| 100% | SUMMER | 6 | Song by Bryan Adams: " __ of '69" |
| 74% | SUMMER | 6 | "___ of '69," 1985 song by Bryan Adams that reminisces the days gone by |
| 71% | HEREI | 5 | Song by Bryan Adams, "___ Am": 2 wds. |
| 70% | HERE | 4 | "___ I Am," song by Bryan Adams |
| 61% | PLEASE | 6 | "___ Forgive Me," song by Bryan Adams where he apologizes and begs for another chance at love |
| 52% | BUGLE | 5 | "Sound the ___" by Bryan Adams |
| 48% | LOST | 4 | "___ Stars," song by Adam Levine |
| 47% | FORGIVE | 7 | 1993 Bryan Adams song, Please __ Me |
| 47% | EVER | 4 | Bryan Adams song "Have You ___ Really Loved a Woman?" |
| 45% | EVER | 4 | "Have you ___ Really Loved a Woman?," Bryan Adams song |
| 45% | BLUEJEANS | 9 | Song by Lana Del Rey and a classic of the closet |
| 45% | CRUSH | 5 | Song by David Archuleta whose title denotes a state of infatuation |
| 45% | HOHOHO | 6 | 2017 song by Sia; the sound of festive cheer |
| 45% | SEASHANTY | 9 | Song sung by sailors of the past |
| 44% | WHENYOUREGONE | 13 | Bryan Adams song which featured Melanie C (ex-Spice Girl): 3 wds. |
| 44% | IRIS | 4 | Song by Goo Goo Dolls whose title is part of an eye |
| 44% | IRIS | 4 | Song by Goo Goo Dolls named for the part of an eye |
| 44% | ARIA | 4 | Type of song written by Verdi |
| 43% | ZOMBIE | 6 | Song by The Cranberries that can lift the spirits of any Halloween party |
| 43% | USE | 3 | "___ Somebody," number-one hit song by rock group Kings of Leon |
| 43% | KIND | 4 | "___ & Generous," song by Natalie Merchant that expresses the spirit of Thanksgiving |
| 43% | FOURTEEN | 8 | 2018 song by Secrets or the age of eighth-graders, perhaps |
| 43% | ARIA | 4 | Type of song collected by Voce Moderna |
| 43% | SET | 3 | Series of songs played by a band |
| 42% | THEEND | 6 | Song by the Doors that, paradoxically, is heard at the start of "Apocalypse Now" |
| 42% | ELENORE | 7 | 1968 song by 15-Across written as a parody of 32-Across |
| 42% | WHITE | 5 | "The ___ Rider," song by Camel that references "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 42% | SUGAR | 5 | "___ Mountain," 1969 song by Neil Young from one of his live albums |
| 42% | DISCODUCK | 9 | 1976 #1 novelty song by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots |
| 42% | INDIGO | 6 | "Mood ___," classic song by Duke Ellington ... or a deep shade of 38a |