| 100% | JACKFLASH | 9 | Jumpin' __, 1968 single by Jagger and Richards |
| 40% | DARTFORD | 8 | Kent town, the birthplace of Jagger and Richards |
| 39% | TAM | 3 | Abbr. for the see-through human model used for medical instruction and originally created by Richard Rush in 1968 |
| 38% | SPRINTER | 8 | Single by Dave and Central Cee; a fast runner |
| 37% | 1KISS | 5 | 2018 smash single by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa |
| 37% | WAP | 3 | Summer single by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion |
| 37% | SAYS | 4 | “Who ___” (hit single by Selena Gomez and the Scene) |
| 36% | CALMDOWN | 8 | 2022 single by Rema and Selena Gomez |
| 36% | ISRAELITES | 10 | 1969 no 1 single by Desmond Dekker and The Aces |
| 36% | TWOVIRGINS | 10 | 1968 album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
| 36% | HELLOILOVEYOU | 13 | 1968 hit single by the Doors |
| 35% | ITTAKESTWO | 10 | 1988 platinum single by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock |
| 35% | NEVERSAYNEVER | 13 | #1 hit single by 18-Across and 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 35% | CONFUSED | 8 | Dazed and __, teenagers' film by Richard Linklater |
| 34% | LANCELOT | 8 | Role played by Richard Gere and John Cleese |
| 34% | LOVEACTUALLY | 12 | 2003 romcom written and directed by Richard Curtis |
| 34% | HART | 4 | Trophy won by 10-Down, 1967 and 1968 |
| 34% | MEAN | 4 | "Don't ___ Nothing," debut single by Richard Marx from his 1987 eponymous album |
| 33% | DOLLPARTS | 9 | 1994 single by Hole whose cover art depicts a miniature wedding dress and veil |
| 33% | ROMEO | 5 | "___ and Juliet," 1968 film whose soundtrack was composed by Nino Rota |
| 32% | SPIRO | 5 | Richard Nixon's disgraced V.P. who resigned and was replaced by Gerald |
| 32% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | 1982 single sung by Stevie Wonder and 15-Across: 3 wds. |
| 32% | THEGIRLISMINE | 13 | 1982 single sung by Michael Jackson and 15-Across: 4 wds. |
| 32% | SLACKER | 7 | 1990 comedy-drama film starring, written and directed by Richard Linklater |
| 32% | MACGYVER | 8 | Resourceful TV character played by Richard Dean Anderson and Lucas Till |
| 32% | MEANIT | 6 | Single by Lauv, released in Nov. 2019 and the 10th track on the album "How I'm Feeling" |
| 32% | SUMMERBREEZE | 12 | 1972 single by Seals and Crofts that's on a July playlist: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TATLER | 6 | The —, British literary and society journal begun by Richard Steele in 1709 |
| 31% | ALLINEED | 8 | Title shared by singles from the Temptations, Jack Wagner, Radiohead, and Air |