| 100% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | Pop singer who co-wrote Candle in the Wind |
| 65% | ELTON | 5 | ___ John, singer-songwriter who co-wrote "Candle in the Wind" |
| 57% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | Candle In The Wind singer born Reg Dwight |
| 56% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Candle in the Wind" singer/pianist who's the subject of 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 56% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | Your Song and Candle in the Wind singer |
| 55% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | Singer and songwriter of Candle in the Wind |
| 52% | ELTON | 5 | "Candle in the Wind" singer |
| 51% | ELTON | 5 | "Candle in the Wind" singer _____John |
| 51% | ELTON | 5 | "Candle in the Wind" singer ___ John |
| 51% | ELTON | 5 | "Candle in the Wind" singer John |
| 51% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | ''Candle in the Wind'' singer [1998] |
| 51% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Candle in the Wind" singer who said of his upcoming farewell tour, "It's a way of going out with a bang": 2 wds. |
| 51% | DONOVAN | 7 | Pop singer who appeared in the movie "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" |
| 51% | JANELLEMONAE | 12 | Platinum-selling singer who co-starred in the films "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures" |
| 51% | SAMSMITH | 8 | Singer who wrote The Writing's on the Wall in 2015 |
| 49% | JUSTINBIEBER | 12 | Pop singer who released the #1 album "My World 2.0" in 2010, at age 16: 2 wds. |
| 49% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Pop singer who released the #1 album "… Baby One More Time" in 1999, at age 17: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ENYA | 4 | One-named singer who co-composed a song in Elvish for "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 48% | DYLAN | 5 | Bob who wrote ''Blowin' in the Wind'' |
| 48% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | "Cardigan" pop singer who's had top 10 hits in each of the last three decades: 2 wds. |
| 48% | LADYGAGA | 8 | "Shallow" pop singer who's had top 10 hits in each of the last three decades: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ERIC | 4 | ___ Clapton, singer-songwriter who wrote the song "Believe in Life" |
| 47% | ALESSIACARA | 11 | "Stay" singer who won the Pop Album of the Year Juno in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 47% | RONNIEJAMESDIO | 14 | Black Sabbath lead singer who wrote the 2021 memoir "Rainbow in the Dark" (3 wds.) |
| 47% | HARRY | 5 | ___ Styles, "Watermelon Sugar" singer who won the Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance in 2021 |
| 47% | BOBDYLAN | 8 | "Blowin' in the Wind" singer-songwriter who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in the year 2016: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TORME | 5 | Singer who co-wrote "The Christmas Song" |
| 46% | JOHNLEGEND | 10 | "All of Me" singer who wrote a song in "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical": 2 wds. |
| 46% | RICHIE | 6 | Lionel ___," singer who co-wrote "We Are The World" with Michael Jackson, |
| 46% | ELVISCOSTELLO | 13 | "Look Now" singer who won the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Grammy Award in 2020 (2 wds.) |