
| 42% | SARTRE | 6 | He wrote "I exist, that is all, and I find it nauseating" |
| 42% | SARTRE | 6 | He wrote, "I exist, that is all, and I find it nauseating" |
| 42% | CANDLEWITHHAIR | 14 | "... and I write '___' on the box, which seems to reassure him" |
| 42% | DECADENCE | 9 | 1994 film co-starring, written and directed by Steven Berkoff |
| 42% | SUMMERNIGHTS | 12 | Duet with the lyrics " I saved her life, she nearly drowned / He showed off, splashing around" sung by 15-Across and 40-Across in 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | REINER | 6 | Rob who directed "Stand by Me" and "Misery" |
| 41% | WORE | 4 | "Love, Loss, and What I ___" (play written by the Ephron sisters) |
| 41% | HUSBANDS | 8 | 1970 comedy-drama film co-starring, written and directed by John Cassavetes |
| 40% | MANILOW | 7 | He sang (but did not write) "I Write the Songs" |
| 40% | REDS | 4 | 1981 biopic starring, directed and co-written by Warren Beatty |
| 40% | PLAYTIME | 8 | 1967 comedy starring, directed and co-written by Jacques Tati |
| 40% | ILLUMINATA | 10 | 1998 romcom featuring, directed and co-written by John Turturro |
| 40% | SLEEPER | 7 | 1973 film comedy starring, directed and co-written by Woody Allen |
| 40% | AMIGHTYWIND | 11 | 2003 comedy film featuring, directed and co-written by Christopher Guest |
| 40% | LIFESTINKS | 10 | 1991 film comedy starring, directed and co-written by Mel Brooks |
| 40% | BESTINSHOW | 10 | 2000 film comedy featuring, directed and co-written by Christopher Guest |
| 39% | LAUGH | 5 | "You Make Me ___," 2001 song that was co-written by Christina Milian, Christian Karlsson, and Odesjo |
| 39% | WIL | 3 | Wheaton of Stand by Me |
| 39% | SYNE | 4 | "Auld Lang ___," poem written by Robert Burns and sung on New Year's Eve |