| 100% | BALI | 4 | With 36 Down, ''South Pacific'' song |
| 64% | BALIHAI | 7 | South Pacific song with the lyric "Here am I, your special island" |
| 60% | LOOK | 4 | With 36-Down, John Lennon song |
| 56% | DITESMOI | 8 | "South Pacific" song with lyrics in French |
| 54% | HAT | 3 | With 36 Down, show of gratitude |
| 53% | SOMETHING | 9 | With 27-Down, song from 36-Across |
| 53% | LATE | 4 | With 36 Down, library patron's penalty |
| 51% | HAPPYTALK | 9 | Captain Sensible covered this South Pacific song |
| 50% | TAHITI | 6 | South Pacific island popular with vacationers |
| 48% | TONGA | 5 | South Pacific nation with about 100,000 people |
| 48% | FIJI | 4 | South Pacific island nation with over 330 islands |
| 48% | ALL | 3 | With 36-Down and 38-Across, Blink-182 hit song, and a description of four long answers in this puzzle |
| 47% | THEREISNOTHING | 14 | With 119-Across, “South Pacific” song ... or a declaration about the nine women featured in this puzzle? |
| 46% | AND | 3 | With 36-Down, "Next ..." |
| 46% | ITS | 3 | With 36-Down, "Easy!" |
| 46% | ATA | 3 | With 36-Down, cocked |
| 45% | ITISAN | 6 | With 36-Down, "Very strange ..." |
| 45% | THE | 3 | With 36-Down, jail, slangily |
| 45% | BRYAN | 5 | With 36-Across, "Summer of '69" singer with the 1985 song "Heaven" |
| 44% | OLD | 3 | With 36-Down, Neil Young classic |
| 44% | HAI | 3 | ''Bali ___'' (South Pacific song) |
| 44% | BALIHAI | 7 | "South Pacific" song |
| 44% | HONEYBUN | 8 | "South Pacific" song |
| 44% | HAPPYTALK | 9 | "South Pacific" song |
| 43% | NAVY | 4 | With 36-Down, like some service uniforms |
| 43% | ASIF | 4 | With 36-Down, literally, beyond rational explanation |
| 43% | KNEE | 4 | With 36-Down, bit of clothes mending |
| 43% | ORONO | 5 | With 36-Down, New England college town |
| 43% | DUAL | 4 | With 36-Down, suitable for two applications |
| 43% | RED | 3 | With 36-Down, raspberry-flavored licorice treats |