| 100% | AMOROSO | 7 | Lovingly, to a musician |
| 75% | PIU | 3 | More, to a musician |
| 75% | VAMP | 4 | Improvise, to a musician |
| 75% | OBBLIGATO | 9 | Essential, to a musician |
| 75% | NOTEWORTHY | 10 | Exceptional, to a musician? |
| 72% | ATEMPO | 6 | "Resume speed," to a musician |
| 72% | TACET | 5 | Be quiet, to a musician |
| 72% | VAMP | 4 | Wing it, to a musician |
| 72% | PIANISSIMO | 10 | Very quiet, to a musician |
| 71% | DACAPO | 6 | From the top, to a musician |
| 71% | FLAT | 4 | Sharp's counterpart, to a musician |
| 69% | DEVOTO | 6 | Religious or pious instruction to a musician |
| 69% | ONKEY | 5 | Pitched correctly, to a musician: 2 wds. |
| 68% | ENCORE | 6 | It's music to a musician's ears |
| 67% | NAN | 3 | Grandmother to a Londoner, lovingly |
| 67% | AXE | 3 | Guitar, to a rock musician |
| 65% | SOLO | 4 | Opportunity for a musician to shine |
| 65% | DONTBLOWIT | 10 | Advice to a musician with a 23-, 26- or 43-Across? |
| 64% | REST | 4 | Sign for a musician not to play |
| 64% | TUBA | 4 | Heavy weight for a musician to bear? |
| 64% | FIFTH | 5 | A to E, to musicians |
| 63% | ERA | 3 | Phase in a musician’s development, to fans |
| 62% | MYSOLORUNNETHOVER | 17 | Apology from a musician to the other band members? |
| 60% | DRUMSOLO | 8 | When a musician like Keith Moon gets to shine: 2 wds. |
| 58% | ENO | 3 | Musician who wrote a May 2025 open letter to Microsoft |
| 58% | OCTAVES | 7 | B-to-B stretches, e.g., to a musician |
| 58% | MARSALIS | 8 | First jazz musician to win a Pulitzer Prize |
| 58% | ORGANTRAIL | 10 | Aisle a church musician follows to her instrument? |
| 57% | HAT | 3 | Accessory a street musician may use to collect tips |