| 100% | IMJUSTWILD | 10 | With 61 Across, 1948 campaign song by 20/59 Across |
| 47% | WHATA | 5 | With 15 and 20 Across, a 1967 song sung by Louis Armstrong in "Good Morning, Vietnam" |
| 44% | EINERECLINER | 12 | With 117 Across, songs to relax by? |
| 43% | ADEDICATEDFOLLOWER | 18 | With 84 Across, a 1966 song by the Kinks about Mussolini? |
| 41% | MEMORIESOFYOU | 13 | Reminiscing tune by 20/59 Across |
| 40% | DREAMSARE | 9 | With 36 Across and 61 Across, a quote by Lupita Nyong'o |
| 40% | SOLONG | 6 | With 20 Across, "The Sound of Music" song |
| 40% | GLASS | 5 | With 27 Across, 2022 film whose title was inspired by a Beatles song |
| 39% | DONTSTAND | 9 | With 54-Across, Grammy-winning song by the Police |
| 38% | BEING | 5 | With 69-Across, song from 20-Across |
| 38% | ALLALONGTHE | 11 | With 32-Across, song by 56-Across |
| 38% | FOXY | 4 | With 67-Across, song by 56-Across |
| 38% | HEY | 3 | With 60-Down, song by 56-Across |
| 37% | UPTO | 4 | With 61 Across, current |
| 37% | HOOT | 4 | With 61 Across, night fliers |
| 37% | SEWED | 5 | With 61 Across, thread line |
| 36% | WATER | 5 | "Madman Across the ___," 1971 album by Elton John with the hit song "Tiny Dancer" |
| 36% | GOODSHIP | 8 | With 44-Across, boat in a song by 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MINDYOUR | 8 | With 59-Across, maxim chosen by Ben Franklin |
| 36% | SONGWRITER | 10 | 2024 posthumous album with songs by 40-Across |
| 36% | PROFILESIN | 10 | With 61 Across, 1956 best-seller |
| 36% | JUNEIS | 6 | With 4 Down, 26 Across, and 18 Down, "Carousel" song famously slaughtered by Leslie Uggams |
| 36% | DANCING | 7 | With 29-Across, 2019 song by 38-Across with Sam Smith |
| 36% | PEOPLEARE | 9 | With 14-Across, 1967 psychedelic rock song by 21-/22-Across |
| 36% | SINGLE | 6 | With 31-Across, 2010 Grammy Song of the Year by Beyoncé |
| 35% | NASA | 4 | Org. concerned with 61 Across |
| 35% | HELPMEOBI | 9 | With 61- and 37-Across, famous line by 53-Across in [see circled letters] |
| 35% | SUSPENDED | 9 | With 59 Across, dormancy |
| 35% | ILLDOANYTHINGTO | 15 | With 59 Across, ''Apologies!'' |
| 34% | DEFYING | 7 | With 48-Across, song sung by Elphaba in the musical "Wicked" |