| 100% | RESEDA | 6 | L.A. suburb mentioned in Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'" |
| 85% | RESEDA | 6 | L.A. section mentioned in Tom Petty's "Free Fallin' " |
| 71% | RESEDA | 6 | L.A. neighborhood referenced in Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'" |
| 64% | RESEDA | 6 | Los Angeles suburb mentioned in the Tom Petty song "Free Fallin'" |
| 43% | SHES | 4 | First word of Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'" |
| 42% | TOM | 3 | "Free Fallin'" artist, ___ Petty who cameoed in "The Postman" as a Bridge City Mayor |
| 41% | FREE | 4 | Tom Petty’s “___ Fallin’” |
| 38% | RISKYBUSINESS | 13 | Tom Cruise teen comedy set in a Chicago suburb (2 wds.) |
| 36% | MONTANA | 7 | State mentioned in a Miley Cyrus character's name |
| 35% | MAJOR | 5 | Tom's rank in a David Bowie song |
| 35% | CITED | 5 | Mentioned in a footnote |
| 35% | CITE | 4 | Mention in a footnote |
| 35% | ADDS | 4 | Mentions in a postscript |
| 34% | ELNETT | 6 | L'Oréal's strong hairspray in a golden can |
| 34% | HEIR | 4 | Person who's mentioned in a will |
| 34% | LOCATOR | 7 | The L in a website's URL |
| 34% | CITED | 5 | Mentioned in a footnote, maybe |
| 34% | CITE | 4 | Mention in a footnote, say |
| 34% | NIKON | 5 | Camera mentioned in Paul Simon's "Kodachrome" (not a Kodak!) |
| 34% | WATER | 5 | Drink that's often free in a restaurant |
| 33% | FREEFALLIN | 10 | Tom Petty hit with the opening line "She's a good girl, loves her mama" |
| 33% | SNOUT | 5 | Tom —, tinker in William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 33% | HARMONICA | 9 | Free reed wind instrument that's a staple in country music |
| 33% | PVT | 3 | Ryan's rank in a Tom Hanks film: Abbr. |
| 33% | ALLUDESTO | 9 | Mentions in a roundabout way: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NICKS | 5 | Singer Stevie who performed with Tom Petty in London's Hyde Park in 2017 |
| 33% | HEIR | 4 | Person mentioned in a will |
| 33% | HEIR | 4 | Recipient mentioned in a will |
| 33% | HAM | 3 | Meat mentioned in "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Fat", whose video won a Grammy Award |
| 32% | PVT | 3 | Ryan's rank in a Tom Hanks movie, for short |