| 100% | CHEEKTOCHEEK | 12 | Irving Berlin song recorded as a duet by Louis Armstrong and 48-Across (3 wds.) |
| 39% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | Duet by Stevie Wonder and 47-Across that uses piano keys as a metaphor for racial harmony (3 wds.) |
| 34% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 33% | WHATA | 5 | With 15 and 20 Across, a 1967 song sung by Louis Armstrong in "Good Morning, Vietnam" |
| 31% | ILIKEIT | 7 | A 2010 hit song by Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull: 3 wds |
| 31% | LETSMAKELOVE | 12 | Duet by Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, released in 2000, that won the couple a Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: 3 wds. |
| 30% | OCTOPUSSGARDEN | 14 | 1969 song recorded by 19-Across, and title of 41-Across's 2014 picture book: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ATISKETATASKET | 14 | Hit song by 48-Across based on a nursery rhyme (2 wds.) |
| 28% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 28% | SCHITTSCREEK | 12 | Canadian sitcom created by 26-Across and his son Daniel that won a record seven Emmys in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | WHITECHRISTMAS | 14 | Oscar-winning Irving Berlin song that's a seasonal favorite: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ILLBEGONE | 9 | 2019 duet by 47-Across and Mavis Staples (3 wds.) |
| 27% | IHAD | 4 | "If ___ a Hammer" (Pete Seeger song recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary and Trini Lopez) (2 wds.) |
| 27% | AIRFORCEONE | 11 | 1997 film in which Harrison Ford stars as a president whose plane is hijacked by terrorists: 3 wds. |
| 27% | THISCHRISTMAS | 13 | Holiday song by 32-Across and 2007 holiday movie starring 48-Across: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ITWASAGOODDAY | 13 | 1993 song by rapper Ice Cube, and maybe a response to 18a: 5 wds. |
| 26% | ONTHEROADAGAIN | 14 | Song by 30-Across/33-Across that won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (4 wds.) |
| 26% | ONCHESILBEACH | 13 | Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by 48-Across adapted as a 2017 film starring Saoirse Ronan (3 wds.) |
| 26% | WHATSUP | 7 | 1993 song by rock band 4 Non Blondes, and maybe a response to 13a: 2 wds. |
| 26% | THELONGRUN | 10 | 1979 Eagles song viewed as a tribute to the Memphis R&B sound: 3 wds. |
| 26% | HOLDMYHAND | 10 | Duet by Michael Jackson and Akon (birthday today), that was part of "Michael," M.J.'s first posthumous album: 3 wds. |
| 25% | LUKESKYWALKER | 13 | 15-Across and 48-Across hero played by Mark Hamill (2 wds.) |
| 25% | LEARNINGTOFLY | 13 | 1991 rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 3 wds. |
| 25% | HOLDMECLOSER | 12 | 2022 duet by Elton John and 31-Across that includes elements from the 1972 hit "Tiny Dancer" (3 wds.) |
| 25% | ISSO | 4 | Louis Armstrong song "Life ___ Peculiar": 2 wds. |
| 25% | SHARKTANK | 9 | Emmy-winning ABC reality series that features 48-Across as a judge and investor: 2 wds. |
| 25% | SQUEEZEMACHINE | 14 | Calming device, also known as a "hug box," invented by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 25% | TAKEON | 6 | "___ Me," a song by the popular '80s band A-Ha from their album "Hunting High and Low:" 2 wds. |
| 25% | LEANONME | 8 | Song that was a #1 hit for Bill Withers in 1972 and for Club Nouveau in 1987: 3 wds. |
| 25% | PUPPYLOVE | 9 | Song recorded by Paul Anka and Donny Osmond |