| 100% | MYGALSAL | 8 | In song she was "a wild sort of devil, but dead on the level" |
| 47% | SAL | 3 | "A wild sort of devil" in song |
| 41% | ARMS | 4 | "Sun on the rise, the highs are gonna fall, but nothing is different in my ___" (lyric from a 2021 song) |
| 38% | LOTSWIFE | 8 | She was turned into a pillar of salt, in the Bible |
| 38% | JOJOSIWA | 8 | She was a member of the first same-sex dancing partnership on Dancing With the Stars |
| 38% | BAD | 3 | "___ was the blood of the song in the cab / On your first trip to L.A." |
| 38% | INLAND | 6 | Not on the coast, but in the middle of a country |
| 37% | HARRIETTUBMAN | 13 | She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and her story was told in a 2019 film: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LADYDI | 6 | She was on the cover of back-to-back issues of Time in September 1997 |
| 37% | LAYLA | 5 | Her assistance is requested in a Derek and the Dominos song |
| 36% | ESCUTCHEON | 10 | In heraldry, the shield on which a coat of arms is displayed |
| 36% | TRIP | 4 | "Bad was the blood of the song in the cab on your first ___ to L.A." ("Invisible String" lyric) |
| 36% | STACY | 5 | Her mom "has got it goin' on," in a Fountains of Wayne song |
| 36% | BOSS | 4 | "___ of Me" (They Might Be Giants song featured on "Malcolm in the Middle") |
| 35% | WHITE | 5 | What the color of Bing Crosby's Christmas is, in a 1942 song? |
| 35% | SOS | 3 | ABBA song that was the A-side of "Man in the Middle" |
| 35% | WELCOMETOMIAMI | 14 | Line immediately after "All night, on the beach till the break of dawn" in a 1997 Will Smith hit |
| 34% | CLUB | 4 | "Crying in the ___," song by Camila Cabello that was her debut single as a solo artist |
| 34% | SUEME | 5 | Snide challenge which was also the name of a song on "Guys and Dolls": 2 wds. |
| 34% | ASK | 3 | "I sort of hate to ___ it, but do you have a basket?" (rhyming question from Little Red in "Into the Woods") |
| 34% | MANDYPATINKIN | 13 | Tony- and Emmy-winning actor who was a guest on the "On Broadway" episode of "Finding Your Roots" in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | AUDRAMCDONALD | 13 | Six-time Tony-winning actress who was a guest on the "On Broadway" episode of "Finding Your Roots" in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | WOMAN | 5 | "God Is a ___," hit song by Ariana Grande from her album "Sweetener" which features a monologue by Madonna in the music video |
| 34% | ILUVU | 5 | Start of the song title in the 25 Across clue, but imagine it on Valentine's Day candy |
| 34% | ROAR | 4 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2014 |
| 34% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 34% | JIMKELLY | 8 | Buffalo Bills quarterback who never won a Super Bowl but is in the Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FRANTARKENTON | 13 | Minnesota Vikings quarterback who never won a Super Bowl but is in the Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ANNOY | 5 | Be a thorn in the side of |
| 34% | IRK | 3 | Be a thorn in the side of |