| 100% | THEBAND | 7 | Canadian rock group that played "The Weight" at 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 58% | SANTANA | 7 | American rock group that played "Soul Sacrifice" at 48-Across |
| 43% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | Rock group that released "Free Bird" in 1974: 2 wds. |
| 42% | STEELYDAN | 9 | Rock group with the 1977 single "Peg": 2 wds. |
| 42% | THEPOLICE | 9 | Rock group with the 1978 single "Roxanne": 2 wds. |
| 42% | FLEETWOODMAC | 12 | Rock group with the 1979 single "Sara": 2 wds. |
| 40% | NJDEVILS | 8 | NHL team that plays in the Prudential Center: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MORRISCHESTNUT | 14 | Actor who plays the title character of 47-Across in a CBS series that premiered in January: 2 wds. |
| 40% | TOPIMPA | 7 | With 48-Across, Kendrick Lamar album that won Best Rap Album at the 2016 Grammys: 3 wds. |
| 40% | THEIMPRESSIONS | 14 | "It's All Right" R&B group that recorded 48-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | REDSOX | 6 | Team that plays home games at Fenway Park: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LASVEGAS | 8 | City that hosted the 16-/40-Across boxing match at the MGM Grand: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Group that featured the bandleader character Sgt. Pepper on its 1967 concept album: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THEWALTONS | 10 | Michael Learned played the mom on this show that debuted in 1972: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FAMILYTIES | 10 | Meredith Baxter played the mom on this show that debuted in 1982: 2 wds. |
| 38% | REDSOX | 6 | Team that plays home games at Fenway Park, the MLB's third-smallest stadium in seating capacity (2 wds.) |
| 38% | SPICEGIRLS | 10 | Group that made up the phrase "zig-a-zig-ah" in their 1997 hit "Wannabe": 2 wds. |
| 38% | IDO | 3 | Phrase that seals the deal, at the altar: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BEEGEES | 7 | Group that sang "Stayin' Alive," with "the": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MENATWORK | 9 | 15-Across and 33-Across rock band from Australia that won Best New Artist at the 1983 Grammy Awards (3 wds.) |
| 36% | ONEDIRECTION | 12 | "Drag Me Down" group that won 14-Across in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CHILIPEPPERS | 12 | The Red Hot ___, the funk rock band that Flea - whose birthday it is today - plays bass for: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JOSHBROLIN | 10 | Actor who plays the fixer in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEBAND | 7 | Canadian rock group whose last concert was filmed by Martin Scorsese for a 1978 documentary (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TOURBUS | 7 | Vehicle for a rock band that's on the road: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CHRISELLIOTT | 12 | "Groundhog Day" actor who plays the mayor on 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JASONBIGGS | 10 | "American Pie" actor who plays the father in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BEEGEES | 7 | Musical group that recorded 16-, 21-, and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PHANTOMPLANET | 13 | American rock band that created "California," the theme song for "The O.C.": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ADBREAK | 7 | Program interruption that follows the words at 16a, 22a, 38a, 45a, and 53a: 2 wds. |