| 100% | SHARP | 5 | A musical note that's off key by being too high |
| 38% | GFLAT | 5 | Musical note that's a step and a half below A |
| 38% | FERMATA | 7 | Musical sign indicating that a note should be held |
| 38% | KITCHEN | 7 | "Hell's ___," 2023 jukebox musical that is inspired by Alicia Keys' life and that features her songs |
| 36% | GRANDMASTER | 11 | Highest title that can be awarded to a player by world chess organisation FIDE |
| 36% | FLAT | 4 | Musical symbol that, when placed before a note, lowers it in pitch by a semitone |
| 35% | STACCATO | 8 | Musical direction whereby a dot placed above a note signifies that it should be played abruptly |
| 35% | NATURAL | 7 | Musical note that is neither sharp nor flat |
| 34% | COMET | 5 | "Off On A ___," science fiction novel by Jules Verne about characters that are unwittingly carried off into space |
| 34% | DOT | 3 | Symbol that increases a musical note's duration |
| 34% | WAITRESS | 8 | Broadway musical written by 31-Across that was nominated for four Tony Awards and a Grammy Award |
| 33% | STOLENCAR | 9 | Auto that's been taken away by a criminal: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NOVELLA | 7 | A short book that's too long to be a short story |
| 33% | DOCTOR | 6 | A Who that's been portrayed by at least 13 actors |
| 33% | PERFECTPITCH | 12 | Ability to identify a musical note just by hearing it |
| 33% | CAPRICE | 7 | A musical composition that is fast and lively |
| 33% | SWEETCAROLINE | 13 | Musical work that's a delightful Christmas composition, using the key with four 63-Acrosses? |
| 32% | LOSTINBEAGLE | 12 | Dramedy series about everything that's been swallowed by a dog like Snoopy? |
| 32% | MAMMAMIA | 8 | 2008 musical starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan that was named after a chart-topping song by ABBA: 2 wds. |
| 32% | EFLAT | 5 | A musical key above D, which is also the key of Mozart's "Symphony No.9": 2 wds |
| 32% | ALT | 3 | PC key that's where a Mac's "Command" key is |
| 32% | LACAGE | 6 | Informal title of a Tony-winning musical written by Harvey Fierstein that features the gay anthem "I Am What I Am" |
| 32% | SLUR | 4 | Symbol of a curved line in Western musical notation indicating that two or more notes are to be played without separation |
| 32% | AREQUIEMFORHISPETBIRD | 21 | Scholars believe that "A Musical Joke" by Mystery Person was ... |
| 32% | STALE | 5 | Like a joke that's been told too many times |
| 32% | BOO | 3 | Sound from a fan that's been turned off? |
| 32% | HAY | 3 | Kind of "fever" that's not actually a fever, and is typically caused by pollen |
| 31% | FUGUE | 5 | Musical composition that Bach is noted for |
| 31% | NOTE | 4 | Musical symbol that might be a C |
| 31% | NOTE | 4 | Musical symbol that might be an A |