| 100% | OTIS | 4 | ___ and Carla (1960s R&B duo) |
| 75% | SAM | 3 | Half of a 1960s R & B duo |
| 67% | CARLA | 5 | Otis and ___ (1960s R&B duo) |
| 63% | SILKSONIC | 9 | R&B duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak |
| 59% | CHLOEXHALLE | 11 | R&B duo who play Jazz and Sky on "Grown-ish": 3 wds. |
| 52% | SHERIDAN | 8 | R B —, author of stage plays The Rivals and The Critic |
| 51% | SAM | 3 | 1960s R&B singer Cooke |
| 51% | ASTR | 4 | American electronic R&B duo of Zoe Silverman and Adam Pallin, with the EPs "Varsity" and "Homecoming" |
| 50% | RAKIM | 5 | Eric B. and ___ (pioneering hip-hop duo) |
| 49% | IKETTES | 7 | 1960s R&B backup group, with "the" |
| 49% | IKE | 3 | R&B duo ___ & Tina Turner |
| 49% | CUDI | 4 | Rap and R. & B.’s Kid ___ |
| 48% | OTIS | 4 | ___ & Carla (1960s duo) |
| 46% | STATS | 5 | R.B.I.'s and such |
| 46% | MUS | 3 | R&B and C&W: Abbr. |
| 44% | ARILENNOX | 9 | R. & B. singer-songwriter with the albums “Shea Butter Baby” and “Age/Sex/Location” |
| 43% | TLC | 3 | R&B group that sang "Waterfalls" and "No Scrubs" |
| 43% | DOOWOP | 6 | R&B genre popular in the 1950s and ’60s |
| 43% | SILKSONIC | 9 | "Leave the Door Open" R&B super-duo formed by 16- and 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MCCOO | 5 | 1960s-'70s R&B singer Marilyn |
| 43% | KHALIL | 6 | ___ Amir Sharieff, R&B singer and rapper |
| 43% | TLC | 3 | R&B duo whose 2017 comeback album features the song "Way Back" |
| 42% | TLC | 3 | R&B group with T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chilli |
| 42% | NEYO | 4 | R&B singer with the hits "So Sick" and "Mad" |
| 42% | ETTAJAMES | 9 | R&B singer of Stormy Weather and album At Last! |
| 42% | TLC | 3 | R&B trio with hits including "Waterfalls" and "No Scrubs" |
| 42% | STAX | 4 | Classic record label for R&B and soul |
| 42% | CHLOEXHALLE | 11 | R&B duo comprised of two sisters who also starred in Grown-ish |
| 42% | SILKSONIC | 9 | R & B duo who performed their #1 single "Leave the Door Open" at the Grammy Awards ceremony in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | NEYO | 4 | R&B singer with the hits "So Sick" and "Miss Independent" |