| 100% | ONEINTEN | 8 | UB40 protest song with a name inspired by the unemployment rate |
| 41% | LOVEBUG | 7 | 30-Across hit song with a video inspired by "The Notebook" |
| 37% | SEABISCUIT | 10 | 2003 sports film on a horse with a limp inspired by a 1999 book of the same name |
| 37% | ROLL | 4 | "Tootsee ___," 1994 song with a name which sounds like a popular candy that popularized the eponymous dance move |
| 37% | NINERS | 6 | San Francisco-based athletes with a team name inspired by the California Gold Rush, for short |
| 36% | SILKROAD | 8 | Network of routes with a name popularized by the explorer Ferdinand von Richthofen |
| 35% | THEOFFICE | 9 | Emmy-winning mockumentary sitcom with a theme song performed by the Scrantones |
| 35% | FUNKYTOWN | 9 | The name of a 1980 disco song by Lipps Inc. |
| 35% | FRIENDS | 7 | Song by the Beatles: With a Little Help From My __ |
| 35% | ONEMISSISSIPPI | 14 | 2021 Kane Brown song with a state in its name that hit the top 40: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MOANA | 5 | Movie with a theme song performed by Alessia Cara (not the Red Herring!) |
| 35% | LOLLIPOP | 8 | The name of a song by Lil Wayne and The Chordettes |
| 35% | FARGO | 5 | 2014 TV series with a snowy backdrop, inspired by the Coen brothers' film of the same name |
| 34% | ERIE | 4 | Pennsylvania city by a Great Lake with the same name |
| 34% | BETH | 4 | A hit song by Kiss, which was performed with the New York Philharmonic |
| 34% | LETSDOITAGAIN | 13 | 1975 movie starring 51-Across with a #1 title song by the Staple Singers: 4 wds. |
| 34% | AFRICA | 6 | Continent with Nigeria that is the subject of a song by Toto |
| 34% | MOOO | 4 | Novelty song by Doja Cat named after the sound a cow makes |
| 34% | ONE | 3 | A hit song by U2 inspired by the German reunification |
| 33% | YMCA | 4 | 1978 song by Village People with a popular dance move that involves spelling out the name of the song with arm movements |
| 33% | ICED | 4 | ___ tea, cold beverage that shares its name with a song by The Carpenters |
| 33% | LOVE | 4 | "Be Patient With My ___," 2019 song by Lady A from the album "Ocean" |
| 33% | DICE | 4 | *Board game cubes ... or with "Roll of the," a song by Bruce Springsteen |
| 33% | STARBUCKS | 9 | Coffeehouse chain with a siren logo, whose name was inspired by Melville's best friend in "Moby Dick" |
| 33% | ARI | 3 | Hollywood agent Emanuel who shares a first name with the "Entourage" character he inspired |
| 33% | DOLPHINTALE | 11 | 2011 American drama film starring Nathan Gamble which was inspired by the true rescue story of a marine animal named Winter: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LOVE | 4 | "Fell in ___ With a Girl," 2002 song by the White Stripes whose official video features a LEGO-style animation |
| 33% | MRPIM | 5 | A.A. Milne's play "___ Passes By" starring a title character with the first name of Carraway |
| 33% | AETNA | 5 | Company name inspired by a volcano |
| 32% | CRACKLINROSIE | 13 | Neil Diamond song inspired by the music director of a Canadian radio station (2 wds.) |