| 100% | SHARP | 5 | In music, an accidental that raises the pitch of the following note by one chromatic semitone |
| 83% | SHARP | 5 | Accidental in music that raises the pitch of the following note by one chromatic semitone |
| 48% | FLAT | 4 | In music, the sign that, when placed before a note, lowers it in pitch by a semitone |
| 37% | SEMIQUAVER | 10 | In music, a note with the time value of one-sixteenth of a semibreve |
| 36% | SADSONG | 7 | One of the ones that "say so much," in an Elton John hit |
| 35% | ARAMIS | 6 | One of The Three Musketeers in the novel of that name by Alexandre Dumas |
| 35% | TEL | 3 | Part of the name of an Israeli city that is followed by Aviv |
| 35% | SLEDGEHAMMER | 12 | Song that accounted for 9 of the 10 MTV Video Music Awards won by 17-Across in 1987 |
| 35% | EBWHITE | 7 | Author whose last name's first letter, followed by the two initials that precede his last name, form a word in one of his most famous titles |
| 34% | ANGORA | 6 | Kind of wool that differs by one letter from the name of an African country |
| 34% | SLUR | 4 | In music, a curved line indicating that the notes in its limits be played smoothly, as one phrase |
| 34% | SOH | 3 | The note that was "a needle pulling thread" according to Maria in "The Sound of Music" |
| 34% | REACH | 5 | The ___, one of the regions of the Seven Kingdoms that was ruled by House Gardener in "Game of Thrones" |
| 34% | ACCIDENTAL | 10 | Sign that changes the pitch of a note |
| 33% | BLOOD | 5 | "Bad ___," song by Taylor Swift that won an MTV VMA for Video of the Year in 2015 |
| 33% | ELEVATOR | 8 | "Love in an ___," song by Aerosmith that describes the exciting ride to the top of the Eiffel Tower |
| 33% | MONTH | 5 | One of the twelve divisions in a year, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "oneth" |
| 33% | FLAT | 4 | Musical symbol that, when placed before a note, lowers it in pitch by a semitone |
| 32% | PIECEOFME | 9 | Song by 32-Across that won three MTV Video Music Awards in 2008, including Video of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 32% | MOUNTAIN | 8 | Music by Grieg: In the Hall of the __ King |
| 32% | TREMOLO | 7 | In music, the rapid repetition of a single note produced by a back-and-forth movement of the bow on a string instrument |
| 32% | CUPCAKE | 7 | Celebratory frosted treat, and an item that you can bake by following the recipe in 28a, 41a, 46a, 1d, and 36d |
| 32% | LAMBS | 5 | "Silence of The ___," 1991 psychological thriller directed by Jonathan Demme that follows a detective who seeks help from an infamous prisoner |
| 32% | ROOT | 4 | In music, the note forming the foundation of a chord |
| 32% | IRISHPOUND | 10 | One of the currencies replaced by the euro in 2002 |
| 32% | AMYDORRIT | 9 | Title character of an 1857 novel by Charles Dickens born and raised in the Marshalsea debtors' prison |
| 32% | COUNTRYBLUES | 12 | Acoustic folk style of music in which the singer is accompanied by an acoustic guitar: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SCORPIO | 7 | Eighth astrological sign symbolized by an arthropod for those born in the fall months of October-November |
| 32% | OPRAH | 5 | "The ___ Winfrey Show," one of the defining landmarks of '80s TV that had an impact on all talk show formats in the future |
| 32% | APE | 3 | One of the animals that raised Tarzan |