| 100% | BUGLES | 6 | Brass instruments used to sound the last post |
| 48% | MUTE | 4 | Device used to muffle the sound of a musical instrument |
| 44% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument used to set the pitch for an orchestra |
| 41% | BUGLE | 5 | Brass instrument, usually without valves, similar to the cornet |
| 41% | ASTROLABE | 9 | Medieval instrument used to determine the altitude of the sun |
| 41% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind instrument used to set the pitch of an orchestra |
| 41% | OBOE | 4 | Wind instrument used to set the pitch for an orchestra |
| 40% | STRIGIL | 7 | Small curved metal instrument used to scrape dirt and sweat from the body |
| 40% | FINALE | 6 | Term used to describe the last episode of a TV show |
| 40% | FRANCE | 6 | Last known country to use the guillotine |
| 39% | DECIBELS | 8 | Units used to measure the intensity of sound |
| 39% | OMEGA | 5 | Greek letter used to denote the last entry in a series |
| 39% | DECIBEL | 7 | Unit used to measure the intensity of a sound |
| 38% | TSAR | 4 | Onetime title for Bulgaria's Simeon II, the last person to use it |
| 36% | STRIGIL | 7 | Small curved metal instrument used in ancient times to scrape dirt and sweat from the body |
| 36% | OBOES | 5 | Instruments used to tune orchestras |
| 35% | BUGLES | 6 | Brass instruments used for military signals |
| 35% | HORN | 4 | Instrument used to play 25-Down |
| 35% | KEY | 3 | Instrument used to open a lock |
| 35% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument used to tune an orchestra |
| 35% | SCISSORS | 8 | Instruments used to cut bandages and tape |
| 35% | REDALERTS | 9 | Occasions to sound the alarm |
| 34% | TUNER | 5 | Technician hired to correct the sound of a musical instrument |
| 34% | SUNDIAL | 7 | Instrument that uses shadows to tell the time |
| 34% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument that sounds like "a duck if the duck were a songbird," according to Angels in America |
| 34% | MILK | 4 | Use to the fullest |
| 34% | HANDWHISK | 9 | Manual instrument used to whip up cream |
| 34% | BAROMETER | 9 | Scientific instrument used to measure air pressure |
| 34% | BUGLE | 5 | Trumpet-like instrument used to play taps |
| 33% | SITARS | 6 | Instruments used by the Beatles |