| 100% | PRAY | 4 | Sam Smith's promotional single from the 2017 album "The Thrill of It All" |
| 76% | PALACE | 6 | Sam Smith's single from the 2017 album "The Thrill of It All" |
| 50% | ALL | 3 | "The Thrill of It ___" (2017 Sam Smith album) |
| 49% | SAMSMITH | 8 | Grammy-winning singer of "Stay with Me," 15-Across, 20-Across, and 37-Across and the 2017 album "The Thrill of It All" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | STAY | 4 | "___ with Me," Sam Smith's single from the 2014 album "In the Lonely Hour" |
| 43% | ALL | 3 | "The Thrill of It ___" (Sam Smith album) |
| 42% | SAM | 3 | "The Thrill of It All" singer Smith |
| 40% | WHATEVER | 8 | "___ It Takes," one of the singles from the album "Evolve" by 33-Across |
| 39% | BEAT | 4 | "___ It," a hit single from Michael Jackson's album in 16a that won a Grammy for "Record of the Year" |
| 38% | SKYDIVING | 9 | Jumping from a plane for the thrill of it |
| 37% | SAMSMITH | 8 | British crooner who followed up his Grammy-winning debut album with "The Thrill of It All": 2 wds. |
| 34% | TRAIN | 5 | "___ of Thought," 1974 single by Cher from the same album as 40a |
| 34% | HANDSTOMYSELF | 13 | Single from Selena Gomez's album "Revival" that was influenced by the music of American singer Prince: 3 wds. |
| 33% | CANU | 4 | "___ Believe", the third single from the album "The Evolution of Robin Thicke" (2006) |
| 33% | HEAT | 4 | "___ of the Night" (lead single from Bryan Adams' album "Into the Fire") |
| 33% | OMEN | 4 | Disclosure's song featuring Sam Smith which was a part of the re-released album "In the Lonely Hour" |
| 33% | WHATSGOINGON | 12 | Title song from the 1971 album that Rolling Stone named the greatest of all time |
| 32% | MINE | 4 | Christina Perri's 2011 single from the album "Lovestrong" |
| 32% | HEREWEGOAGAIN | 13 | 2009 #1 Demi Lovato album (also the title of its Top 40 lead single): 4 wds. |
| 32% | NUDE | 4 | Second single from Radiohead's album in 18a, that had a different title originally and was supposed to be part of the album "OK Computer" |
| 32% | ASS | 3 | "Jack ___," Beck's single from the album "Odelay" |
| 32% | SOS | 3 | Single from the 1975 album "ABBA" |
| 32% | TORNADO | 7 | "Bad luck, I guess … It was my turn, that's all. I was in the path of the ___" (quote from 18-Down) |
| 31% | BOUNCIN | 7 | Single from the 43-Across album "333" with the lyrics "Turn it up extra loud / Ya tonight we stepping out" |
| 31% | AROSE | 5 | Eminem's last track of the 2017 album "Revival" |
| 31% | SCULL | 5 | Single oar moved from side to side over the stern of a boat to propel it |
| 31% | HEARTWANTS | 10 | "The ___ What It Wants," single from Selena Gomez's compilation album "For You": 2 wds. |
| 31% | BELIEVE | 7 | "I ___," Christina Perri's 2014 single from the album "Head or Heart" |
| 31% | SUEDE | 5 | It's from the underside of a hide |
| 31% | WAH | 3 | When doubled, it's a George Harrison song from the album "All Things Must Pass" |