| 100% | TUG | 3 | With 48-Down, former pitcher whose son Tim is a country singer |
| 42% | EMMYLOU | 7 | Country singer Harris whose "Trio" album is a collaboration with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt |
| 38% | TUG | 3 | Former pitcher ___ McGraw, country singer Tim McGraw's father |
| 38% | TOBY | 4 | Country singer ___ Keith with the hit "Should've Been a Cowboy" |
| 36% | JAPAN | 5 | Country whose flag is all-white with a red circle |
| 35% | DINAH | 5 | Singer Shore whose name is associated with a major LPGA golf tournament |
| 35% | KESHA | 5 | "TiK ToK" singer whose name was formerly spelled with a $ |
| 35% | LUKECOMBS | 9 | Country singer whose cover of 27-Across's "Fast Car" was a #2 hit in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ROMO | 4 | Former Dallas QB Tony whose third son with wife Candice is on the way |
| 34% | KESHA | 5 | One-named singer whose name used to be spelled with a dollar sign |
| 33% | TANYATUCKER | 11 | "Delta Dawn" country singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | REBAMCENTIRE | 12 | Country singer with a hit sitcom |
| 32% | URBAN | 5 | Country singer with a cityish name |
| 32% | LAILA | 5 | With 10-Down, female boxer whose father was also a boxer |
| 31% | ELL | 3 | Country pop singer Lindsay whose last name is also a letter |
| 31% | ALAN | 4 | Actor whose son is singer Robin Thicke |
| 31% | ABBE | 4 | With 37 Down, a singer |
| 31% | AIL | 3 | Be down with a bug |
| 31% | DEMILOVATO | 10 | "Heart Attack" singer whose first TV series lead role was on the Disney Channel's "Sonny with a Chance": 2 wds. |
| 31% | SHELTON | 7 | Country singer Blake who is a judge on "The Voice" |
| 30% | AIL | 3 | Be down with a cold, perhaps |
| 30% | AIL | 3 | Be down with a cold, maybe |
| 30% | PRICE | 5 | Country singer Margo whose new album features a Willie Nelson cameo |
| 30% | ELI | 3 | Country singer Mike who's in a band with James Young |
| 30% | PAM | 3 | Country singer Tillis with the 2020 album "Looking for a Feeling" |
| 30% | SAM | 3 | Country singer Hunt with the hit "Body Like a Back Road" |
| 30% | KOOLAID | 7 | Its mascot is a pitcher with a smiling face |
| 30% | LEONE | 5 | Second word of a country whose capital is Freetown |
| 30% | MOSOTHO | 7 | A person whose native country is Lesotho |