| 100% | BEY | 3 | The ___hive is the collective name for the legion of supporters of the singer of "Lemonade" |
| 48% | ALJARREAU | 9 | Singer whose "Moonlighting" was the theme song for the TV show of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 46% | FOLIAGE | 7 | Collective name for the leaves of plants |
| 46% | CALYX | 5 | Collective name for the sepals of a flower |
| 46% | OCEANIA | 7 | Collective name for the islands of the Pacific Ocean |
| 43% | CYNDI | 5 | First name of the well-known singer who was musical director for the film "The Goonies" |
| 43% | EDAMES | 6 | '60s singer named for the Count of Monte Cristo |
| 42% | PAT | 3 | First name of the singer of Love is a Battlefield |
| 42% | IAN | 3 | Janis ___ (“Mean Girls” character named for the singer of “At Seventeen”) |
| 42% | SEVENSEAS | 9 | Collective name for all of the world's oceans |
| 41% | JASONALDEAN | 11 | 17-Across and 30-Across country singer who was named ACM's Artist of the Decade for the 2010s (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ENYA | 4 | One-name Irish singer who sang "May It Be" for "The Fellowship of the Ring" |
| 41% | LILNASX | 7 | Singer whose 2021 hit song "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" is nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 40% | VIA | 3 | ___ Getty (image attribution that was mistaken on Twitter for the name of a person) |
| 40% | PINK | 4 | "Colorful" name of the singer who was born Alecia Moore |
| 40% | JAMESNAISMH | 11 | The Basketball Hall of Fame is named for him |
| 39% | QUEEN | 5 | "Royal" title for the leader of a hive, who is followed by 11a |
| 39% | WHITEBAIT | 9 | A collective term for the immature fry of fish that are considered delicacies |
| 39% | AUERBACH | 8 | For whom the NBA Coach of the Year award is named |
| 39% | POE | 3 | The Mystery Writers of America's awards are named for him |
| 39% | ATOLL | 5 | Type of landform for which the bikini is named |
| 39% | HARRY | 5 | Debbie ___, American musician known for being the lead singer of the rock band, Blondie |
| 39% | WILLIAMS | 8 | Hayley ___, American musician known for being the lead singer of the rock band, Paramore |
| 38% | ALGREEN | 7 | Singer whose name is an anagram of the word "general": 2 wds. |
| 38% | PALOMAR | 7 | Mount whose name is Spanish for "place of the pigeon" |
| 38% | CAESAR | 6 | Famous Julius for whom the month of July is named |
| 38% | BROCA | 5 | Scientist for whom a part of the brain is named |
| 38% | ATHENA | 6 | Greek goddess for whom the capital of Greece is named |
| 38% | OAT | 3 | Grain that was part of the original name for Cheerios |
| 38% | WED | 3 | Day of the week that was named for Odin: Abbr. |