| 100% | NEWJERSEY | 9 | Mid-Atlantic state, or title of a 1988 Bon Jovi album: 2 wds. |
| 39% | KEEPTHEFAITH | 12 | 1992 Bon Jovi album whose three Top 40 hits were the title track, "Bed of Roses," and "In These Arms" (3 wds.) |
| 38% | ROCKLOBSTER | 11 | Spiny crustacean, or the title of a B-52's song: 2 wds. |
| 37% | WHITERABBIT | 11 | Bunny from Wonderland, or the title of a Jefferson Airplane song: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CHURCHBELLS | 11 | Chimes that beckon parishioners on Sunday morning ... or the title of a song on Carrie Underwood's latest album: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NOTORIOUSRBG | 12 | Title of a book (and numerous memes) about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ATALE | 5 | Start of a Dickens title, "___ of Two Cities": 2 wds. |
| 34% | EMIR | 4 | Title for a Kuwaiti or Qatari head of state |
| 34% | IDO | 3 | Words said in front of a judge or a preacher: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JANEEYRE | 8 | Title governess of a Charlotte Brontë novel: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ATALE | 5 | Start of a Dickens title (2 wds.) |
| 32% | YOUVEGOT | 8 | Start of a reassuring phrase ... or the start to 20a, 41a, 55a, or 38d: 2 wds. |
| 32% | CYBILLSHEPHERD | 14 | "Moonlighting" actress and star of a 1990s CBS sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SIR | 3 | Title of a knight or baronet |
| 32% | SWEETHOME | 9 | "___ Alabama," 1974 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that inspired the title of a rom-com starring Reese Witherspoon: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ANI | 3 | "Gimme ___!" (start of a Gem State cheer) (2 wds.) |
| 32% | MARTINLAWRENCE | 14 | Stand-up comedian and star of a 1990s Fox sitcom, whose title was his first name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Talk show host and star of a 1990s ABC sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SOS | 3 | Title of a Rihanna or ABBA hit |
| 31% | ATALE | 5 | Beginning of a title that contains "Two Cities" (2 wds) |
| 31% | TENCENTS | 8 | Cost of a novel or a phone call, once (2 wds.) |
| 31% | FIRSTDAY | 8 | Start of a school year or a new job (2 wds.) |
| 31% | PHOTOGRAPHICEMORY | 17 | Title of a picture album featuring an Atlanta university? |
| 31% | WEDDINGCAKE | 11 | Elaborate dessert in the title of a Joanne Fluke murder mystery featuring Hannah Swensen (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ADFEE | 5 | Cost of a pop-up or banner on a website (2 wds.) |
| 30% | LETITBE | 7 | Title of a Beatles song, album and movie |
| 30% | RENAMED | 7 | Changed the title of a document or file |
| 30% | MINORITYLEADER | 14 | Original title of a nonfiction work by 45-Across republished as "Lead from the Outside" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | BLACKBERRYPIE | 13 | Fruit-filled dessert in the title of a Joanne Fluke murder mystery featuring Hannah Swensen (2 wds.) |