| 100% | MARCATO | 7 | Marked musical accent that's a vertical wedge |
| 41% | OBOE | 4 | Musical instrument that's a staple in orchestras |
| 41% | QUARTET | 7 | Musical group that's a quintet minus one |
| 39% | GFLAT | 5 | Musical note that's a step and a half below A |
| 39% | DUO | 3 | Musical group that's smaller than a trio |
| 39% | TRIO | 4 | Musical group that's smaller than a quartet |
| 39% | GLISSANDO | 9 | Musical effect that's simple for a trombone |
| 39% | CELLO | 5 | Musical instrument that's larger than a viola |
| 38% | BAR | 3 | Musical symbol shaped like a vertical line that is used to indicate sections in music |
| 37% | ARCO | 4 | Gas brand that's also a musical direction |
| 37% | VIOLA | 5 | "Twelfth night" role that's also a musical instrument |
| 37% | SAW | 3 | Tool that's sometimes used as a musical instrument |
| 36% | SWEETCAROLINE | 13 | Musical work that's a delightful Christmas composition, using the key with four 63-Acrosses? |
| 36% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | US state that's also the name of a musical |
| 35% | HOT | 3 | Faucet that's marked with a "C" in Italy, somewhat confusingly |
| 35% | SHARP | 5 | A musical note that's off key by being too high |
| 35% | DASH | 4 | Punctuation mark that's longer than a hyphen |
| 35% | EIRE | 4 | Country name that has an accent called a síneadh fada |
| 35% | DOT | 3 | Symbol that increases a musical note's duration |
| 34% | STAINING | 8 | Leaving a mark that's difficult to remove |
| 34% | RAGA | 4 | Musical framework that establishes a mood |
| 34% | STET | 4 | Editor's instruction to disregard a change that was previously marked |
| 34% | SPAMALOT | 8 | Musical with a cow that's catapulted over a castle |
| 34% | BEBOP | 5 | Musical genre that uses a flatted fifth |
| 34% | KAZOO | 5 | Musical instrument that makes a buzzing sound |
| 34% | OOF | 3 | "That's gonna leave a mark!" |
| 34% | XXXXX | 5 | Instrument that's also a musical term for "soft," abbreviated by its first letter |
| 33% | NATURAL | 7 | Musical symbol that cancels a sharp or flat |
| 33% | JAMBANDS | 8 | Musical groups that do a lot of improvising |
| 33% | OOH | 3 | "That's going to leave a mark!" |