| 100% | LACAGE | 6 | Informal title of a Tony-winning musical written by Harvey Fierstein that features the gay anthem "I Am What I Am" |
| 34% | CATS | 4 | What Grizabella and Skimbleshanks are, according to the title of a Broadway musical |
| 33% | WAITRESS | 8 | Broadway musical written by 31-Across that was nominated for four Tony Awards and a Grammy Award |
| 32% | BLACK | 5 | 1991 song written by Eddie Vedder that was featured in the sixth season finale of the TV series "Cold Case" |
| 31% | LET | 3 | "___ Me," a song by Elvis Presley that was featured in the film he acted in, "Love Me Tender" |
| 31% | HAMELIN | 7 | "The Pied Piper of ___," poem written by Robert Browning that is based on a folktale |
| 31% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | State whose name is the title of a classic Broadway musical |
| 31% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | One Direction's "Tell Me a Lie" was written by ___, winner of the first season of "American Idol": 2 wds. |
| 31% | WANNA | 5 | "Do I ___ Know?," instrumental version of the song by Arctic Monkeys that was featured in the period drama "Peaky Blinders" |
| 31% | GOAL | 4 | "Next ___ Wins," sports comedy film directed by Taika Waititi that is based on a 2014 documentary of the same name |
| 30% | BILL | 4 | NBA Hall of Famer ___ Russell, who was the leader of a Boston Celtics team that won 11 titles from 1957-1969 |
| 30% | NEED | 4 | "All the Man That I ___," number-one hit single by Whitney Houston that is a cover of Linda Clifford's version |
| 30% | EVE | 3 | "Killing ___," TV show starring Sandra Oh that featured a cover of the Taylor Swift song "Look What You Made Me Do" |
| 30% | ERMA | 4 | Bombeck who wrote If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? |
| 30% | WRATH | 5 | "The Grapes of ___," novel by John Steinbeck, set in the Great Depression, that was a major reason for him winning the Nobel Prize |
| 30% | OSLO | 4 | 2017 Tony-winning play whose title is also the name of a Norwegian city |
| 30% | WANDER | 6 | "...Not all those who ___ are lost...," quote from "The Lord of the Rings" that is part of a poem written by Bilbo Baggins |
| 30% | SUNSHINE | 8 | "You Are My ___," song written by Jimmie Davis that is the state song of Louisiana |
| 30% | BANGLADESH | 10 | 1971 charity single by George Harrison that was written to raise awareness for millions of refugees from the country in the title: 2 wds. |
| 30% | NORMADESMOND | 12 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone in the musical "Sunset Boulevard" which was based on a 1950 film of the same title: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THELIONKING | 11 | 2019 musical drama animated film that tells the story of a young lion cub Simba, whose music was composed by Hans Zimmer: 3 wds. |
| 30% | INACROWN | 8 | "You Should See Me ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 and the title of which was inspired by a scene from "Sherlock": 3 wds. |
| 29% | RIO | 3 | Brazilian city that was the title of a 2011 animated movie |
| 29% | WONDERFUL | 9 | "What a ___ World," 1967 song by Louis Armstrong that was featured in the film "Good Morning, Vietnam" |
| 29% | LANE | 4 | "The Ocean at the End of the ___," 2013 novel by Neil Gaiman featuring an unnamed protagonist that won a British Book Award |
| 29% | JLO | 3 | Pop nickname that was the title of a 2001 4x platinum album |
| 29% | DANNYBURSTEIN | 13 | "Moulin Rouge!" actor who won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ACHORUSLINE | 11 | "What I Did for Love" show that won the 1976 Tony for Best Musical (3 wds.) |
| 29% | GOOD | 4 | "The ___ Fight," 2017 American legal TV series featuring Matthew Perry which is about a financial scam that wipes out the fortunes of a lawyer played by Christine Baranski |
| 29% | ANYTHINGGOES | 12 | 1934 show with music and lyrics by 39-Across whose 1987 and 2011 revivals both won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (2 wds.) |