| 100% | MUTE | 4 | Device used to muffle the sound of a musical instrument |
| 64% | TUNER | 5 | Technician hired to correct the sound of a musical instrument |
| 57% | TUNED | 5 | Calibrated the sound of a musical instrument |
| 51% | TUNE | 4 | Melody, or to correct the pitch of a musical instrument |
| 50% | DECIBEL | 7 | Unit used to measure the intensity of a sound |
| 50% | TUNER | 5 | Device that Elton John might use to adjust the musical pitch of a piano |
| 44% | VANES | 5 | Devices used to indicate the direction of the wind |
| 44% | ROLEREVERSAL | 12 | Plot device used in "Freaky Friday" ... or a hint to the interior of 20-, 26- or 42-Across |
| 44% | REED | 4 | Part of a musical instrument that anagrams to an animal |
| 43% | AGAMOTTO | 8 | Device used to hold the time stone, Eye of __ |
| 42% | BACKING | 7 | Material used to support the underside of a fabric |
| 42% | CORER | 5 | Tool used to remove the center of a pineapple |
| 42% | PLOT | 4 | Term used to describe the storyline of a TV show |
| 41% | ACRE | 4 | Unit used to measure the size of a farmer's field |
| 41% | RECHARGE | 8 | To boost the battery of a device by plugging it in |
| 41% | PRESS | 5 | Device used to squeeze grapes during the early stages of the wine making process |
| 41% | IRON | 4 | A device used to flatten clothes, to ___ out the wrinkles |
| 41% | NEE | 3 | Used to indicate the maiden name of a married woman |
| 41% | BROIL | 5 | Oven setting used to crisp the top of a casserole |
| 41% | DECIBELS | 8 | Units used to measure the intensity of sound |
| 40% | DYE | 3 | A substance used to change the hue of something |
| 40% | NEE | 3 | Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman |
| 40% | GUNSHY | 6 | Nervous, as to the sound of a pistol: Hyph. |
| 39% | ACRE | 4 | Unit of land used to state the size of a wildfire |
| 39% | REEL | 4 | Part of a fishing rod used to wind up the line |
| 39% | TOE | 3 | What you might use to test the temperature of a bath |
| 39% | PALETTE | 7 | The range of shades used to decorate a room |
| 39% | ASTROLABE | 9 | Medieval instrument used to determine the altitude of the sun |
| 39% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind instrument used to set the pitch of an orchestra |
| 39% | SKIS | 4 | Use a pair of these to slide down the mountain |