| 100% | THEJUMBLIES | 11 | Poem in 1871 volume Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets by Edward Lear |
| 26% | SOS | 3 | Song sung by Sam and Donna in "Mamma Mia!" |
| 25% | SOS | 3 | Song performed by Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan in "Mamma Mia!" |
| 25% | QUEENMAB | 8 | Royal fairy in Romeo & Juliet and poem by Shelley |
| 25% | THELEANING | 10 | & 18D — and Other Stories, 1944 volume by Katherine Anne Porter |
| 25% | SADIE | 5 | Title woman in songs by the Beatles and the Spinners |
| 25% | OWL | 3 | Bird in an Edward Lear poem |
| 24% | PRINCEALI | 9 | Song sung by 17-Across and 39-Across in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 24% | CANDLE | 6 | __ in the Wind, song by Taupin and John |
| 24% | THEEVEOF | 8 | Romantic poem by John Keats written in 1819 and published in 1820 |
| 24% | ITSOK | 5 | "___", song by Tom Rosenthal, featured in the trailers of "Comet" and "Anesthesia" : 2 wds. |
| 24% | FLAMBEAU | 8 | Reformed criminal and assistant to Father Brown in stories by G K Chesterton |
| 24% | WANNA | 5 | “All I ___ do . . .” (line in songs by Sheryl Crow and Wreckx-n-Effect) |
| 24% | COLORS | 6 | "True ___," 2016 song by Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick which featured in "Trolls" |
| 24% | STUPID | 6 | "___ Cupid," 2001 song covered by Mandy Moore and featured in "The Princess Diaries" |
| 23% | MAUD | 4 | — and Other Poems, 1855 volume by Alfred Tennyson |
| 23% | LIAR | 4 | "Beautiful ___," song by Beyonce and Shakira which featured in Beyonce's album "B'Day" |
| 23% | DANCING | 7 | "___ in the Street," song covered by David Bowie and Mick Jagger that was recorded in 1985 |
| 23% | BOOK | 4 | "The Ring and the ___," narrative poem written by Robert Browning that is set in Rome |
| 23% | THEBIGBADWOLF | 13 | Villain in the story named by the starts of 17-, 25-, 47- and 57-Across |
| 23% | SECRETSAUCE | 11 | Subtle element in a success story ... and what's revealed by each set of circles |
| 23% | TIDE | 4 | "The ___ Is High," song by Blondie ... or the ebb and flow seen in the ocean |
| 23% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 23% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 22% | MAN | 3 | "___ in the Corner Shop," 1980 song by The Jam about a factory employee and a shop employee |
| 22% | GLENORGLENDA | 12 | 1953 film drama written, directed by and featuring Edward D Wood Jr in the title roles |