| 100% | UMBRELLA | 8 | Hit song by Rihanna with a weather theme |
| 50% | WIPEOUT | 7 | Instrumental hit song by the Surfaris with a famous drum solo (2 wds.) |
| 49% | SKYFALL | 7 | 2012 James Bond movie with a theme song by Adele |
| 49% | BETH | 4 | A hit song by Kiss, which was performed with the New York Philharmonic |
| 49% | LOVEBUG | 7 | 30-Across hit song with a video inspired by "The Notebook" |
| 48% | ECLIPSE | 7 | "Total ___ of the Heart," hit song by Bonnie Tyler with a celestial phenomenon in its title |
| 48% | THEOFFICE | 9 | Emmy-winning mockumentary sitcom with a theme song performed by the Scrantones |
| 48% | TEENTITANS | 10 | Two-thousands superhero show with a theme song performed by Puffy AmiYumi |
| 48% | TELLHIM | 7 | A hit song by Celine Dion which is a duet with Barbra Streisand: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MOANA | 5 | Movie with a theme song performed by Alessia Cara (not the Red Herring!) |
| 45% | SOS | 3 | Title of hit songs by Rihanna and ABBA |
| 45% | MOPSILOVEYOU | 12 | Hit song by a Beatles janitor? |
| 45% | NCISNEWORLEANS | 14 | Spin-off with a bluesy theme song by John Lee Hooker |
| 44% | BURNINUP | 8 | 30-Across hit song with a rap verse by the band's bodyguard Robert "Big Rob" Feggans (2 wds.) |
| 44% | CALMDOWN | 8 | 2022 Afrobeats song by Rema with a hit Selena Gomez remix and a title that says to relax: 2 wds. |
| 44% | LAYLA | 5 | Hit song by Eric Clapton titled after a lady |
| 43% | ONTHE | 5 | "Love ___ Brain," a hit song by Rihanna from her latest studio album, Anti: 2 wds |
| 43% | SOS | 3 | Title of hit songs by ABBA and Rihanna |
| 42% | SOS | 3 | Title of different hit songs by ABBA and Rihanna |
| 42% | ATISKETATASKET | 14 | Hit song by 48-Across based on a nursery rhyme (2 wds.) |
| 42% | LAYLA | 5 | 1971 hit song by Eric Clapton, titled after a lady |
| 42% | YEAH | 4 | 2004 hit song by Usher with an exclamation |
| 42% | NONAME | 6 | Song by rock band America, A Horse With __ |
| 41% | GETURFREAKON | 12 | Hit song by 44-Across with many elements from Bhangra music (4 wds.) |
| 41% | JOLENE | 6 | 1973 hit song by Dolly Parton that starts with the chorus |
| 41% | ROAR | 4 | 2013 hit song by Katy Perry that features a jungle scene |
| 41% | INTRO | 5 | Show part with a theme song, maybe |
| 41% | HAVANA | 6 | Hit song by Camila Cabello that shares its title with the capital of Cuba |
| 41% | PARIS | 5 | Hit song by The Chainsmokers that shares its name with Eiffel Tower's city |
| 41% | DIAMONDS | 8 | Hit song written by Sia for Rihanna's album "Unapologetic" |