| 100% | FRINGE | 6 | The Surrey with the __ on Top, song from Oklahoma! |
| 59% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" musical |
| 54% | TEN | 3 | Top score from a judge on "Dancing with the Stars" |
| 51% | WEDONTTALK | 10 | With 36-Across, song from 16-Across that hit #1 on the Billboard charts: 3 wds. |
| 50% | CALIFORNIAGURLS | 15 | Katy Perry song with the lyrics “We’re unforgettable / Daisy Dukes, bikinis on top” |
| 48% | TWOOFUS | 7 | Song from 47-Across with the lyrics "You and me Sunday driving, not arriving / On our way back home" (3 wds.) |
| 47% | FAIRLYLOCAL | 11 | Twenty One Pilots single from "Blurryface" with the lyric "Yo, this song will never be on the radio" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | FAIRLYLOCAL | 11 | Twenty One Pilots single from "Blurryface" with the lyrics "Yo, this song will never be on the radio" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | SHAWNMENDES | 11 | "Treat You Better" folk-pop singer who partnered with Justin Bieber on the 2020 top 10 song "Monster": 2 wds. |
| 46% | BEJEWELED | 9 | Top 10 single from 37-Across with the lyrics "Diamonds in my eyes / I polish up ... real nice / ... / Sapphire tears on my face" |
| 46% | TEARINMYHEART | 13 | Twenty One Pilots single from "Blurryface" with the lyrics "The songs on the radio are okay / But my taste in music is your face" (4 wds.) |
| 45% | SARA | 4 | Singer Bareilles with the 2007 top 10 hit "Love Song" |
| 45% | STARGAZER | 9 | Marine bottom-lurker with eyes on top of the head |
| 45% | YODEL | 5 | Song from the top of a mountain, often |
| 45% | HITS | 4 | Top songs on the "Billboard" charts, e.g. |
| 45% | HITS | 4 | Top songs on the Billboard charts, e.g. |
| 44% | HARMONY | 7 | Fifth ___, all-female band with the hit song "Work from home" |
| 44% | ANGEL | 5 | Sarah McLachlan song with the line "Memories seep from my veins" |
| 44% | TENS | 4 | Top scores from a "Dancing With the Stars" judge |
| 44% | TEN | 3 | Top score from a "Dancing With the Stars" judge |
| 44% | TEN | 3 | Top mark from a “Dancing with the Stars” judge |
| 44% | SUNRISE | 7 | __, Sunset, song from Fiddler on the Roof |
| 44% | AMERICA | 7 | Song with the lyrics "God shed his grace on thee" |
| 43% | ABFAB | 5 | Show on the Beeb with the theme song "This Wheel's on Fire" |
| 43% | TITANIC | 7 | Film with the song "My Heart Will Go On" |
| 43% | AHA | 3 | Band with the 1985 song "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 42% | THEPRETENDERS | 13 | Band with the 1982 Top 10 hit "Back on the Chain Gang": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ROCKETMAN | 9 | Top 10 song from the 47-Across album "Honky Château" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | TITANIC | 7 | Film with the theme song "My Heart Will Go On" |
| 42% | EVEN | 4 | "Not ___ the King" (Alicia Keys song from "Girl on Fire") |