| 100% | DANCING | 7 | With 29-Across, 2019 song by 38-Across with Sam Smith |
| 53% | STAY | 4 | "___ With Me," hit song by Sam Smith |
| 52% | STAY | 4 | "___ with Me" (Sam Smith song remixed by Darkchild) |
| 52% | OLDTOWNROAD | 11 | 2019 song by 44-Across whose remix version with Billy Ray Cyrus won two Grammy Awards (3 wds.) |
| 46% | GOODSHIP | 8 | With 44-Across, boat in a song by 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 46% | LUCYINTHESKY | 12 | With 29-Across, Beatles song inspired by a drawing Julian Lennon made in nursery school: 4 wds. |
| 45% | EINERECLINER | 12 | With 117 Across, songs to relax by? |
| 43% | BOY | 3 | "___ With Luv," 2019 song by K-pop's BTS and Halsey |
| 43% | HOW | 3 | 2019 hit by Sam Smith "___ Do You Sleep?" |
| 43% | PRECIOUS | 8 | With 38-Across, young female detective in books written by Alexander McCall Smith since 1998 |
| 43% | STAY | 4 | "___ With Me" (Sam Smith song) |
| 43% | UNHOLY | 6 | Sam Smith song from Gloria album with Kim Petras |
| 42% | BOHEMIAN | 8 | With 50-Across, 1975 song by and 2018 biopic about 27-Across/38-Across |
| 42% | IMJUSTWILD | 10 | With 61 Across, 1948 campaign song by 20/59 Across |
| 42% | HEADABOVEWATER | 14 | 2019 album by 30-Across with the hit single of the same name (3 wds.) |
| 42% | LOVE | 4 | "Be Patient With My ___," 2019 song by Lady A from the album "Ocean" |
| 42% | GETURFREAKON | 12 | Hit song by 44-Across with many elements from Bhangra music (4 wds.) |
| 41% | ADEDICATEDFOLLOWER | 18 | With 84 Across, a 1966 song by the Kinks about Mussolini? |
| 41% | TAKE | 4 | "___ On Me" (1984 song by 21-Across covered by Weezer in 2019) |
| 41% | MUSICSOUNDS | 11 | With 29-Across, hit song for 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BOYSINTHEBAND | 13 | 2019 song by New Kids on the Block on the anniversary edition of 18-Across (4 wds.) |
| 41% | SPACECOWBOY | 11 | Song by 34-Across that won the 2019 Grammy for Best Country Song (2 wds.) |
| 40% | GLASS | 5 | With 27 Across, 2022 film whose title was inspired by a Beatles song |
| 40% | TITANIUM | 8 | 2011 song by 38-Across featuring Sia: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LOVELIES | 8 | 2018 song by 38-Across featuring Khalid: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HEY | 3 | With 60-Down, song by 56-Across |
| 40% | YOUNGERNOW | 10 | 2017 album by 38-Across featuring the Top 10 hit song "Malibu" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SANTINO | 7 | With 38-Across, "Tootsie" actor who won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical |
| 40% | WILDSIDE | 8 | 2021 song by 38-Across featuring Cardi B: 2 wds. |
| 39% | REGRETTINGYOU | 13 | 2019 bestseller by 41-Across about a mother and daughter coping with a family tragedy (2 wds.) |