| 100% | FINEARTS | 8 | Painting, music, etc.: 2 wds. |
| 60% | ART | 3 | Painting, music, literature etc |
| 60% | ARTS | 4 | Fine __; painting, music, etc. |
| 60% | ARTS | 4 | Painting, music, dance, etc. |
| 59% | THEARTS | 7 | Music, painting etc |
| 59% | ART | 3 | Music, painting etc. |
| 58% | ARTFAIR | 7 | Event featuring paintings and sculptures, etc. (2 wds.) |
| 57% | ARTS | 4 | Fine __; painting, music, poetry, etc. |
| 54% | WORDGAMES | 9 | Scrabble, Crosswords, etc.: 2 wds. |
| 54% | MASSTRANSIT | 11 | Rail, subways, etc.: 2 wds. |
| 54% | THEARTS | 7 | Music, dance, painting, etc. |
| 50% | ARTSPROJECTS | 12 | Tasks in music, painting, etc. |
| 50% | FINEARTS | 8 | *Painting, music, dance, etc. |
| 50% | OPART | 5 | Dizzying paintings, briefly: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ARTS | 4 | Fine __; music, painting, etc. |
| 49% | PLAYERPIANO | 11 | Onetime popular music maker: 2 wds. |
| 49% | NEWAGE | 6 | Enya's music genre: 2 wds. |
| 48% | TACKLEBOX | 9 | Holder of fishhooks, lures, etc.: 2 wds. |
| 48% | SMASHHIT | 8 | Overly successful film, show etc. (2 wds) |
| 48% | TOOLSETS | 8 | Kits with hammers, wrenches, etc. (2 wds.) |
| 48% | DIMSUM | 6 | Shrimp dumplings, spring rolls, etc. (2 wds.) |
| 48% | ONKEY | 5 | Properly pitched, in music: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ROCKON | 6 | Music fan's farewell: 2 wds. |
| 48% | CAVEART | 7 | Paintings by early humans: 2 wds. |
| 48% | TBONE | 5 | Music producer Burnett (2 wds.) |
| 47% | PUBFARE | 7 | Buffalo wings, burger and fries, etc. (2 wds.) |
| 47% | CAJUNFOOD | 9 | Jambalaya, gumbo, dirty rice, etc.: 2 wds. |
| 47% | CDPLAYER | 8 | Music device for discs: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 46% | CARCARE | 7 | Tune-up, brake test, oil change, etc. (2 wds.) |
| 46% | NETPAY | 6 | Worker's income after taxes, deductions, etc. (2 wds.) |