| 100% | LIGATURE | 8 | Metal band that holds a reed on to the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments |
| 86% | LIGATURE | 8 | Metal band holding a reed on to the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments |
| 33% | OCARINAOFTIME | 13 | "The Legend of Zelda" game that requires players to learn songs on a wind instrument to progress through levels (3 wds.) |
| 33% | ENDPIN | 6 | Part of a cello that supports the instrument on the floor |
| 32% | RELAY | 5 | Type of race that requires the participant to pass on a baton |
| 32% | SLEATERKINNEY | 13 | American band that released the album "No Cities to Love" after a hiatus of nine years: Hyph. |
| 32% | KEEP | 4 | Hang on to ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 32% | JAPAN | 5 | Tokyo's country that holds a Guinness World Record for the smallest park, with an area equivalent to two sheets of A3 paper |
| 32% | FIPPLE | 6 | The mouthpiece of an instrument like a recorder |
| 31% | ALTO | 4 | ___ saxophone, woodwind instrument that is played with a single-reed mouthpiece |
| 31% | ANT | 3 | Bug that the more than 1 million members of a certain Facebook group pretend to be |
| 31% | CLARINET | 8 | Woodwind instrument with a single reed mouthpiece |
| 31% | FRAGILE | 7 | *Found on a package: Label indicating that the object is prone to breakage, like that made of 5d |
| 30% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind instrument whose mouthpiece has a double reed |
| 30% | DLI | 3 | Subunit of the DOD that provides linguistic and cultural instruction to agencies and customers on a global basis (abbr.) |
| 30% | OUIJA | 5 | 2014 film franchise based on a sinister board game of the same name that some use to speak to ghosts |
| 30% | GIB | 3 | Metal bolt that holds parts of a machine in place |
| 30% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind instrument used to set the pitch of an orchestra |
| 30% | CHICAGO | 7 | Band that was in the park on Fourth of July |
| 29% | TOTO | 4 | Band that won a Record of the Year Grammy for "Rosanna" |
| 29% | YES | 3 | Band that had the #1 hit "Owner of a Lonely Heart" |
| 29% | LUTE | 4 | Stringed instrument that becomes a woodwind instrument when an F is added to the start of its name |
| 29% | OBOEDA | 6 | & 16D Woodwind instrument, a predecessor of the cor anglais |
| 29% | CLARINET | 8 | A woodwind instrument with a reed mouthpiece |
| 29% | ARMLETS | 7 | Bands of metal worn on the bicep |
| 29% | DEEP | 4 | ___ Purple, a band considered to be among the pioneers of metal and hard rock with hits like "Smoke on the Water" |
| 29% | BASSET | 6 | ___ horn, woodwind instrument that is part of the clarinet family |
| 29% | JAW | 3 | Mouth part that holds the teeth of a T-Rex |
| 29% | FRO | 3 | The opposite of to, as on a swing |