| 100% | BORNTOBEWILD | 12 | Song by Steppenwolf featured in the L.A. road trip scene in 36-Across (4 wds.) |
| 53% | THEWEIGHT | 9 | Song by The Band featured in the Monument Valley scene in 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | HOWDEEPISYOUR | 13 | "___ Love," a pop ballad by the Bee Gees that has featured in movies including "Donnie Brasco" and "Sex and the City": 4 wds. |
| 40% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 40% | LETSDOITAGAIN | 13 | 1975 movie starring 51-Across with a #1 title song by the Staple Singers: 4 wds. |
| 39% | LUCYINTHESKY | 12 | With 29-Across, Beatles song inspired by a drawing Julian Lennon made in nursery school: 4 wds. |
| 39% | IMTHEONE | 8 | Song by DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne that topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in 2017 (3 wds.) |
| 38% | TOOMANYRIVERS | 13 | Song by 17-Across covered by 40-Across that was a hit for Brenda Lee in the 1960s (3 wds.) |
| 38% | INTOTHEWILD | 11 | Debut solo studio album by 36-Across that features the Golden Globe-winning song "Guaranteed" (3 wds.) |
| 38% | IMA | 3 | "___ Believer," song covered by Smash Mouth that was featured in the "Shrek" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 37% | INACROWN | 8 | "You Should See Me ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 and the title of which was inspired by a scene from "Sherlock": 3 wds. |
| 37% | ACLASHOFKINGS | 13 | Second novel in the epic fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin: 4 wds. |
| 37% | CAMPTIGER | 9 | Children's book by 52-Across and illustrator John Rocco that features a big cat in the woods (2 wds.) |
| 37% | THESEVENAGES | 12 | Collection by 36-Across that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2002 (3 wds.) |
| 37% | NORWEGIANWOOD | 13 | 1965 "country" song by the Beatles that features a sitar: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GODIS | 5 | "___ a DJ," 2003 song by Pink that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ITSOK | 5 | "___", song by Tom Rosenthal, featured in the trailers of "Comet" and "Anesthesia" : 2 wds. |
| 36% | AGAIN | 5 | "On the Road ___," song by Willie Nelson that would be a perfect addition to your road trip playlist |
| 36% | SNOWONTHEBEACH | 14 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a cold weather term in the title: 4 wds. |
| 36% | PINBALLWIZARD | 13 | Song performed by Elton John in the film adaptation of 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NOTFORYOU | 9 | 1995 song written by Eddie Vedder (birthday today) that was also featured in the documentary "Hype!" soundtrack: 3 wds. |
| 36% | WITHOUTYOU | 10 | 2020 song by the Kid Laroi whose remix was a top 10 hit in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DARKOFTHEMOON | 13 | First book in a series of novels by John Sandford featuring 46-Across (4 wds.) |
| 36% | SADDLE | 6 | "Back in the ___," 1976 song by Aerosmith that features the sounds of a galloping horse |
| 36% | WITHLUV | 7 | "Boy ___," song by BTS featuring Halsey which was the most viewed music video in 24 hours in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 36% | IHOPEYOUDANCE | 13 | Song by 29-Across/32-Across that won the Best Country Song Grammy Award in 2001 (4 wds.) |
| 36% | CRANESINTHESKY | 14 | Song by 49-Across that won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 2017 (4 wds.) |
| 36% | INTOTHE | 7 | "___ Groove" a 1985 song by Madonna which was featured in the film "Desperately Seeking Susan": 2wds. |
| 36% | WALTLONGMIRE | 12 | Sheriff of the fictional county of Absaroka, Wyoming, who is featured in 20 books by 40-Across and a 2012-2017 television series (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ONEDAYYOUWILL | 13 | Lady Antebellum song with the lyrics "Down the road the sun is shining / In every cloud there's a silver lining" (4 wds.) |