| YOUFOUNDME | 2009 single by the Fray that reached number 7 in the Billboard Hot 100 |
| WEDDINGBELLS | 1981 single by Godley & Creme that reached number 7 in the UK chart |
| MYIMMORTAL | 2003 single by Evanescence that reached number 7 in both the UK and US charts |
| MADEYOU | ___ Look, 2009 single by Eminem (4,3) |
| FORTNIGHT | Badly torn in a fray that lasts for days (9) |
| ONEONONE | Single by Hall & Oates that reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983 |
| LEANONME | 1972 Bill Withers single that reached number one in the Billboard Hot 100 |
| BADGUY | 2019 song by Billie Eilish which reached number one in the Billboard Hot 100 replacing 27a: 2 wds. |
| TAYLOR | Singer whose works took all 10 places in the Billboard Hot 100 chart this year (6,5) |
| SWIFT | Singer whose works took all 10 places in the Billboard Hot 100 chart this year (6,5) |
| ALIFE | "How to Save ___" (2005 song by the Fray): 2 wds. |
| HOWTO | ___ Save a Life (song by the Fray): 2 wds. |
| KEITHURBAN | Singer with the 2009 single "Kiss a Girl": 2 wds. |
| UTO | "Teach ___ Fly" (2009 single for Wiz Khalifa) |
| ELENORE | 1968 song by The Turtles that reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 in the UK |
| ATMOSPHERE | Song by comedian Russ Abbot which reached number 7 in the charts in 1984 |
| BASKETCASE | 1994 single from US rock band Green Day, which reached number 7 in the UK charts |
| VAGRANT | Idle wanderer (HOW TO PLAY: The last names of 14 famous Civil War generals are hidden in the Across answers, seven in the North part of the grid and seven in the South. The catch is that nine of them |
| CEILING | Dancing On The ____, song by Lionel Richie that reached No. 7 in the UK charts in 1986 (7) |
| ADOREYOU | Song by Harry Styles that reached No. 7 in the UK charts in 2020 (5,3) |
