| 100% | MAROON | 6 | A pop-rock band and a brownish-red color, __ 5 |
| 56% | MAROON | 6 | ___ 5, American pop rock band with hits like "Sugar" and "Moves Like Jagger" |
| 55% | HUEY | 4 | ___ Lewis and the News, a pop rock band who sang the hit song "The Power of Love" |
| 50% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Biweekly pop culture magazine that has been in publication since 1967 and shares its name with a legendary rock band: 2 wds. |
| 47% | MAROON | 6 | ___ 5, pop rock band with the 2014 hit "Maps" |
| 47% | HUEY | 4 | ___ Lewis and the News, an American Pop Rock band |
| 46% | ADAM | 4 | ___ Levine, lead singer of the pop rock band "Maroon 5" |
| 45% | JOSIE | 5 | "___ and the Pussycats" (cartoon featuring a pop band) |
| 45% | BAYCITYROLLERS | 14 | Pop rock band with the hit songs "Money Honey" and "Saturday Night" (3 wds.) |
| 44% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group whose tribute bands include A*Teens and Björn Again |
| 44% | BLUR | 4 | A rock band with hits like "Song 2" and "Coffee & TV" |
| 44% | TOP | 3 | ZZ ___, a famed rock band known for hits like "Black Betty" and "Cheap Sunglasses" |
| 42% | JACKSON | 7 | The ___ 5, '70s pop group who were a predecessor to modern boy bands |
| 41% | WHO | 3 | The ___, a rock band known for hits like "My Generation" and "Pinball Wizard" |
| 41% | THESTOOGES | 10 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band led by Iggy Pop |
| 41% | SECONDS | 7 | 5 __ of Summer, Australian pop-rock band |
| 41% | PUSSYCATS | 9 | "Josie and the ___," '70s cartoon about a girl pop band |
| 40% | DOUBT | 5 | No ___, American rock band famous for hits like "Trapped in a Box" and "Hey Baby" |
| 40% | TWEEZERS | 8 | Tool whose name is a rock band if you remove the first and last letters |
| 40% | HEY | 3 | "___, Soul Sister," 2009 song by rock band Train, and maybe the start of a conversation |
| 40% | JOYDIVISION | 11 | 1970s rock band that regrouped as New Order, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 40% | ROULETTE | 8 | Popular Las Vegas casino game played on a wheel with green, black, and red colors |
| 40% | WHATSUP | 7 | 1993 song by rock band 4 Non Blondes, and maybe a response to 13a: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CHEAPTRICK | 10 | "The Flame" rock band that released a self-titled album in both 1977 and 1997: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band whose hits included "Fernando" and "Take a Chance on Me" |
| 38% | NICKELBACK | 10 | Canadian rock band who sang "Photograph" and "Rockstar" which brothers Mike and Chad Kroeger are a part of. |
| 38% | FOO/XFIGHTER | 12 | [*cross out* Member of a certain 1990s-2000s rock band] Censor unhappy with "Family Guy" and "Glee," maybe? |
| 38% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with a slash, but not Slash |
| 38% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with a slash in its name |
| 38% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with a 2024 “Power Up” tour |