| 100% | QUODLIBET | 9 | Light piece of music based on two or more popular tunes such as Galimathias musicum by W A Mozart |
| 26% | ENTRACTE | 8 | Piece of music performed during an interval between two acts of a play or opera |
| 25% | MASHUP | 6 | Blend of two or more things, such as Christmas and Hanukkah |
| 25% | ISLE | 4 | A piece of land surrounded by water, such as the ___ of Capri |
| 23% | SERENADES | 9 | Pieces of music sung by a man to his lover |
| 23% | THOMASTALLIS | 12 | Ralph Vaughan Williams piece that's a favorite of classical music stations, Fantasia on a Theme by ___ |
| 23% | OVERTURE | 8 | Opening piece of music in a musical or play |
| 23% | SLIP | 4 | Piece of paper such as a receipt |
| 23% | NONET | 5 | Piece of music composed for a group of nine instruments or singers |
| 22% | SHOGI | 5 | Two-player game, popular in Japan, also known as the Game of Generals and played on a 9 x 9 board |
| 22% | SABREDANCE | 10 | Popular piece of music by Aram Khachaturian from ballet Gayaneh |
| 21% | GENRE | 5 | Category of music, such as smooth jazz or hard rock |
| 21% | REFRAIN | 7 | Any line of music or poetry repeated in a piece |
| 21% | NOTED | 5 | Famous as a piece of music? |
| 21% | NOTED | 5 | Famous as a piece of music |
| 21% | PROP | 4 | Item on a movie set, such as a light saber or Thor's hammer |
| 21% | SHIELDS | 7 | Pieces of metal held by a handle used by warriors as a protection |
| 21% | COMPOSE | 7 | Write, as a piece of music |
| 21% | NEWYORKKNICKS | 13 | Basketball team based in Manhattan ranked by Forbes as the most valuable NBA team in 2018 with a valuation of $3.6 billion: 3 wds. |
| 21% | CROUTON | 7 | Small piece of fried bread served with soup or as a garnish |
| 21% | ESSAY | 5 | Many a piece of writing by Joan Didion |
| 21% | CHICAGOBULLS | 12 | Basketball team based in Illinois, ranked by Forbes as the fourth most valuable NBA team in 2018 with a valuation of $2.6 billion: 2 wds. |
| 21% | VSCOGIRL | 8 | Teen-age micro-demographic based on use of a popular photo-editing app |
| 21% | INCOLDBLOOD | 11 | *1967 movie based on a series of New Yorker articles by Truman Capote |
| 21% | RENDERING | 9 | A performance of a piece of music or drama |
| 21% | EARPLUG | 7 | One of two worn by many a rock drummer |
| 21% | MELODY | 6 | The tune of a piece of music |
| 21% | REHEARSE | 8 | Practice a play or piece of music |
| 20% | LAVALAVA | 8 | Rectangular piece of cloth worn as a wraparound skirt by the people of Polynesia |
| 20% | MEETMEINSTLOUIS | 15 | *1944 movie based on a series of New Yorker short stories by Sally Benson |