| 100% | WAR | 3 | It's good for "absolutely nothing" according to a 1970 hit |
| 78% | WAR | 3 | It's good for "absolutely nothing," per a 1970 #1 hit |
| 58% | NET | 3 | It's good for a soccer ball to hit, but bad for a tennis ball |
| 58% | WAR | 3 | It's good for "absolutely nothing," in an Edwin Starr hit |
| 58% | WAR | 3 | It's good for "absolutely nothing," per an Edwin Starr No. 1 hit |
| 45% | COMEDYACT | 9 | It's good for a laugh |
| 45% | HUMOR | 5 | It's good for a laugh |
| 45% | SHOULDI | 7 | "Do you think it's a good idea for me to do this?" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | WAR | 3 | What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! |
| 42% | BASSETT | 7 | Angela —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for What's Love Got to Do With It |
| 42% | WAVELENGTH | 10 | It's good for team members to be on the same one |
| 42% | SOLIDLY | 7 | How best to hit a ball for a home run |
| 42% | HABIT | 5 | It's good to break a bad one |
| 41% | ONE | 3 | It's a little better than nothing |
| 40% | ELI | 3 | Who's coming, according to a 1969 Three Dog Night hit |
| 40% | FIEF | 4 | It's a lot for a lord to manage |
| 40% | CABFARE | 7 | It's enough to take you for a ride |
| 40% | OVERTIME | 8 | It's for those with a score to settle |
| 40% | NIL | 3 | It's nothing to a soccer player |
| 40% | MINICAR | 7 | It's relatively easy to find a parking spot for |
| 40% | ONE | 3 | Something it's good to get a hole in? |
| 40% | SHAME | 5 | "It's a ___" (1970 hit for The Spinners) |
| 38% | WINWINSITUATION | 15 | Circumstance that's good for everyone ... with a hint to 17-, 25- and 44-Across |
| 38% | GIGI | 4 | It's tied with "Argo" for the shortest name for a Best Picture |
| 38% | COWGIRLS | 8 | Ones who "Don't Cry," according to a 2008 country hit |
| 38% | HIPS | 4 | Features that “don’t lie,” according to a 2006 Shakira hit |
| 38% | NEWSFLASHBUDDY | 14 | According to a viral Trill Withers tweet, it's white people's equivalent of "you got me [bleep]ed up" |
| 38% | ALL | 3 | "It is in your hands to create a better world for ___ who live in it," words by Nelson Mandela |
| 38% | POSE | 4 | "Strike a ___, there's nothing to it" ("Vogue" lyrics) |
| 38% | LALALAND | 8 | 2016 Best Picture (no, wait; it wasn't!) ... and a fitting place for the answers to starred clues? |