| 100% | PEPPER | 6 | The Beatles sang about this Sergeant in 1967 |
| 56% | SUBMARINE | 9 | The Beatles sang about living in a yellow one |
| 55% | BLINDING | 8 | The Weeknd sang about these Lights in 2020 |
| 46% | ROAD | 4 | The Beatles sang about a long and winding one |
| 42% | RAINBOW | 7 | Kermit the Frog sings about this connection |
| 41% | PANAM | 5 | The Beatles arrived in New York in 1964 on this |
| 40% | SEVENTEEN | 9 | Stevie Nicks sings about the edge of this number |
| 40% | VIRTUAL | 7 | Type of insanity Jamiroquai sung about in the 90s |
| 39% | YELLOW | 6 | Color of the submarine the Beatles sang about |
| 39% | CHERRY | 6 | The Runaways sang first about this fruit bomb |
| 39% | EPSTEIN | 7 | Brian —, manager of pop group The Beatles who died in 1967 |
| 39% | SMELLY | 6 | Phoebe in Friends sang about this cat |
| 38% | LASTLETTERS | 11 | Explanatory information about this puzzle is revealed by reading these in the clues |
| 38% | YELLOWSUBMARINE | 15 | Beatles tune about life “beneath the waves” in a colorful vessel |
| 37% | ACROSS | 6 | Direction of about half the words in this puzzle |
| 37% | PATNIXON | 8 | She sings the aria “This is prophetic,” in a John Adams opera about a diplomatic trip to China |
| 37% | LAS | 3 | In Deck the Halls, you sing a lot of Fas and these |
| 36% | XISTHE | 6 | With 46-Across, an observation about the game in this grid |
| 36% | LOLLIPOP | 8 | Type of candy The Chordettes sang about in 1958 |
| 36% | HORSE | 5 | Neiiigghh! I'm the animal you're learning about in this puzzle |
| 35% | GARY | 4 | Indiana city sung about in "The Music Man" |
| 35% | THEGREENGREENGRASSOFHOME | 24 | Tom Jones sang this in 1967 |
| 35% | TWISTANDSHOUT | 13 | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 35% | MAGICAL | 7 | & 7D Film starring, written and co-directed by The Beatles that first aired on BBC TV in 1967 |
| 34% | BIRTHDAY | 8 | The Beatles sang "They say it's your __" |
| 34% | STRANGE | 7 | Billie Holiday sang about this fruit |
| 34% | RASPBERRY | 9 | Prince sang about this color beret |
| 34% | UMBRELLA | 8 | Rihanna sang about this rain protector |
| 34% | IRONIC | 6 | Alanis Morissette sang about these situations |
| 34% | HOUND | 5 | Elvis sang about this kind of dog |