| 100% | FAD | 3 | Pop culture trend |
| 61% | FAD | 3 | Pop culture craze |
| 61% | PEOPLE | 6 | Pop culture magazine |
| 59% | BUZZFEED | 8 | Pop culture news website |
| 56% | MRROBOTO | 8 | Pop culture hit about dystopian technology |
| 56% | HIPHOP | 6 | US pop culture movement |
| 56% | MASSAPPEAL | 10 | Something pop culture has |
| 55% | ENEWS | 5 | Long-running pop culture show |
| 55% | GEHRY | 5 | Museum of Pop Culture designer |
| 54% | ZONED | 5 | Friend-___ (unreciprocated love, in pop culture) |
| 54% | SHINTO | 6 | Frequent theme in Japanese pop culture |
| 52% | LEGEND | 6 | Urban __, macabre folklore, part of pop culture |
| 52% | ADAPT | 5 | What labels must do with pop culture |
| 52% | GODZILLA | 8 | Giant dinosaur creature from Japanese pop culture |
| 52% | COMICCON | 8 | *Annual pop culture gathering noted for cosplay |
| 52% | MOSCHINO | 8 | Italian designer with campy pop culture references |
| 52% | AVCLUB | 6 | Online pop culture/media hub, with "the" |
| 51% | AVCLUB | 6 | Pop culture site created as a supplement to The Onion |
| 44% | CHE | 3 | Fidel Castro's chief lieutenant who is now famous in pop culture, ___ Guevara |
| 41% | MONROE | 6 | Marilyn ___, yesteryear American pop culture icon who featured in the movie "Some Like It Hot" |
| 41% | THERINGER | 9 | Sports and pop culture website that reviews films on the podcast "The Rewatchables" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | NPR | 3 | "Pop Culture Happy Hour" network |
| 41% | FAD | 3 | Brief pop-culture craze |
| 41% | CRAZE | 5 | Temporary pop-culture obsession |
| 40% | FAD | 3 | Pop-culture craze that doesn't last |
| 40% | AVCLUB | 6 | Pop-culture site owned by the Onion |
| 40% | CLUB | 4 | Culture ___, English pop group that won the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1984 |
| 40% | NERD | 4 | Black ___ Problems (pop culture website) |
| 36% | NPR | 3 | Producer of the podcast "Pop Culture Happy Hour" |
| 36% | COSPLAY | 7 | Dress up as a beloved pop-culture character |