| 100% | SEVENDWARFS | 11 | Group whose members were named Blick, Flick, Glick, Snick, Plick, Whick, and Quee in a 1912 play |
| 33% | CENA | 4 | John who plays a mercenary in "Peacemaker," and whose name can be found in "mercenary" |
| 33% | CONSONANTS | 10 | Group whose members are represented completely (with no repeats) in 21-, 26- and 43-Across |
| 32% | PINK | 4 | I was a member of the girl group "Choice" before going solo and I played Dede in "Thanks for Sharing" |
| 28% | THIRTEENCOLONIES | 16 | Old group whose members are all represented in this puzzle |
| 28% | NWA | 3 | Hip-hop group whose members were Ice Cube and Dr. Dre: Abbr. |
| 28% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop group whose members are Agnetha, Björn, Benny, and Anni-Frid |
| 27% | ASICS | 5 | Shoe company whose name is an acronym for a Latin expression about health in mind and body |
| 27% | BROOKLYNDECKER | 14 | "Grace and Frankie" actress whose first name is also a place in New York City (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ADDAMS | 6 | Surname of a family whose members can be found in nine rows in this puzzle ... and whose names contain circled letters that, reading down, spell a word describing them |
| 27% | ROSIE | 5 | Female mascot of the Cincinnati Reds whose name is derived from a female fan and a fan group |
| 27% | ZZTOP | 5 | Group whose member with the least-prominent beard is named Frank Beard |
| 27% | THEBROTHERSFOUR | 15 | Singing group whose members met at a fraternity in 1956 |
| 27% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group whose name is a palindrome |
| 26% | PONTIAC | 7 | Ottawa leader who fought British advances in the Great Lakes area during the 1700s and whose name was a car brand |
| 26% | ANSELELGORT | 11 | "The Fault in Our Stars" actor who is also a singer and DJ who plays under the name "Ansolo": 2 wds. |
| 26% | BTS | 3 | Group whose members are J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga and V |
| 26% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group whose name is coincidentally a rhyme scheme |
| 26% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group whose name is also a rhyme scheme |
| 26% | FIJI | 4 | Island group whose name is a brand of water |
| 26% | ACTUP | 5 | LGBT political group whose name is a rallying cry |
| 26% | NATO | 4 | Intl. group whose initials in English and French are reversed |
| 25% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 25% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | Singer and actress who played Rachel Marron in 18a and whose cover of "I Will Always Love You" became a best-selling single: 2 wds. |
| 25% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "Saving All My Love for You" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose last name is a city in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 25% | HYENAS | 6 | African scavengers whose group name is a cackle |
| 25% | BOBOLINKS | 9 | Small songbirds whose group name is a chain |
| 25% | GOLDFISH | 8 | Aquatic pet whose group name is a troubling |
| 25% | ENO | 3 | Musician whose name is a number in reverse |
| 25% | TENPINBOWLING | 13 | Popular sport played with a ball that has three holes and whose history has been traced back to the Egyptians living in 3200 BCE: 3 wds. |