| 100% | GIRLFROMIPANEMA | 15 | The "she" in the lyric "And when she passes, I smile" |
| 64% | LOLA | 4 | The "she" in the lyric "She walked up to me and she asked me to dance" |
| 56% | LOLA | 4 | The "she" in the lyric "I'm not the world's most physical guy, / But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine" |
| 56% | DIANE | 5 | 1928 hit with the lyric "I'm in heaven when I see you smile" |
| 52% | PEG | 3 | Steely Dan song with the lyrics "And when you smile for the camera / I know I'll love you better" |
| 52% | ANNA | 4 | She was the "I" in "The King and I" |
| 51% | EVANGELINE | 10 | In poetry, when she passed, "it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music" |
| 50% | SUMMERNIGHTS | 12 | Duet with the lyrics " I saved her life, she nearly drowned / He showed off, splashing around" sung by 15-Across and 40-Across in 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | LOLA | 4 | The "her" in the lyric "I met her in a club down in old Soho" |
| 48% | LOLA | 4 | The "she" in the lyric "She would merengue and do the cha-cha" |
| 47% | SAL | 3 | The "she" in the lyric "She's a good old worker and a good old pal" |
| 45% | ETC | 3 | When repeated, king of Siam's refrain in "The King and I" |
| 44% | MONGKUT | 7 | Name of the king in The King and I |
| 44% | ATHOUSANDMILES | 14 | Vanessa Carlton hit with the lyric "Makin' my way downtown, walkin' fast / Faces pass and I'm homebound" |
| 44% | LIMA | 4 | "She put the 'Miss' in 'misdemeanor' when she stole the beans from ___" ("Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" lyric) |
| 44% | DESDEMONA | 9 | The "thee" in Shakespeare's line "But I do love thee! and when I love thee not, / Chaos is come again" |
| 44% | DEMETER | 7 | Goddess who brought the world fall and winter when her daughter Persephone returned to the Underworld, in Greek myth |
| 44% | MAINSTREET | 10 | Top 40 song by 46-Across with the lyrics "I drift back in time and I find my feet" |
| 43% | ANNA | 4 | The "I" in "The King and I" |
| 42% | SELES | 5 | She beat Graf in the 1990 and 1992 French Opens |
| 42% | YUL | 3 | Brynner who played the king in "The King and I" |
| 42% | BROOKESHIELDS | 13 | Actress and model who created a stir when she said nothing "comes between me and my Calvins" in an ad: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SPIDERPLANT | 11 | Next, she ___ in the car and wanted to get it home |
| 42% | ETCETERA | 8 | In The King and I, the king says this three times |
| 42% | YUL | 3 | Actor Brynner who played the King in "The King and I" |
| 42% | SEE | 3 | Word repeated in the lyric "Do you ___ what I ___?" |
| 42% | PEOPLE | 6 | You, me and the server in the local cafe |
| 42% | KERR | 4 | Deborah who played Anna in The King and I |
| 42% | KERR | 4 | Actress Deborah, played Anna in The King and I |
| 42% | KATYPERRY | 9 | She released the album Smile in 2020 |