| 100% | MISHEARD | 8 | Like the Beatles lyric "The girl with colitis goes by" for "The girl with kaleidoscope eyes" |
| 33% | LADYMADONNA | 11 | Beatles song with the lyric "Sunday morning creeping like a nun" |
| 32% | CHERRYBOMB | 10 | 1976 song by the Runaways with the lyric "Hello world, I'm your wild girl" |
| 32% | TAXMAN | 6 | Beatles song with the lyric "There's one for you, nineteen for me" |
| 32% | ABBEY | 5 | "___ Road," the 11th studio album by The Beatles, with songs like "Come Together" and "Here Comes the Sun" |
| 31% | PLEASEMRPOSTMAN | 15 | 1961 No. 1 hit by the Marvelettes with the lyric “Is there a letter, a letter for me?” |
| 31% | DEJA | 4 | "___ Vu" (Beyonce hit with the lyric "Seem like everywhere I go, I see you") |
| 31% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 43-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 31% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 31% | COPPELIA | 8 | The Girl with the Enamel Eyes comic ballet |
| 31% | SARA | 4 | 1986 #1 Starship hit with the lyric "I'll never find another girl like you" |
| 31% | OTHER | 5 | ___ Mother, fictional monstrous villain with buttons for eyes from the book "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman |
| 30% | TATTOO | 6 | The Girl with the Dragon __, book by Stieg Larsson |
| 30% | SLEEPING | 8 | Going to bed and resting with the eyes closed |
| 30% | LIABILITY | 9 | Single by 53-Across on 45-Across with the lyric "You're a little much for me" |
| 30% | MICHELLE | 8 | Lyrics by the Beatles: "__ my belle..." |
| 30% | AIM | 3 | Go for the bull's eye |
| 30% | LOUIELOUIE | 10 | *Hit song for the Kingsmen with famously unintelligible lyrics |
| 30% | BREAKAWAY | 9 | 2004 album by 28-Across with the hit singles "Since U Been Gone" and "Behind These Hazel Eyes" |
| 30% | STYLE | 5 | 2016 song by Taylor Swift with the lyrics, "You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye..." |
| 29% | BITES | 5 | Goes for the bait, like a fish |
| 29% | AMERICANHONEY | 13 | Lady Antebellum song with the lyrics "I miss those days as the years go by / Oh nothin's sweeter than summertime" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | AMERICANHONEY | 13 | Lady A song with the lyrics "Oh, I miss those days as the years go by / Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | SPARKSFLY | 9 | Song on 15-Across with the lyrics "I'm captivated by you, baby / Like a fireworks show" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | APT | 3 | Like the anagram they see for the eyes |
| 29% | MYFRIENDS | 9 | With a Little Help from __, by The Beatles |
| 29% | BLEAK | 5 | Like the mood fostered by "Waiting for Godot" |
| 29% | ANTIHERO | 8 | Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," for one |
| 29% | HERO | 4 | Mariah Carey song with the lyrics "So when you feel like hope is gone / Look inside you and be strong" |
| 29% | POKERFACE | 9 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "I wanna hold 'em like they do in Texas, please" (2 wds.) |