| 100% | DEVO | 4 | Band name inspired by the concept that mankind has started to regress |
| 39% | NIA | 3 | Name that becomes another name by adding So to the start |
| 37% | ABBA | 4 | Band that inspired Lars to start performing, in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga |
| 36% | LIVIA | 5 | Woman's name that becomes another woman's name by adding an O to the start |
| 35% | SPINALTAP | 9 | Band name that has an umlaut over the "n" |
| 33% | STREETS | 7 | Song by the band U2: Where the __ Have No Name |
| 33% | GALWAY | 6 | "___ Girl," song by English singer Ed Sheeran which has the name of an Irish city in its title that is home to Eyre Square |
| 33% | ALBUM | 5 | Collection of songs by the band Paradise Lost that is named "Gothic" |
| 32% | FEDEX | 5 | Company started in 1971 by Frederick Smith that today has the corporate motto "Helping you get back to business" |
| 32% | LONDON | 6 | "___ Calling," song by British punk rock band the Clash which has the name of a city in its title that is known for the clock tower"Big Ben" |
| 30% | SAFECO | 6 | Insurer that once had the naming rights to the Mariners' ballpark |
| 30% | FOOFIGHTERS | 11 | "Everlong" and "Learn to Fly" rock band that has an alliterative name: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band that has the first letter of each member on its name |
| 30% | BLACK | 5 | "___ Ice," 2008 hit song by AC/DC with an album that has the same name |
| 30% | LUTE | 4 | Instrument that becomes another instrument when "F" is added to the start of its name |
| 30% | ONEINTEN | 8 | UB40 protest song with a name inspired by the unemployment rate |
| 30% | ECTOR | 5 | Name in Arthurian legend that becomes a name in Greek myth if you add H to the start |
| 29% | LANA | 4 | Girl's name that becomes a boy's name when the last letter moves to the start |
| 29% | RIVAL | 5 | (2/5) "You learn from talking to the crew that Blanks has a fierce ___ (nemesis) by the name of Hugh Jackpot..." |
| 29% | LUTE | 4 | Stringed instrument that becomes a woodwind instrument when an F is added to the start of its name |
| 29% | JENNIFER | 8 | Name that may have been derived from the juniper plant and common to 13a, 18a, 32a, and 39d |
| 29% | PITTSBURGH | 10 | City that had the final letter of its name removed in 1891, only to be restored in 1911 |
| 28% | CRAN | 4 | Start to the names of some juice blends |
| 28% | WHATSYOUR | 9 | "___ Name," 1977 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that is the opening track on their album "Street Survivors": 2 wds. |
| 28% | COSMOPOLITAN | 12 | Fashion magazine for women that has been in publication since 1886, and is often referred to by its shorter name |
| 28% | MIAMI | 5 | "Move to ___," hit song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias which has the name of a Florida city in its title |
| 28% | NINERS | 6 | San Francisco-based athletes with a team name inspired by the California Gold Rush, for short |
| 28% | LETSGROOVE | 10 | Top 20 song by the band whose name includes the first words of the answers to 18-Across, 26-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 28% | ACME | 4 | The company that was shown to have made all the evil weapons used by Wile E. Coyote to try and catch the Roadrunner |
| 27% | SWEETHOME | 9 | "___ Alabama," 1974 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that inspired the title of a rom-com starring Reese Witherspoon: 2 wds. |