| 100% | EAR | 3 | Have an ___ for music |
| 72% | EYE | 3 | Have an ___ for detail |
| 70% | AFFINITY | 8 | Have an ___ for (be fond of) |
| 70% | WANT | 4 | Have an itch for |
| 70% | CRAVE | 5 | Have an appetite for |
| 70% | CRAVE | 5 | Have an urge for |
| 69% | EYE | 3 | Has an ___ for detail (is very perceptive) |
| 68% | LIKE | 4 | Have an appreciation for something |
| 65% | SLOTMACHINE | 11 | It has an opening for gambling |
| 62% | GRE | 3 | It has an analytical writing component, for short |
| 62% | CROWE | 5 | Actor Russell who has an Oscar for "Gladiator" |
| 62% | OSSIA | 5 | Music term for an alternative passage |
| 61% | BOXEDSET | 8 | Music store purchase for an avid fan |
| 60% | ORAL | 4 | Televangelist Roberts who has an Oklahoma university named for him |
| 60% | COACHELLA | 9 | Music festival named for an arid California valley |
| 59% | GPA | 3 | An A student has a high one, for short |
| 59% | ARRANGERS | 9 | People who adapt music for an orchestra |
| 59% | OST | 3 | Abbr. for an album of movie music |
| 58% | TONEDEAF | 8 | Having no ear for music |
| 58% | JINGLE | 6 | Short piece of catchy music for an advert |
| 58% | PALETTE | 7 | Something for an artist to have on hand |
| 58% | POORTASTE | 9 | Bad quality for an interior designer to have |
| 57% | EAR | 3 | She's got an ___ for music |
| 56% | SNOB | 4 | ___ appeal (what luxury goods have for an upscale consumer) |
| 56% | LINES | 5 | What an actor has to memorize for a role |
| 56% | EAR | 3 | Have a good __ for music |
| 56% | NELL | 4 | Inspector Fenwick's daughter, who seemed to have an ongoing affinity for railway tracks |
| 55% | ZEST | 4 | An enthusiastic person has ___ for life (a word that rhymes with best) |
| 55% | NOONE | 5 | Who has won an Oscar for Best Actor three times |
| 54% | ERASE | 5 | A good pencil always has an ___r at the end of it for correcting mistakes |