| 100% | OPERAGOER | 9 | Attendee at a 17-Across performance |
| 59% | MEN | 3 | They're moved at a 17-Across |
| 56% | WARNS | 5 | Waves a 17-Across at, say |
| 54% | ALUMNI | 6 | Attendees at a college reunion |
| 52% | STAG | 4 | Dateless attendee at a party |
| 51% | DEBUTANTE | 9 | Attendee at a formal coming-of-age ball |
| 51% | AUDIENCE | 8 | Listeners or spectators at a performance |
| 51% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Audience appreciation at a live performance |
| 51% | AUNTS | 5 | Some attendees at a family gathering |
| 50% | AUNTS | 5 | Some female attendees at a family reunion |
| 50% | SRS | 3 | Graduation attendees at a college, for short |
| 48% | CLAQUE | 6 | Hired supporters at a performance |
| 48% | BOOED | 5 | Expressed disapproval at a performance |
| 48% | MARIOBRAVO | 10 | Cheer at a Lanza performance? |
| 48% | CLAP | 4 | Show appreciation at a performance |
| 48% | PLAYBILL | 8 | Booklet at a theatrical performance |
| 48% | OLE | 3 | Cry at a flamenco performance |
| 48% | ROUNDOFAPPLAUSE | 15 | Appreciation at a live performance |
| 47% | OPERABOX | 8 | Seating at a performance of “Aida” |
| 46% | BOO | 3 | Exclamation to show disapproval at a performance |
| 46% | TALL | 4 | With 17 Across, whopper of a story |
| 46% | STAY | 4 | Time at a 57 Across |
| 46% | TONGUETIED | 10 | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| 46% | BLACKBOXTHEATER | 15 | Dog spreading out at a minimal performance venue? |
| 45% | {BELL}YDANCING | 14 | Performance at a Moroccan restaurant, perhaps |
| 45% | AMP | 3 | Volume-boosting box at a rock band's performance |
| 45% | LIONDANCE | 9 | Performance at a Lunar New Year parade |
| 44% | ARIA | 4 | Many a performance at The Met |
| 44% | TENITEMSORFEWER | 15 | Sign posted at a 16 Across |
| 43% | INTEGRA | 7 | Bygone Acura that's involved in a crackup at 17-, 23-, 45- and 55-Across? |