| 100% | SHARP | 5 | Accidental in music that raises the pitch of the following note by one chromatic semitone |
| 81% | SHARP | 5 | In music, an accidental that raises the pitch of the following note by one chromatic semitone |
| 46% | FLAT | 4 | In music, the sign that, when placed before a note, lowers it in pitch by a semitone |
| 34% | SLUR | 4 | In music, a curved line indicating that the notes in its limits be played smoothly, as one phrase |
| 34% | SEMIQUAVER | 10 | In music, a note with the time value of one-sixteenth of a semibreve |
| 34% | ARAMIS | 6 | One of The Three Musketeers in the novel of that name by Alexandre Dumas |
| 34% | SLEDGEHAMMER | 12 | Song that accounted for 9 of the 10 MTV Video Music Awards won by 17-Across in 1987 |
| 34% | EBWHITE | 7 | Author whose last name's first letter, followed by the two initials that precede his last name, form a word in one of his most famous titles |
| 33% | TREMOLO | 7 | In music, the rapid repetition of a single note produced by a back-and-forth movement of the bow on a string instrument |
| 33% | SOH | 3 | The note that was "a needle pulling thread" according to Maria in "The Sound of Music" |
| 33% | REACH | 5 | The ___, one of the regions of the Seven Kingdoms that was ruled by House Gardener in "Game of Thrones" |
| 32% | ACCIDENTAL | 10 | Sign that changes the pitch of a note |
| 32% | FLAT | 4 | Musical symbol that, when placed before a note, lowers it in pitch by a semitone |
| 32% | MTV | 3 | Music channel launched in 1981 that popularized the concept of "video jockey": Abbr. |
| 31% | PIECEOFME | 9 | Song by 32-Across that won three MTV Video Music Awards in 2008, including Video of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 31% | MOUNTAIN | 8 | Music by Grieg: In the Hall of the __ King |
| 31% | IRISHPOUND | 10 | One of the currencies replaced by the euro in 2002 |
| 31% | APE | 3 | One of the animals that raised Tarzan |
| 30% | RAIN | 4 | "___ On Me," song by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande that won the MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year in 2020 |
| 30% | IAGO | 4 | One of the villains in 'Othello' by Shakespeare |
| 30% | REST | 4 | Interval of silence in music that is denoted by various shapes |
| 30% | SOBER | 5 | 1993 song by the rock band Tool that features stop-motion animation of a humanoid in the official music video |
| 30% | BEETHOVEN | 9 | One of the Three Bs in classical music hierarchy |
| 30% | TOOMUCHHEAVEN | 13 | Song that was the first of three #1 singles by 42-Across in 1979 (3 wds.) |
| 30% | ACE | 3 | Type of 11d in tennis that is not touched by the receiver |
| 30% | ROOT | 4 | In music, the note forming the foundation of a chord |
| 30% | HUNGRIEST | 9 | The one that is the most in need of food |
| 30% | ATHOS | 5 | One of the Three Musketeers in works by Alexandre Dumas |
| 29% | JAW | 3 | One of the structures in the mouth that helps you chew |
| 29% | EGGS | 4 | One of the focuses of Oology that are laid in nests |