| 100% | LAZARUS | 7 | Lady __, a poem by Sylvia Plath |
| 58% | TULIPS | 6 | 1961 poem written by Sylvia Plath about the flowers she received in a hospital which was included in the collection "Ariel" |
| 53% | SONG | 4 | "Morning ___," poem by Sylvia Plath written in 1961 about an artist's freedom of expression which was included in the collection, "Ariel" |
| 53% | LADY | 4 | "___ Lazarus," 1965 poem by Sylvia Plath in which she alludes to the mythical phoenix and which was included in the collection "Ariel" |
| 49% | ARIEL | 5 | 1965 book by Sylvia Plath |
| 49% | ODE | 3 | Many a poem by Keats |
| 49% | ODE | 3 | Many a poem by Shelley |
| 48% | ODE | 3 | Many a poem by Pablo Neruda |
| 48% | ODE | 3 | Many a poem by Sharon Olds |
| 47% | ODE | 3 | Many a poem by Shelley or Keats |
| 47% | CRIMEAN | 7 | Conflict that inspired a poem by Tennyson: __ War |
| 46% | BROWNING | 8 | "The Pied Piper of Hamelin": a poem by Robert __ |
| 46% | ENDYMION | 8 | Poem by Keats about a mythological shepherd |
| 45% | DADDY | 5 | 1962 poem written by Sylvia Plath about the complex relationship with her father which was included in the collection, "Ariel" |
| 44% | ANDMILESTOGO | 12 | With 63-Across, ending lines of a poem by 72-Across |
| 44% | ODE | 3 | Poem accompanied by a lyre |
| 43% | BELLJAR | 7 | The —, 1963 semi-autobiographical novel by Sylvia Plath published under pseudonym Victoria Lucas |
| 43% | THEBELLJAR | 10 | 1963 semi-autobiographical novel by Sylvia Plath published under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas |
| 43% | HAIR | 4 | A 2011 hit by Lady Gaga |
| 43% | BEFORE | 6 | "The Nightmare ___ Christmas," 1993 animated movie based on a poem by Tim Burton |
| 42% | BROOK | 5 | "The ___," poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson about a small stream |
| 41% | THEWEARYBLUES | 13 | Poem by 6-Down that begins, "Droning a drowsy syncopated tune ... " (3 wds.) |
| 40% | LIP | 3 | ___ gloss, a shiny cosmetic applied by ladies |
| 40% | HOWL | 4 | Poem by Allen Ginsberg that is considered a seminal work for the Beat Generation |
| 40% | SESTINA | 7 | Poem with six stanzas followed by a three-line “envoy” |
| 40% | HOWL | 4 | Beat poem allegedly inspired by a peyote vision |
| 40% | PPPPOKERFACE | 12 | Refrain in a 2008 hit by Lady Gaga |
| 40% | HIAWATHA | 8 | 1952 drama starring Vincent Edwards in the title role based on a poem by H W Longfellow |
| 39% | SPIDER | 6 | "The ___ and the Fly," poem by Mary Howitt about a manipulative web-spinner |
| 39% | LAYLA | 5 | Hit song by Eric Clapton titled after a lady |