| 100% | ROCKETMAN | 9 | Musical biopic that takes its title from a 1972 hit by 17-Across |
| 44% | WOMAN | 5 | "Pretty ___," 1990 rom-com starring Julia Roberts, that took its title from a Roy Orbison song |
| 43% | BABY | 4 | "___ Driver," 2017 action film starring Lily James, that took its title from a Simon & Garfunkel song |
| 42% | SUE | 3 | "Peggy ___ Got Married," 1986 comedy-drama film starring Kathleen Turner, that took its title from a Buddy Holly song |
| 40% | AGNUSDEI | 8 | Liturgy that takes its name from a term for Jesus used by John the Baptist |
| 40% | STAND | 5 | "___ by Me," 1986 adventure film starring Wil Wheaton, that took its title from a Ben E. King song |
| 39% | DAZED | 5 | "___ and Confused," 1993 comedy film starring Matthew McConaughey, that took its title from a song popularized by Led Zeppelin |
| 37% | CAKESANDALE | 11 | 1930 novel that takes its title from Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" |
| 37% | MINDS | 5 | “The Best ___” (Jonathan Rosen memoir that takes its title from “Howl”) |
| 37% | THINGSFALLAPART | 15 | 1958 novel that takes its title from Yeats’s “The Second Coming” |
| 36% | TEAL | 4 | Color that takes its name from a bird |
| 36% | TEAL | 4 | Color that takes its name from a duck |
| 34% | HIGHSCHOOL | 10 | What 1986 ___ romantic comedy got its title from a song by the Psychedelic Furs? |
| 34% | LEFIGARO | 8 | Leading newspaper that took its name from a stage comedy |
| 34% | OHIO | 4 | Columbus' state that takes its name from a river |
| 34% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake that takes its name from a Native American tribe |
| 34% | MOON | 4 | "Man on the ___," 1999 biographical comedy film starring Jim Carrey, that took its title from an R.E.M. song |
| 33% | TOOMANYRIVERS | 13 | Song by 17-Across covered by 40-Across that was a hit for Brenda Lee in the 1960s (3 wds.) |
| 33% | REM | 3 | Band that took its name from a stage of sleep Michael Stipe found in the dictionary |
| 33% | DRAB | 4 | Word that took its lackluster name from a fabric made of undyed, homespun wool |
| 33% | OUT | 3 | "School's ___," 1972 hit by Alice Cooper that was featured in a Staples commercial |
| 32% | ERASERHEAD | 10 | David Lynch film that gets its title from a scene at a pencil factory |
| 32% | TBONE | 5 | Type of steak that takes its name from a letter of the alphabet: Hyph. |
| 32% | SCISSORSDANCE | 13 | Quechuan custom that takes its name from the bladelike rods wielded by performers |
| 31% | IWALKTHELINE | 12 | First #1 hit for 17-Across, which lent its name to a 2005 biopic: 4 wds. |
| 31% | LUCYINTHESKY | 12 | With 38-Across, a track from 15-Across, sung by Lennon, that faced several controversies about its initials: 4 wds. |
| 30% | THEDOORS | 8 | 1960s-'70s band that took its name from an Aldous Huxley title |
| 30% | LAVENDERHAZE | 12 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a foggy weather term in the title: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SNOWONTHEBEACH | 14 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a cold weather term in the title: 4 wds. |
| 30% | MIDNIGHTRAIN | 12 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a wet weather term in the title: 2 wds. |