| 100% | PORTAMENTO | 10 | In music, a sliding movement from one note to another, especially in singing or playing the violin |
| 39% | SLUR | 4 | In music, a curved line indicating that the notes in its limits be played smoothly, as one phrase |
| 38% | MELT | 4 | Go from one state to another, in a way |
| 37% | SNORING | 7 | Awkward sound to hear from the audience while one acts in a play |
| 37% | SACCADE | 7 | Rapid movement of the eye from one point to another |
| 34% | STARRED | 7 | To have appeared as the lead in a movie or play |
| 34% | LAA | 3 | "... ___ note to follow so" or part of a solfege note in a "The Sound of Music" song: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DOT | 3 | In music, the symbol placed after a note to increase its time value by a half |
| 34% | SEMIQUAVER | 10 | In music, a note with the time value of one-sixteenth of a semibreve |
| 34% | TRIPLET | 7 | In music, a group of three equal notes played in a time value of two or four |
| 33% | SLUR | 4 | In music, to perform smoothly a melodic phrase of two or more notes |
| 33% | SERENADE | 8 | To play or sing music in honor of someone |
| 33% | FAR | 3 | "A long, long way to run" or a solfege note in a "The Sound of Music" song |
| 33% | SERENADE | 8 | To play music or sing a song for someone you love |
| 33% | SPANNED | 7 | The bridge __ from one side to another |
| 33% | JOURNEY | 7 | A trip from one place to another |
| 32% | SCHERZO | 7 | Brisk lively movement in music developed from the minuet, with a contrastive middle section |
| 32% | SLUR | 4 | In music, a curved line indicating that a melody is to be played legato or as a single phrase |
| 32% | MIGRATION | 9 | Movement of birds from one country to another |
| 32% | LOCO | 4 | Prefix with "motion" to mean movement from one place to another |
| 32% | TRANSIT | 7 | The carrying of goods from one place to another |
| 32% | LOVEMEBENDER | 12 | Request from one robot to another in "Futurama"? |
| 31% | HERDING | 7 | Driving sheep or cattle from one place to another |
| 31% | BIRDIE | 6 | Something needed to play the game depicted in this puzzle ... or a hint to the six circled answers |
| 31% | PANEL | 5 | A secret one sometimes slid aside and led to secret rooms or down into the dungeons |
| 31% | MANSPREADS | 10 | Crowds one's seatmates, in a way ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 31% | HOPS | 4 | Jumps from one place to another (also a beer ingredient) |
| 31% | GENUFLECT | 9 | Bend one knee to the ground in respect or worship |
| 31% | TWINKILLING | 11 | Baseball double play, in slang ... or a hint to understanding the 12 Across answers that have circles |
| 31% | INFANTE | 7 | Son of a king of Spain or Portugal, especially one not heir to the throne |