| 100% | POKEMONTHEME | 12 | Song with the lyrics "To catch them is my real test / to train them is my cause" |
| 48% | TRUECOLORS | 10 | Cyndi Lauper song with the lyric "So don't be afraid to let them show" |
| 41% | MONSTERMASH | 11 | Classic song with the lyric "Whatever happened to my Transylvania twist?" |
| 41% | HELLO | 5 | Adele song with the lyric "I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be" |
| 41% | ALLINEED | 8 | Radiohead song with the lyric "I am a moth who just wants to share your light" |
| 41% | MERCYMERCYME | 12 | 1971 Top 10 song by 28-Across with the lyrics "Oh things ain't what they used to be, no no / Where did all the blue skies go?" (3 wds.) |
| 40% | MEETMEHALFWAY | 13 | The Black Eyed Peas song from "The E.N.D." with the lyric, "Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I'll stay" (3 wds.) |
| 40% | HELLO | 5 | Adele hit song with the lyric "When I call, you never seem to be home" |
| 40% | IWASHERE | 8 | Beyoncé song with the lyric “Leave something to remember, so they won’t forget” |
| 40% | GOLDENSLUMBERS | 14 | 1969 song with the lyric "Once there was a way to get back homeward" |
| 40% | BEATIT | 6 | Michael Jackson hit song with the lyric "No one wants to be defeated" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | GETIT | 5 | "Can I ___" (Adele song with the line "All I want is for you to be mine") |
| 38% | JUNEINJANUARY | 13 | Dean Martin love song with the lyrics "It always is spring in my heart / With you in my arms" (3 wds.) |
| 38% | FORTUNATESON | 12 | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit song with the lyrics "Some folks are born / Made to wave the flag" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | SOLONGMARIANNE | 14 | Leonard Cohen song with lyric "Come over to the window, my little darling" |
| 38% | SHILO | 5 | Neil Diamond song with the lyrics, "When I was young / I used to call your name / When no one else would come" |
| 38% | SHILO | 5 | Neil Diamond song with the lyrics "When I was young / I used to call your name / When no one else would come" |
| 38% | BLUESKIES | 9 | Irving Berlin song with the lyrics “Noticing the days hurrying by / When you’re in love, my, how they fly” |
| 38% | LITTLEJEANNIE | 13 | 1980 Elton John song with the line "I want you to be my acrobat": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MISSME | 6 | Drake and Lil Wayne hit song with the lyrics "I know things have changed, know I used to be around more" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | STAYWITHME | 10 | 2014 hit with the lyric “I don’t want you to leave, will you hold my hand?” |
| 37% | RADIORADIO | 10 | Repetitively named Elvis Costello song with the lyrics “With every one of those late-night stations / Playing songs bringing tears to my eyes” |
| 37% | DANCINGQUEEN | 12 | 39-Down song with the lyrics "Where they play the right music, getting in the swing / You come to look for a king" |
| 37% | 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.) |
| 36% | CREEP | 5 | Radiohead hit song with the lyric "I wish I was special" |
| 36% | EMPTYBEDBLUES | 13 | Bessie Smith song with the lyric “My springs are getting rusty, sleeping single like I do” |
| 36% | ALWAYSONMYMIND | 14 | Pet Shop Boys Top 5 song with the lyrics "I guess I never told you / I am so happy that you're mine" (4 wds.) |
| 36% | THISISAMERICA | 13 | Childish Gambino song with the lyric “Police be trippin’ now” |
| 35% | FISHHEADS | 9 | 1978 novelty song with the line "Eat them up! Yum!" ... and what both parts of the answers to starred clues can be |
| 35% | HALO | 4 | Beyonce hit song with the lyric “I got my angel now” |