| 100% | MAME | 4 | Musical that features the song "We Need a Little Christmas" |
| 71% | MAME | 4 | Broadway musical with the song "We Need a Little Christmas" |
| 55% | MAME | 4 | "We Need a Little Christmas" musical |
| 53% | ANNIE | 5 | Musical that features the song "Tomorrow" |
| 50% | RENT | 4 | Rock musical that features the song "La Vie Bohème" |
| 50% | RENT | 4 | 1996 musical that features the song "La Vie Bohème" |
| 47% | AIDA | 4 | Musical that features the Elton John/LeAnn Rimes song "Written in the Stars" |
| 47% | MAME | 4 | "We Need a Little Christmas" singer |
| 47% | SPINET | 6 | ''We Need a Little Christmas'' instrument |
| 46% | MAME | 4 | First ''We Need a Little Christmas'' singer |
| 44% | ANNIE | 5 | Musical about an orphan that features the song "Tomorrow" |
| 43% | AVENUEQ | 7 | Musical with the song "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist" |
| 43% | ALADDIN | 7 | Disney film that features the song "A Whole New World" |
| 42% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | US state that's also the name of a musical |
| 40% | BIT | 3 | "Come a Little ___ Closer" (Jay & the Americans song featured in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2") |
| 40% | MAMMAMIA | 8 | *Musical that includes the song "Take a Chance on Me" |
| 39% | JINGLEBELL | 10 | "___ Rock," Christmas song that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 39% | HELP | 4 | Beatles film that features the song "Ticket to Ride" |
| 39% | COCO | 4 | 2017 Pixar movie that features the song "Remember Me" |
| 39% | FROZEN | 6 | Animated film that featured the song "Let It Go" |
| 39% | GODIS | 5 | "___ a DJ," 2003 song by Pink that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 38% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John/Tim Rice opera adaptation that featured a #2 song on the Adult Contemporary chart ("Written in the Stars") |
| 38% | CAROUSEL | 8 | Musical that features song You'll Never Walk Alone |
| 38% | FIORELLO | 8 | Musical that includes the song "The Name's LaGuardia" |
| 38% | UNDERTHESEA | 11 | Song from "The Little Mermaid" that's a phonetic hint to interpreting the answers to the starred clues |
| 38% | GOTTA | 5 | "Something's ___ Give," 2005 LeAnn Rimes song that was featured on the US Billboard Hot 100 |
| 38% | BREATHE | 7 | 1996 song by The Prodigy that has a scary music video featuring aural and psychological phenomena |
| 38% | DOG | 3 | "___ Day Afternoon," 1975 film that features the song "Amoreena" by Elton John |
| 38% | EVE | 3 | "Killing ___," TV show starring Sandra Oh that featured a cover of the Taylor Swift song "Look What You Made Me Do" |
| 38% | SOLO | 4 | Part of a song that features only the drummer, perhaps |