| 100% | MLADY | 5 | Sly and the Family Stone song title with the lyrics "A pretty face, a pretty face / Oh what a gorgeous mind" |
| 36% | GRAHAM | 6 | Larry ___, Sly and the Family Stone bassist credited with the invention of the slapping technique |
| 35% | ASTAR | 5 | "Everybody is ___," song by Sly and the Family Stone: 2 wds. |
| 33% | IWANTTOTAKE | 11 | With 38- and 67-Across, 1970 Sly & the Family Stone hit |
| 33% | NOWHEREMAN | 10 | 1965 song with the lyric "Isn't he a bit like you and me?" |
| 32% | AMEN | 4 | Beyoncé song with the lyric “Say a prayer for what has been” |
| 32% | SUEME | 5 | "Guys and Dolls" song with the lyric "Call a lawyer" |
| 32% | HEARTOFGLASS | 12 | 1979 Blondie #1 song with the lyrics "Once I had a love and it was a gas" (3 wds.) |
| 32% | FUNK | 4 | Sly and the Family Stone genre |
| 31% | RIOT | 4 | "There's a ___ Goin' On" (Sly and the Family Stone classic) |
| 31% | IHATEMEN | 8 | "Kiss Me, Kate" song with the lyric "For husbands are a boring lot and only give you bother" |
| 31% | LARRY | 5 | Sly and the Family Stone bassist Graham |
| 31% | AFROS | 5 | Hairstyles of Sly and the Family Stone |
| 30% | AFROS | 5 | Hair styles of Sly and the Family Stone |
| 30% | BIGYELLOWTAXI | 13 | 12-Down hit song with the lyric "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot" (3 wds.) |
| 30% | AGIN | 4 | Sly and the Family Stone's "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf ___)" |
| 30% | DANCETOTHEMUSIC | 15 | First top-10 hit for Sly and the Family Stone |
| 30% | LETSDANCE | 9 | Classic David Bowie song with the lyric "Put on your red shoes," and an apt title for this puzzle |
| 29% | MANDOLIN | 8 | "___ Rain," 1986 song by Bruce Hornsby and the Range with a string instrument in its title |
| 29% | TRUCKIN | 7 | Grateful Dead song with the lyric “What a long, strange trip it’s been” |
| 29% | OURS | 4 | Taylor Swift song with the lyrics "Don't you worry your pretty little mind / People throw rocks at things that shine" |
| 29% | TOOMUCHHEAVEN | 13 | 1979 Bee Gees #1 song with the lyrics "It's as high as a mountain / And harder to climb" (3 wds.) |
| 29% | ROCKYRACCOON | 12 | Beatles song title containing a forest animal with a masked face and a ringed tail: 2 wds. |
| 29% | SATISFYMYSOUL | 13 | Bob Marley and the Wailers song on "Kaya" whose title ends with a music genre (3 wds.) |
| 29% | BYEBYEBIRDIE | 12 | Musical with the song "Put On a Happy Face," and a hint to making four answers match their starred clues |
| 29% | WAP | 3 | 2020 song whose title is rhymed with bucket and a mop in its lyrics |
| 29% | AMERICANHONEY | 13 | Lady A song with the lyrics "Oh, I miss those days as the years go by / Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | LETITGO | 7 | "Frozen" song with the lyrics "Turn away and slam the door / I don't care what they're going to say" (3 wds.) |
| 29% | PERHAPS | 7 | Repeated word in a Doris Day song with the lyrics "If you can't make your mind up / We'll never get started" |