| 100% | IMPOSTERS | 9 | Backup band for 45-Across, with "The" |
| 62% | PRO | 3 | With 45-Across, for the time being |
| 55% | ENOUGHTO | 8 | With 45 Across, sufficient quantity for everybody |
| 53% | UNIONSTATION | 12 | Backup band for 39-Across since 1987 (2 wds.) |
| 53% | SMASHING | 8 | With 45-Across, "Does the name contain a vegetable?" YES. "Is it a band fronted by Billy Corgan?" YES! |
| 53% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1977 hit "Telephone Line," for short |
| 53% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1976 hit "Strange Magic," for short |
| 53% | FREDDYGOT | 9 | With 45-Across, Tom Green attended the 2002 Razzies to collect his awards for this film: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ELO | 3 | Group with the tribute bands Evil Woman and Strange Magic, for short |
| 52% | REM | 3 | Band with the 4x platinum album "Automatic for the People" |
| 52% | ABBA | 4 | Band with the compilation album "Thank You for the Music" |
| 52% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1977 hit "Turn to Stone," for short |
| 52% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 2015 album "Alone in the Universe," for short |
| 52% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1979 hit "Shine a Little Love," for short |
| 51% | STONES | 6 | "Sympathy for the Devil" band, with "The" |
| 51% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1979 hit "Don't Bring Me Down," for short |
| 51% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 50% | AQUA | 4 | Band that collaborated with Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj for the Barbie soundtrack |
| 50% | AERO | 4 | Prefix with "Smith" for the rock band that sang "Sweet Emotion" |
| 50% | ELO | 3 | 1970s band with the hit "Strange Magic," for short |
| 49% | ROOTS | 5 | House band for "The Tonight Show," with "The" |
| 49% | PRO | 3 | With 51-Across, for the nonce |
| 49% | FACE | 4 | With 5 Across, company that the 14 Down is suing for allegedly breaking antitrust laws |
| 48% | UPTO | 4 | With 45-Across, informed on the latest |
| 48% | SAL | 3 | With 34-Across, treatment for the faint |
| 48% | PRO | 3 | With 63-Across, for the time being |
| 48% | SALTED | 6 | With 23-Across, saved for the future |
| 48% | WHO | 3 | The ___, an English band with hit songs like "My Generation" and "I Can See For Miles" |
| 48% | GOBLIN | 6 | With 27 Across, Oxford's Word of the Year for 2022, defined as self-indulgent behavior |
| 48% | ALABAMA | 7 | "Love in the First Degree" country-rock band with a state for a name |