| 100% | CAREY | 5 | Mariah . . . the Elusive Chanteuse |
| 83% | IAM | 3 | "Me. ___ Mariah ... The Elusive Chanteuse" (2014 album): 2 wds. |
| 70% | MARIAH | 6 | Me. I Am ___ ... The Elusive Chanteuse (2014 album) |
| 51% | CRY | 3 | First track on Mariah Carey's 2012 album "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse" |
| 46% | EVASIVE | 7 | Elusive, avoiding the issue |
| 45% | YETI | 4 | Elusive creature of the Himalayas |
| 45% | YETIS | 5 | Elusive figures in the mountains |
| 44% | BIGFOOT | 7 | Elusive resident of the Pacific Northwest |
| 39% | CAREY | 5 | Mariah whose first four singles all topped the Billboard chart |
| 39% | LOVE | 4 | "Vision of ___," the debut single by Mariah Carey |
| 38% | CAREY | 5 | Mariah ___, singer with the hit "Emotions" who can hit whistle notes |
| 37% | ILLBETHERE | 10 | #1 hit for the Jackson 5 and Mariah Carey |
| 36% | HERO | 4 | Mariah Carey hit with the lyric "Look inside you and be strong" |
| 36% | ALWAYSBEMYBABY | 14 | Mariah Carey hit with the line "Our love will never end, no" |
| 35% | CANTLETGO | 9 | Mariah Carey hit with the lyric “But still you remain on my mind” |
| 34% | CAREY | 5 | Mariah who holds the record for most cumulative weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 32% | MARIAHCAREY | 11 | Chanteuse with chart-topping hits found at the tops of 4-, 14-, 16- and 19-Down |
| 32% | SINGER | 6 | The meaning of the French word "chanteuse" |
| 32% | MIMI | 4 | "The Emancipation of __": Mariah Carey album |
| 32% | DREAMER | 7 | 2005 film based on the true story of a racehorse named Mariah's Storm |
| 31% | CAREY | 5 | Mariah ___, singer known as the "Queen of Christmas," who is one of the best selling female artists |
| 31% | MIMI | 4 | Mariah Carey's 2005 album "The Emancipation of ___" |
| 31% | MIMI | 4 | "The Emancipation of ___" (2005 Mariah Carey album) |
| 30% | TOGETHER | 8 | "We Belong ___," song by Mariah Carey that won the Grammy for Best R&B Song |
| 30% | NASTY | 5 | Nina Mariah Donovan poem “___ Woman,” read by Ashley Judd at the 2017 Women’s March |
| 30% | WHISTLETONE | 11 | Extremely high vocal register, as heard in the music of Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande |
| 29% | MIMI | 4 | "The Emancipation of ___" (6x platinum Mariah Carey album) |
| 29% | MIMI | 4 | "The Emancipation of ___" (2005 Mariah Carey album that debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200) |
| 29% | ILLBE | 5 | With 33-Across, #1 hit for the Jackson 5 (1970) and Mariah Carey (1992): 2 wds. |