| 100% | SLUR | 4 | In music, to perform smoothly a melodic phrase of two or more notes |
| 59% | SLUR | 4 | In music, a performance of a melodic interval of two or more notes in a part |
| 58% | SLUR | 4 | In music, a legato performance of a melodic interval of two or more notes in a part |
| 41% | SLUR | 4 | Symbol of a curved line in Western musical notation indicating that two or more notes are to be played without separation |
| 38% | MAESTOSO | 8 | Direction to perform a piece of music in a majestic manner |
| 37% | PORTAMENTO | 10 | In music, a sliding movement from one note to another, especially in singing or playing the violin |
| 37% | SLUR | 4 | In music, a curved line indicating that the notes in its limits be played smoothly, as one phrase |
| 36% | SLUR | 4 | In music, a curved line indicating that a melody is to be played legato or as a single phrase |
| 36% | COMPOUNDS | 9 | Mixtures of two or more elements, in science |
| 36% | PSANDQS | 7 | Good behavior ... or a hint to two lines of letters in this puzzle |
| 36% | TRIPLET | 7 | In music, a group of three equal notes played in a time value of two or four |
| 35% | ENTRACTE | 8 | Piece of music performed during an interval between two acts of a play or opera |
| 35% | MIX | 3 | Combine two or more ingredients in a bowl |
| 34% | LAYER | 5 | One of two or three in a cake, perhaps |
| 34% | OBOE | 4 | One of two or three in a typical orchestra |
| 33% | SOH | 3 | Beginning of the phrase ending in "CAH-TOA" which has been a blessing to many trig. students over the years |
| 33% | AREYOUOKAY | 10 | Query of concern … or a phonetic hint to two pairs of letters appearing in 17-, 24-, 37- and 48-Across |
| 33% | MEDIANT | 7 | In music, third degree of a major or minor scale |
| 33% | ROOT | 4 | In music, the note forming the foundation of a chord |
| 33% | DOTDOTDOT | 9 | Indication of more to come … or a hint to a feature of three consecutive letters in 18-, 20-, 59- and 61-Across |
| 33% | REPEAT | 6 | Meaning of two dots and a bar, in music |
| 33% | OBOE | 4 | One of two to four in a standard orchestra |
| 32% | FOLLOWINGTHE | 12 | With 58-Down, a patient process? ... or a hint to two consecutive letters in the answer to each of the seven starred clues |
| 32% | MINIM | 5 | In music, a note with the time value of half a semibreve |
| 32% | EXCHANGINGRINGS | 15 | Sharing in a symbol of commitment … or what four rows in this puzzle are doing to form new phrases |
| 32% | SERENADE | 8 | To play or sing music in honor of someone |
| 32% | DEPICT | 6 | To show or represent in a form of art |
| 32% | TRILL | 5 | A rapid alternation of notes in music |
| 32% | SOH | 3 | The note that was "a needle pulling thread" according to Maria in "The Sound of Music" |