| 100% | KENDO | 5 | Knowledge to perform style of fighting |
| 49% | KUNGFU | 6 | Style of fighting |
| 42% | STANDUP | 7 | Style of comedy often performed in nightclubs |
| 42% | MANGA | 5 | Style of Japanese comics similar to anime |
| 42% | BUZZCUT | 7 | Style of hair cropped close to the scalp |
| 42% | TROPICAL | 8 | Style of decor relating to hot/humid rainforests |
| 41% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, to chefs |
| 41% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, to a chef |
| 40% | FORMAL | 6 | Style of clothing to be worn for a wedding/dinner |
| 40% | ITALIC | 6 | Style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right |
| 40% | IPA | 3 | Style of craft beer that tends to be bitter: Abbr. |
| 39% | REHEARSED | 9 | Got ready to perform in front of an audience |
| 39% | FASHION | 7 | Styles of clothing and wear, also central to this grid's theme |
| 38% | MAESTOSO | 8 | Direction to perform a piece of music in a majestic manner |
| 38% | EXPERTISE | 9 | To have specific and advanced knowledge of a field |
| 37% | BATTALION | 9 | Organized body of soldiers ready to fight |
| 37% | FRIGHT | 6 | Stage __, fear of performing to an audience |
| 37% | ADAGIO | 6 | Section of music to be performed slowly |
| 37% | GOTHIC | 6 | Style of architecture used in Western Europe from the 12th to the 16th century |
| 37% | DUELLIST | 8 | One fighting to settle a point of honor |
| 37% | SMURFBOARD | 10 | Committee in charge of plans to fight Gargamel? |
| 36% | SLUR | 4 | In music, to perform smoothly a melodic phrase of two or more notes |
| 36% | TAO | 3 | The intuitive knowledge of life, according to the Chinese |
| 36% | RINGSIDESWEAT | 13 | Drawback of the best place to watch the fight? |
| 36% | TODO | 4 | A list of tasks to be performed: 2 wds. |
| 35% | POLIO | 5 | Disease that the March of Dimes was created to fight |
| 35% | IGNORANCE | 9 | This lack of knowledge or info is said to be bliss |
| 35% | FREDFRIENDLY | 12 | ___ sez: "It's never out of style to wear a smile!" |
| 33% | ART | 3 | "The supreme ___ of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting": Sun Tzu |