| 100% | ELASTICBAND | 11 | Feature of some sweatpants DETOUR: Well-known musical group with a place name |
| 41% | BUD | 3 | Name of a son on both "Married... with Children" and "Father Knows Best" |
| 40% | KINGSTONTRIO | 12 | Longtime musical group with a world capital in its name |
| 35% | AXL | 3 | Better known first name of William Bruce Bailey who made it big with GNR |
| 35% | AMA | 3 | Doctors' group with a well-known journal: Abbr. |
| 34% | LARGO | 5 | Musical tempo that shares a name with one of the Florida Keys |
| 33% | PILL | 4 | Better known name of Tyrone Rivers, Atlanta rapper who released "Back Right" in 2018 after a 6 year hiatus |
| 33% | MIA | 3 | Better known name of LA's María de Lourdes Villiers Farrow who became a UNICEF International Ambassador in 2000 |
| 33% | THEFED | 6 | Group with a board of governors |
| 33% | MAFIA | 5 | Group with a code of silence |
| 33% | THEMOB | 6 | Group with a lot of hits? |
| 33% | HANDBELLCHOIR | 13 | Group with a lot of ringers? |
| 33% | GSTRING | 7 | Bit of attire that shares its name with part of a musical instrument |
| 33% | MAMMAMIA | 8 | 2002 Tony Award Best Musical nominee featuring the songs of pop group Abba |
| 33% | MENSA | 5 | Group with a meeting of the minds? |
| 32% | ADA | 3 | Group with a Seal of Acceptance for toothpaste: Abbr. |
| 32% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group with a hit Broadway musical |
| 32% | XTC | 3 | Rock group with a blissful-sounding name |
| 32% | ARCTIC | 6 | ___ Monkeys, "Do I Wanna Know?" band whose name features one of the coldest places on earth |
| 31% | OCTET | 5 | Musical group with twice as many members as a quartet |
| 31% | HELVETICA | 9 | Name of a well-known sans-serif typeface |
| 31% | ALANON | 6 | Support group with a hyphen in its name |
| 31% | HOLE | 4 | Feature of a well-worn sneaker |
| 31% | SPIRAL | 6 | Feature of a well-thrown football |
| 31% | ABBA | 4 | Singing group with a palindromic name |
| 31% | ELKS | 4 | Fraternal group with a mammalian name |
| 31% | MOBHANDED | 9 | With a large group of people |
| 31% | ORLONS | 6 | 1960s group with a fabric-related name, with "the" |
| 31% | STYX | 4 | Classic rock group with a name from Greek myth |
| 31% | TONYTONITONE | 12 | 1990s R&B group with a repetitive-sounding name |