| 100% | TONECOLOR | 9 | Brightness or darkness, in musical terms |
| 45% | SOPRANINO | 9 | Term for a musical instrument such as a recorder or saxophone with the highest pitch of all those in its family |
| 44% | PINNIPED | 8 | Seal or walrus in taxonomic terms |
| 43% | OSSIA | 5 | Or, in a musical score |
| 43% | PIN | 3 | Term in wrestling or bowling |
| 43% | SET | 3 | Term in tennis or bridge |
| 43% | DEBUSSY | 7 | Pioneer in musical Impressionism, despite rejecting the term |
| 42% | TONE | 4 | Term that can be musical or muscular |
| 40% | OPERA | 5 | Musical performance that's often in Italian or German |
| 40% | EARN | 4 | Make in terms of money or respect |
| 40% | CAT | 3 | Mungojerrie or Skimbleshanks, in a musical |
| 40% | BREAKOUTINSONG | 14 | What characters in musicals often do … or what 31-Across depicts literally |
| 39% | DIVA | 4 | Term for a female superstar in opera or pop music |
| 39% | SHOWGIRL | 8 | Female performer in a musical or stage recital |
| 39% | REED | 4 | Thin musical part in a clarinet or oboe |
| 39% | CANONS | 6 | Musical pieces or decrees in law |
| 39% | SFORZATO | 8 | Musical term indicating a note or chord is to be played with a dynamic accent |
| 39% | FAST | 4 | Observe Ramadan or Yom Kippur, in terms of eating |
| 39% | SWEDE | 5 | Ingrid Bergman or Bjorn Borg, in terms of citizenship |
| 39% | ACRID | 5 | Strong and pungent, in terms of smell or taste |
| 39% | RARE | 4 | Not medium or well-done, in terms of beef |
| 39% | OVERTURE | 8 | Opening piece of music in a musical or play |
| 38% | SEMESTER | 8 | A half-year term in a school or university |
| 38% | BUZZWORDS | 9 | Fashionable or in vogue terms |
| 38% | CONCERT | 7 | Musical event that may be held in a stadium or an arena |
| 38% | ERA | 3 | Stone or bronze age in terms of the time period |
| 38% | ALTO | 4 | Amy Winehouse or Judy Garland, in terms of vocal range |
| 38% | AID | 3 | Band or Live follower, in mid-nineteen-eighties musical philanthropy |
| 38% | SINON | 5 | Son of Aesimus in Greek mythology or a JavaScript term |
| 38% | SEM | 3 | Half-year term in a school or university, for short |