| 100% | MRMOJORISIN | 11 | Phrase used in the song "L.A. Woman," by Jim Morrison which is an anagram of his name: 3 wds. |
| 45% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | 1977 novel by Toni Morrison which is about the life of an African-American man living in Michigan: 3 wds. |
| 40% | THELIONKING | 11 | Animated film released in 1994 which was influenced by Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and tells the story of a character named Simba: 3 wds. |
| 39% | LUCY | 4 | "___ in the Sky with Diamonds," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inspired by a drawing that Lennon's son made of his classmate |
| 37% | GALWAY | 6 | "___ Girl," song by English singer Ed Sheeran which has the name of an Irish city in its title that is home to Eyre Square |
| 37% | AMERICANNIGHT | 13 | "The ___," volume of poetry written by Jim Morrison which was published 20 years after his death: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LONDON | 6 | "___ Calling," song by British punk rock band the Clash which has the name of a city in its title that is known for the clock tower"Big Ben" |
| 36% | SUEME | 5 | Snide challenge which was also the name of a song on "Guys and Dolls": 2 wds. |
| 36% | SLANG | 5 | Specialty of "Urban Dictionary" which was used in 2011 by a district court in an ATF complaint to document the meanings of "murk" |
| 35% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | American drama film of 1982 starring Meryl Streep which is an adaptation of a novel of the same name by William Styron: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BLUE | 4 | "Tangled Up in ___," 1975 song by Bob Dylan which is a part of his album, "Blood on the Tracks" |
| 35% | DICKVANDYKE | 11 | Actor credited in "Mary Poppins" as "Navckid Keyd," an anagram of his name: 3 wds. |
| 35% | COUNTRYBLUES | 12 | Acoustic folk style of music in which the singer is accompanied by an acoustic guitar: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SAND | 4 | "Love Letters in the ___," song with an ocean-related word in the title, a version of which was sung by Pat Boone |
| 34% | SAND | 4 | "Love Letters in the ___," song with an ocean-related word in the title, a version of which was sang by Pat Boone |
| 34% | DONTBECRUEL | 11 | Elvis Presley's song of 1956 written by Otis Blackwell which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002: 3 wds. |
| 34% | THEALIENIST | 11 | American period drama TV series starring Dakota Fanning which is based on a novel of the same name by Caleb Carr: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DOLPHINTALE | 11 | 2011 American drama film starring Nathan Gamble which was inspired by the true rescue story of a marine animal named Winter: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FINDMEGUILTY | 12 | Comedy drama crime film starring Peter Dinklage which is based on a true story of the longest Mafia trial in American history: 3 wds. |
| 34% | LONELYBOY | 9 | Hit song by Paul Anka which was also used as the title of the documentary made on him: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MIAMI | 5 | "Move to ___," hit song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias which has the name of a Florida city in its title |
| 34% | SUMMERWIND | 10 | German song which was covered by Frank Sinatra in his 1966 album "Strangers in the Night": 2 wds. |
| 34% | BEATINGHEART | 12 | 2014 song by Ellie Goulding which is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Divergent": 2 wds. |
| 34% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | Musical with the song "I Dreamed a Dream" which was also the name of Scottish singer Susan Boyle's (birthday today) debut album: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ALTEREDCARBON | 13 | American dystopian sci-fi TV series starring Joel Kinnaman which is based on a novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan: 2 wds. |
| 34% | RITAMORENO | 10 | EGOT winner who stars in the remake of "One Day at a Time," the original version of which was produced by 55-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | INACROWN | 8 | "You Should See Me ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 and the title of which was inspired by a scene from "Sherlock": 3 wds. |
| 33% | FREEDOM | 7 | A hit song by Pharrell Williams that was used in the film "Despicable Me 3" |
| 33% | FORRESTGUMP | 11 | Tom Hanks' 1994 drama film based on a Winston Groom novel of the same name in which 20a plays his love interest: 2 wds. |
| 33% | EEL | 3 | Slim fish used in sushi which is an anagram of "Lee" |