| 100% | SPECTRAL | 8 | ___ lines, spooky-sounding term for the colored bands that appear when light is split in physics |
| 33% | CYBER | 5 | ___ Monday, term for the monday that follows Thanksgiving when massive discounts can be availed online |
| 33% | SNIGLET | 7 | Term for a word that isn't in the dictionary but should be |
| 33% | SNIGLET | 7 | Term for a word that isn't in the dictionary, but maybe should be |
| 32% | PHANTOM | 7 | ___ limb, spooky-sounding term for a sensation felt in a body part that has been amputated |
| 32% | TAN | 3 | Color of skin that has been in the sun for a long time |
| 31% | SPECTRUM | 8 | What appears when light is separated into colors |
| 31% | NSYNC | 5 | 1995 American boy band that was popular in the 2000s, known for their hit "Bye Bye Bye" |
| 31% | SHANANA | 7 | Band that appeared in the movie Grease |
| 29% | BEATLES | 7 | Band that John Lennon was in: The ___ |
| 28% | CHICAGO | 7 | Band that was in the park on Fourth of July |
| 28% | WHITEBAIT | 9 | A collective term for the immature fry of fish that are considered delicacies |
| 28% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 28% | HAIM | 4 | Band that was nominated for the 2015 Best New Artist Grammy |
| 28% | XEROCOLES | 9 | General term for animals that live in the desert |
| 28% | OBJ | 3 | Thing that appears closer in the mirror, for short |
| 28% | HARD | 4 | ___ pass, term for a firm rejection that was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2021 |
| 27% | TACO | 4 | Slang term for a Frisbee that's been bent in half |
| 27% | MANIACS | 7 | 10,000 ___ (alt-rock band that was big in the 1990s) |
| 27% | NKOTB | 5 | Boy band that was big in the '80s (when most of the items in the theme answers came out), briefly |
| 27% | SPECTRUM | 8 | Band of colors when light is passed through prism |
| 27% | DRAB | 4 | Olive color that's great if you're a grunt eating in the desert but not so great when you're appearing at the Grammy Awards |
| 27% | LUKASGRAHAM | 11 | Danish pop and soul band with the hit single "7 Years", that was nominated for Record of the Year in the 2017 Grammy Awards : 2 wds. |
| 27% | REMBRANDTS | 10 | Band that sang the "Friends" theme song "I'll Be There for You," with "the" |
| 27% | ELO | 3 | 1970s band that released the 2015 album "Alone in the Universe," for short |
| 27% | SYNC | 4 | When something is in the same rhythm as another, for short |
| 27% | OBJ | 3 | "___ in the mirror are closer than they appear," for short |
| 27% | COLORITO | 8 | Italian term used for the colors in a painting |
| 27% | FLU | 3 | Bug that sounds like it was in the air? |
| 27% | THEYARDBIRDS | 12 | English rock band formed in 1963 that still performs live and is known for starting the careers of Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck: 2 wds. |