| 100% | LEDZEPPELIN | 11 | "Stairway to Heaven" group that turned down Woodstock: 2 wds. |
| 73% | PROCOLHARUM | 11 | "A Whiter Shade of Pale" group that turned down Woodstock: 2 wds. |
| 60% | THEMOODYBLUES | 13 | "Nights in White Satin" group that turned down Woodstock: 3 wds. |
| 48% | FLASHMOB | 8 | Group that assembles quickly to entertain a crowd: 2 wds. |
| 48% | BOOKCLUBS | 9 | Groups that come together to discuss literature: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ONEDIRECTION | 12 | Group that Zayn Malik was a part of from 2010 to 2015: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TLC | 3 | Group that turned down "Hit Me Baby One More Time" |
| 42% | ZEPPELIN | 8 | Stairway to Heaven rock group, Led __ |
| 42% | LEDZEPPELIN | 11 | "Black Dog" band with the 1971 song "Stairway to Heaven": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ONEDIRECTION | 12 | "Drag Me Down" group that won 14-Across in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ABBA | 4 | Band that turned down $1 billion to reunite in 2000 |
| 39% | FLASHMOB | 8 | Group that assembles briefly for a public performance: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BEEGEES | 7 | Group that sang "Stayin' Alive," with "the": 2 wds. |
| 38% | THREESTOOGES | 12 | Group that included Moe, Larry, and Curly: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JIMMYPAGE | 9 | "Stairway to Heaven" composer who is a two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CHESSCLUB | 9 | Extracurricular school group that typically has brainy members: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | Rock group that released "Free Bird" in 1974: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LED | 3 | "Stairway to Heaven" group ___ Zeppelin |
| 37% | THECHIFFONS | 11 | Group that performed Carole King's "One Fine Day": 2 wds. |
| 37% | AARP | 4 | Group that sends invitations to people turning 50 years old: Abbr. |
| 37% | GENX | 4 | Demographic group that includes today's fiftysomethings: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THEDRIFTERS | 11 | Group that Ben E. King sang with before going solo: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ILET | 4 | "How could ___ you down?": 2 wds. (allow that to happen) |
| 36% | BEEGEES | 7 | Musical group that recorded 16-, 21-, and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TAGALONG | 8 | Join a group that's going somewhere: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CANOPENER | 9 | Electric kitchen gadget that turns and whirs: 2 wds. |
| 36% | AREACODES | 9 | Three-digit groups that begin phone numbers: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CRACKASMILE | 11 | Start to turn that frown upside down |
| 35% | UTURN | 5 | To turn 180 degrees: 2 wds |
| 35% | VILLAGEPEOPLE | 13 | Group that had a #2 hit in 1979 with "Y.M.C.A.": 2 wds. |