| HOTTOGO | 2024 Chappell Roan hit spelled out in its chorus |
| GOODLUCKBABE | 2024 Chappell Roan hit whose title contains one exclamation point: 2 wds. |
| YMCA | 1978 hit whose title is spelled out in its chorus |
| THECOMMODORES | Naval-sounding band that performed a 1979 hit spelled out in this puzzle's "hits" |
| LIPPSINC | Tar Heel St. city named for a part of the mouth with a trident-shaped Greek letter written on it? ... or, when parsed differently, the band with the No. 1 hit spelled out in the circled squares |
| OSCAAYER | Food company whose name is spelled out in its advertising jingle |
| RESPECT | Song title spelled out in its lyrics |
| SHEWOLF | Shakira hit with howling in its chorus |
| ESPRESSO | Sabrina Carpenter title rhymed with "I guess so" in its chorus |
| BABE | "Good Luck, _!" (Chappell Roan hit) |
| HOT | "___ to Go!" (Chappell Roan hit) |
| PINK | "___ Pony Club": Chappell Roan hit |
| PONY | "Pink ___ Club" (Chappell Roan hit) |
| PINKPONY | Chappell Roan hit, ... Club (4,4) |
| WIDEWORLD | ABC series which famously featured a skier wiping out in its opening montage, "___ ___ of Sports" |
| LETITSNOW | Wintertime tune or its chorus |
| TOGODBETHEGLORY | Its chorus begins "Praise the Lord, praise the Lord / Let the earth hear His voice!" |
| BREAKOUTSTAR | Chappell Roan in 2024,e.g. |
| GOOD | Insincere well- wishing hit from Chappell Roan (4,4,4) |
| LUCKBABE | Insincere well- wishing hit from Chappell Roan (4,4,4) |
