| 100% | STROP | 5 | Item mentioned in "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" |
| 58% | JOHANNA | 7 | Daughter of Sweeney Todd in the Sondheim musical |
| 54% | SEINE | 5 | River mentioned in "The Ballad of John and Yoko" |
| 52% | LEN | 3 | Cariou who originated the role of Sweeney Todd in the musical |
| 47% | WINTER | 6 | Season mentioned in the first line of Richard III |
| 46% | CHERRYCOLA | 10 | Drink mentioned in the single version of the Kinks' "Lola" |
| 46% | RYE | 3 | Drink mentioned in the chorus of "American Pie" |
| 46% | STONE | 5 | Item in the sport of curling |
| 46% | ARK | 3 | Item in the holy of holies |
| 46% | MENORAH | 7 | Item in the emblem of Israel |
| 45% | CATO | 4 | Ancient Roman senator mentioned in the first chapter of “Moby-Dick” |
| 45% | SNOWGLOBE | 9 | Item dropped in the opening scene of "Citizen Kane" |
| 45% | SEED | 4 | Item in the core of an apple |
| 45% | LION | 4 | Animal mentioned in the lyrics of Katy Perry's "Roar" |
| 45% | BANGOR | 6 | Maine city mentioned in "King of the Road" |
| 45% | EVE | 3 | First woman mentioned in the Book of Genesis |
| 45% | AXE | 3 | Item in the logo of the Portland Timbers |
| 45% | NET | 3 | Item in the middle of a volleyball court |
| 45% | GUESTBOOK | 9 | Item in the lobby of a country inn |
| 45% | NET | 3 | Item in the middle of a badminton court |
| 44% | BEREA | 5 | Greek city mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles |
| 44% | NET | 3 | Item in the middle of a Ping-Pong table |
| 44% | NET | 3 | Item in the center of a Ping-Pong table |
| 44% | AESOP | 5 | Whom Aristotle mentions in ''On the Parts of Animals'' |
| 44% | BOAC | 4 | Airline mentioned in the first line of the Beatles' "Back in the 52-Across" |
| 44% | ICEPICK | 7 | Item used in the murder of Johnny Boz that detective Nick Curran was investigating |
| 43% | APHRODITE | 9 | Goddess mentioned in the song "She's So High," after Cleopatra and Joan of Arc |
| 43% | ARUBA | 5 | First island mentioned in the chorus of the Beach Boys' "Kokomo" |
| 43% | FRISCO | 6 | ___ Bay (place mentioned in "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay") |
| 43% | PINATA | 6 | Party item depicted in the middle of this puzzle's grid |