| 100% | KNELT | 5 | The Greenes "When I ___" |
| 73% | TEACHER | 7 | When I Kissed the __; ABBA classroom scandal song |
| 67% | MLX | 3 | When France's Philip I took the throne |
| 66% | SWEETADELINE | 12 | "In the evening when I sit alone a-dreaming..." |
| 66% | PAULIV | 6 | Pope when Elizabeth I took the throne |
| 64% | GIRLFROMIPANEMA | 15 | The "she" in the lyric "And when she passes, I smile" |
| 62% | MARCHING | 8 | When the saints go __ in, I want to be in that number |
| 61% | CHILLEDWITHFEAR | 15 | "... and when I hand-deliver a package, the recipients are positively ___ - it's very satisfying!" |
| 61% | SUNRISE | 7 | "I was watching the ___ when suddenly it dawned on me" (dad joke) |
| 60% | AGILER | 6 | Like someone who can trip the light fantastic, when compared to me |
| 60% | HOMETEAM | 8 | Words often replaced when singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" |
| 58% | MORELATER | 9 | "I'll tell you the rest when I get back" |
| 57% | ROOT | 4 | When tripled, what to do for the home team in “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” |
| 57% | AENEID | 6 | Whence the line "Whatever it is, I fear Greeks even when they bring gifts" |
| 57% | WHY | 3 | Question I often ask myself when working on puzzles at three in the morning |
| 56% | YEAH | 4 | When doubled, "I heard you the first time" |
| 56% | YADDA | 5 | When tripled, "I'll skip the boring part" |
| 56% | YODA | 4 | Speaker of "Luke, when gone am I, the last of the Jedi will you be" |
| 56% | STORY | 5 | “I’ve always known when I start a ___ what the last line is”: Amy Hempel |
| 55% | ROMANERA | 8 | When I was one? |
| 55% | WASAT | 5 | "I ___ school when the earthquake happened.": 2 wds. |
| 54% | FIELDSOFGOLD | 12 | 39-Across song that begins "You'll remember me when the west wind moves" (3 wds.) |
| 54% | TOTEA | 5 | When I Take My Sugar __ |
| 54% | FRIDAY | 6 | When "I'm in love," in a 1992 hit by the Cure |
| 54% | LOUIE | 5 | When repeated, classic song with the lyric "Me gotta go" |
| 53% | HST | 3 | Pres. when the C.I.A. was created |
| 53% | HUMBLEBRAG | 10 | "I felt so out of place when I went to the Met Gala," e.g. |
| 53% | ASIA | 4 | When I get a vast land |
| 53% | WHINE | 5 | Cry when I design |
| 53% | OPE | 3 | "'And when I __ my lips let no dog bark!'": "The Merchant of Venice" |