| 100% | BEY | 3 | Queen ___ (nickname of the music superstar married to Jay-Z) |
| 51% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of the 1950s president who was married to Mamie |
| 50% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of the 20th-century president who was married to Mamie |
| 42% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of the US president from 1953 to 1961 |
| 40% | OLEMISS | 7 | Nickname of the Southern university that's home to the Rebels: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the first US president to be assassinated |
| 39% | DARNLEY | 7 | Lord married to Mary, Queen of Scots |
| 39% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the slugger who was the youngest player to hit 600 home runs |
| 39% | AKIN | 4 | "Sound of the birds is ___ to music" (similar) |
| 38% | EMPIRE | 6 | "___ State of Mind," hit song by Jay Z featuring Alicia Keys which is dedicated to the titular nickname of New York city |
| 38% | LLOYDWEBBER | 11 | Andrew —, composer of the music for stage musicals Cats and Jesus Christ Superstar |
| 38% | CRYSTALBALL | 11 | Nickname of the championship trophy awarded to 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | AMAL | 4 | First name of the lawyer married to George Clooney |
| 38% | PSALMODY | 8 | The art of putting hymns to music |
| 38% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the ex-Yankee who was the youngest player to hit 600 home runs (Hyph.) |
| 38% | LBJ | 3 | Initials of the president who was married to Lady Bird |
| 38% | MEGHANMARKLE | 12 | "Suits" actress married to the Duke of Sussex: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MAURICE | 7 | Member of the Bee Gees once married to singer Lulu |
| 38% | ATWO | 4 | Part of the intro to a piece of "Champagne Music" |
| 38% | PHANTOM | 7 | "The Music of the Night" show, to fans |
| 37% | PROPOSAL | 8 | The act of asking someone to marry you |
| 37% | ELLA | 4 | Fitzgerald nicknamed the Queen of Jazz |
| 37% | CELIA | 5 | Cruz nicknamed the Queen of Salsa |
| 37% | ELEANOR | 7 | Queen of France who married the King of England |
| 37% | ROYAL | 5 | Secretion of the honeybee fed to larvae being raised as queens |
| 37% | ADRIATIC | 8 | Queen of the __, one of many nicknames for Venice |
| 37% | RAP | 3 | The genre of music that Tupac Shakur belongs to |
| 37% | MARITAL | 7 | Pertaining to the state of being married |
| 37% | HELMSLEY | 8 | Businesswoman with the nickname Queen of Mean |