| 100% | CHUCKBERRY | 10 | One of the original Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, whose name is a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 51% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "Saving All My Love for You" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose last name is a city in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 49% | ISNOT | 5 | One side of a childish debate ... or a phonetic hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 46% | JEFFBECK | 8 | 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who was a guitarist with the Yardbirds: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MIDTERM | 7 | Kind of exam, with a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 46% | ERIC | 4 | ___ Clapton who is a three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 46% | HEAVYMETAL | 10 | Rock genre ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 45% | WITHORWITHOUTYOU | 16 | First Billboard #1 hit for U2 ... and a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 45% | HOMEOFMOUNTRUSHMORE | 19 | What 15-Down is ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues in left-to-right order |
| 45% | JIMMYPAGE | 9 | "Stairway to Heaven" composer who is a two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 44% | HEART | 5 | 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees whose lead singer and guitarist are sisters |
| 43% | TRADINGPLACES | 13 | Classic 1983 comedy … or a hint to what the answers to four pairs of starred clues are doing |
| 43% | SPEAKOFTHEDEVIL | 15 | "We were just talking about you!" and a hint to the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 42% | ATALOSSFORWORDS | 15 | Dumbfounded ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 42% | DONOVAN | 7 | 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who went by his first name only and had the hit "Mellow Yellow" |
| 42% | ROD | 3 | ___ Stewart, one of only three artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame first as a solo artist and then as a member of a band |
| 42% | EDGEWISE | 8 | One way to get a word in ... and an aural hint to a feature of the starred clues' answers |
| 42% | DROPIT | 6 | "That'll be enough of that subject" ... and a hint to solving the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | BEADYEYES | 9 | Ratlike feature, and a hint to a feature of the four starred answers |
| 42% | CAROLEKING | 10 | One of three women to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice |
| 42% | JUSTADDWATER | 12 | Simple recipe instruction ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 42% | DOUBLEDAY | 9 | Big name in American book publishing for 120+ years ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 42% | INITIALREACTION | 15 | Off-the-cuff response … and a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 41% | CLAPTON | 7 | Eric who is the only three-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 41% | GROUP | 5 | With 28-Down, multisubject photos ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 41% | SPLITPEA | 8 | Kind of soup ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues |
| 41% | FINDCLOSURE | 11 | Accept and let go of something … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 41% | THEBEEGEES | 10 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trio, and an apt name for a trio of answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | ERIC | 4 | Musician Clapton who is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 41% | BIRDSANDBEES | 12 | Subject of "the talk" about sex … or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |