| 100% | DIRE | 4 | ___ Straits ("Money for Nothing" rock group) |
| 67% | STRAITS | 7 | "Money for Nothing" rock band Dire ___ |
| 66% | DIRE | 4 | "Money for Nothing" band ___ Straits |
| 62% | CREDIT | 6 | Money for nothing? |
| 60% | DIRE | 4 | ___ Straits ("Money for Nothing" band) |
| 59% | DIRE | 4 | ___ Straits, rock band behind the hit "Money For Nothing" |
| 54% | ELO | 3 | "Xanadu" rock group, for short |
| 53% | SNOWPATROL | 10 | Rock group known for the song "Chasing Cars" |
| 53% | ELO | 3 | Classic symphonic rock group, for short |
| 53% | ELO | 3 | "Evil Woman" rock group, for short |
| 52% | ELO | 3 | Rock group featured on the "Xanadu" soundtrack, for short |
| 52% | GREENDAY | 8 | US rock group famous for American Idiot |
| 52% | GREENDAY | 8 | US rock group known for American Idiot |
| 51% | ELO | 3 | "Shine a Little Love" rock group, for short |
| 51% | CSNY | 4 | "Teach Your Children" folk rock group, for short |
| 50% | ELO | 3 | "Don't Bring Me Down" rock group, for short |
| 50% | PINKFLOYD | 9 | British rock group famous for the album The Wall |
| 50% | MOTHERSOFINVENTION | 18 | Rock group whose name is an appropriate alternative title for this puzzle |
| 49% | DURAN | 5 | When repeated, rock group named for the villain in "Barbarella" |
| 48% | DEBI | 4 | Mazar of "Money for Nothing" |
| 48% | FALL | 4 | ___ Out Boy, 2001 American rock group known for "Thnks fr th Mmrs" |
| 46% | PTA | 3 | Group that raises money for schools: Abbr. |
| 45% | DOG | 3 | Temple of the ___, "Hunger Strike" former rock group that reunited in 2016 for a tour |
| 43% | THEBAND | 7 | Canadian rock group whose last concert was filmed by Martin Scorsese for a 1978 documentary (2 wds.) |
| 43% | FOR | 3 | "Money ___ Nothing" (Dire Straits song) |
| 43% | FOR | 3 | "Money ___ Nothing" (Dire Straits hit) |
| 42% | GRAVEL | 6 | Rock group? |
| 42% | BAND | 4 | Rock group |
| 42% | ORES | 4 | Rock group |
| 42% | REM | 3 | Rock group |