| 100% | LILYS | 5 | Kurt Heasley's Indie band which was formed in 1988 |
| 44% | LILYS | 5 | Kurt Heasley's indie rock band |
| 39% | JOURNEY | 7 | American rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Don't Stop Believin'" |
| 39% | PARK | 4 | Linkin ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Numb" |
| 37% | DAY | 3 | Green ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" |
| 37% | BEACH | 5 | The ___ Boys, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Kokomo" |
| 36% | BLINK | 5 | ___-182, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "All the Small Things" |
| 35% | RAGE | 4 | ___ Against the Machine, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Guerrilla Radio" |
| 35% | PEPPERS | 7 | Red Hot Chili ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Scar Tissue" |
| 35% | BEACHBOYS | 9 | The ___, band behind "Good Vibrations" which was formed in 1961 and is still active: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ROSES | 5 | Guns N' ___, hard rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Sweet Child o' Mine" |
| 33% | CORN | 4 | Grain native to Central America which is gluten-free in its natural form |
| 33% | NOH | 3 | Theatre form in which the audience is assumed to already know the plot |
| 32% | STATUSQUO | 9 | English rock band behind "In the Army Now" which was formed in 1962 and is still active: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RONDEAU | 7 | Form of verse in which lines are repeated at regular intervals |
| 32% | OATS | 4 | Breakfast cereal grains native to Eurasia which are gluten-free in their natural form |
| 32% | AHA | 3 | "Take On Me" band that was formed in Oslo, Norway: Hyph. |
| 32% | ROLLINGSTONES | 13 | The ___, band behind "All Down the Line" which was formed in 1962 and is still active: 2 wds. |
| 32% | QUINOA | 6 | Healthy salad grain native to South America which is gluten-free in its natural form |
| 31% | RONDEAU | 7 | Form of verse, originally French, in which lines are repeated at regular intervals |
| 30% | ROCK | 4 | "School of ___," movie in which Jack Black trains his students to form a band |
| 30% | DOWN | 4 | System of a ___, Armenian-American heavy metal band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Hypnotize" |
| 30% | NSYNC | 5 | Band in "It's gonna be May" memes |
| 30% | TANGRAM | 7 | Chinese puzzle in which a square is cut into seven pieces and formed into figures |
| 29% | DOORS | 5 | Entrances to a room which is also Jim Morrison's band |
| 29% | AWE | 3 | Wonder ... which is featured seven times in this puzzle's grid |
| 29% | ESPERANTO | 9 | Language in which plurals are formed by adding -oj |
| 29% | SEATO | 5 | It was formed in Manila in 1954 |
| 29% | SKEET | 5 | Form of clay-pigeon shooting in which targets are hurled from two traps at varying speeds and angles |
| 29% | BOGGLE | 6 | Game in which words are formed by connecting letter cubes |