| 100% | ALTLANGSYNE | 11 | Scottish ballad sung just after Christmas that's a tribute to a 1980s supermodel? |
| 32% | HARD | 4 | "Spy ___," "Weird Al" Yankovic song that's a tribute to the James Bond franchise |
| 31% | VINCENT | 7 | 1971 song by Don McLean that is named after and a tribute to Dutch artist Van Gogh |
| 31% | JURASSIC | 8 | "___ Park," "Weird Al" Yankovic song that's a tribute to the eponymous dinosaur sci-fi franchise |
| 31% | THOUGHTYOU | 10 | With 34-Across, 2022 Morgan Wallen hit that's a tribute to his mother: 2 wds. |
| 30% | NESS | 4 | Scottish loch that's home to a "monster" |
| 30% | ODE | 3 | Type of poem that's often a tribute to something |
| 30% | TEARJERKER | 10 | 1995 Red Hot Chili Peppers song that was a tribute to Nirvana's lead singer Kurt Cobain |
| 29% | TEARJERKER | 10 | 1995 song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers that was a tribute to Nirvana's lead singer, Kurt Cobain |
| 29% | DIAMOND | 7 | "Shine On You Crazy ___," 1975 Pink Floyd song that was a tribute to the band's co-founder Syd Barrett |
| 28% | MISSINGYOU | 10 | Tribute to Marvin Gaye written by Lionel Richie and sung by 50-Across that was a Top 10 hit in 1984 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | ABERDEEN | 8 | Scottish city that lent its name to a cattle breed |
| 28% | DUKE | 4 | "Sir ___," 1976 Stevie Wonder song that was a tribute to jazz legend Ellington |
| 28% | BABY | 4 | "Wonderful ___," 1975 song by Don McLean that was a tribute to Fred Astaire |
| 28% | ODE | 3 | Rhymed tribute that may be written to a sweetheart |
| 27% | WOODY | 5 | "Song to ___," 1962 Bob Dylan song that was a tribute to folk musician Guthrie |
| 27% | STIR | 4 | What to do to paint that's in a just-opened can |
| 27% | THEDAVINCIODE | 13 | Book that's a paean to a painter? |
| 27% | TALLORDER | 9 | That's a lot to do |
| 27% | THE | 3 | "Candle in ___ Wind," a hit by Elton John that was a tribute to Princess Diana |
| 27% | FAN | 3 | "The Perfect ___," 1999 song by The Backstreet Boys that is a tribute to their mothers |
| 27% | DONE | 4 | "Look What You've ___," 2011 song by Drake that is a tribute to his mother |
| 27% | EMPTY | 5 | "___ Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)," 1982 Elton John song that was a tribute to John Lennon |
| 27% | OHIO | 4 | U.S. state that is home to a year-round Christmas-themed attraction, Castle Noel |
| 27% | BACK | 4 | "___ in Black," 1980 AC/DC song that was a tribute to their former singer Bon Scott |
| 27% | GNU | 3 | Animal that can learn to run just minutes after it's born |
| 26% | WRAPITUP | 8 | "That's enough!," to a store clerk at Christmas? |
| 26% | ROCKYII | 7 | 1979 blockbuster that's a sequel to a Best Picture winner |
| 26% | ARI | 3 | Grande who sang "Not Just on Christmas," to fans |
| 26% | UBER | 4 | App that's a bane to cabbies |