| 100% | REALLOVE | 8 | Lennon tune reworked by remaining Beatles in 1995 |
| 33% | LUCYINTHESKY | 12 | With 29-Across, Beatles song inspired by a drawing Julian Lennon made in nursery school: 4 wds. |
| 31% | HALEBOPP | 8 | Comet discovered in 1995 by two americans |
| 29% | LETITBE | 7 | Beatles tune; allow to remain unchanged |
| 29% | BUNGALOWBILL | 12 | Character in a Beatles "White Album" tune |
| 29% | MAO | 3 | Leader name-checked by Lennon in "Revolution" |
| 28% | YELLOWSUBMARINE | 15 | Beatles tune about life “beneath the waves” in a colorful vessel |
| 28% | GRIND | 5 | 1995 song by Alice in Chains from their self-titled album |
| 27% | JUDGEDREDD | 10 | Comics enforcer played by Stallone in a 1995 film |
| 27% | APPLE | 5 | Record label founded by the Beatles in 1968 |
| 26% | JOJO | 4 | Who left his home in Tucson, Arizona, in a Beatles tune |
| 26% | PEACE | 5 | "...Imagine all the people living life in ___.." ("Imagine" by John Lennon) |
| 26% | BABE | 4 | Title animal played by 48 different pigs in a 1995 movie |
| 26% | BROKENHEARTED | 13 | 1995 top 10 hit by Brandy, about a teenager's first disappointment in love |
| 26% | ALLMYLOVING | 11 | "With the Beatles" song playing in the E.R. when Lennon died |
| 26% | MBE | 3 | U.K. medal accepted and then returned by John Lennon, in brief |
| 25% | IWILL | 5 | 1968 song by the Beatles which was covered by Alison Krauss in 1995: 2 wds. |
| 25% | ABC | 3 | Network acquired by Disney in 1995 |
| 25% | HEAVEN | 6 | "___ Beside You," 1995 song by Alice in Chains from their self-titled album |
| 25% | REFORMPARTY | 11 | Political organization founded in 1995 by 35-Down ... and a literal hint to each set of circled letters |
| 24% | ELON | 4 | Co-founder, with his brother Kimbal, of "Zip2" in 1995, acquired by Compaq 4 years later for $340 million |
| 24% | BLACKBIRD | 9 | Beatles song inspired by race relations in America |
| 24% | DRIVERSWANTED | 13 | Slogan introduced by Volkswagen in 1995 (2 wds.) |
| 24% | CANTBUYMELOVE | 13 | 1964 #1 song for The Beatles written by 46-Across and John Lennon (4 wds.) |
| 24% | STARR | 5 | Beatle in the back |
| 24% | ABBEY | 5 | "___ Road," 1969 studio album by The Beatles which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1995 |
| 24% | OTHELLO | 7 | Shakespeare title character played by Laurence Fishburne in 1995 |
| 24% | ROBROY | 6 | Scottish folk hero played by Liam Neeson in 1995 |
| 24% | YER | 3 | "___ Blues" (Beatles song written by John Lennon) |
| 24% | SKY | 3 | "Lucy in the ___ with diamonds" (Beatles tune) |