| 100% | RESPONSE | 8 | Call and __, music with answering phrase |
| 47% | BLUEGRASS | 9 | Music with jazz, banjos, and harmonious vocals |
| 46% | SKA | 3 | Music with a blend of folk and calypso |
| 46% | MARCO | 5 | Call answered with "Polo!" |
| 46% | IMNOTADOCTOR | 12 | With 40- and 48-Across, much-mocked ad phrase that could have been said by the answers to the four starred clues |
| 45% | SKIFFLE | 7 | Early rock music with guitars and washboard |
| 44% | BURNTUP | 7 | Phrase associated with ire and fire |
| 44% | GLAMROCK | 8 | 80's music with outrageous make-up and clothes |
| 43% | IPOD | 4 | Music device with Classic and Touch models |
| 43% | METAL | 5 | Music genre with "death" and "speed" varieties |
| 43% | EMO | 3 | Music genre associated with sensitivity and introversion |
| 43% | DANCEPARTY | 10 | Mixer with music and movement |
| 43% | GLAMROCK | 8 | Era of 70s music with glitter, satin and make-up |
| 43% | MAGNA | 5 | With "cum" and 32-Down, a diploma phrase |
| 43% | SPOTIFY | 7 | Music-streaming app with green and black logo |
| 43% | ROCKSTAR | 8 | Music film with Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston |
| 42% | CEILIDH | 7 | Irish gathering with music and dance |
| 42% | CABARET | 7 | Nightclub performance with music and dancing |
| 42% | REVUE | 5 | Entertainment with music, dance and sketches |
| 42% | JUSTABITOUTSIDE | 15 | Ball call, and a hint for entering eight answers |
| 42% | OPERA | 5 | Elaborate music performance with sopranos and spears |
| 42% | CARNIVAL | 8 | Type of celebration with music and lights |
| 42% | NIGHTCLUB | 9 | Late evening venue with music and dancing |
| 42% | BRIANENO | 8 | Musician and producer originally with Roxy Music |
| 42% | WOODSTOCK | 9 | 1969 music festival with Joplin and Hendrix |
| 41% | PEAR | 4 | Fruit with varieties called Anjou and Bartlett |
| 41% | SETTER | 6 | Gundog with varieties called Irish and Gordon |
| 41% | CROSSFIT | 8 | Regimen with workouts called "Fran" and "Nancy" |
| 41% | WESTSIDESTORY | 13 | "Romeo and Juliet" with music, 1957 |
| 41% | PHONE | 5 | Device for calls and texts, also something you lock with a password |