| 100% | ORGAN | 5 | Something vital ... or an instrument |
| 65% | BASS | 4 | A fish or an instrument |
| 60% | FLUTE | 5 | Tall, slender glass ... or an instrument |
| 59% | BASS | 4 | An instrument or a fish |
| 58% | GRADE | 5 | Level achieved in martial arts or an instrument |
| 55% | BASS | 4 | Name of an instrument or a fish |
| 53% | URGE | 4 | An impulse or hankering for something |
| 52% | ADDON | 5 | An extension or supplement to something: Hyph. |
| 52% | EMBARGO | 7 | An official order prohibiting or banning something |
| 51% | PROCEDURE | 9 | An established or official way of doing something |
| 51% | FEATURE | 7 | An aspect or detail that makes something different |
| 50% | ORGAN | 5 | Church instrument or a vital body part |
| 50% | INVOLVE | 7 | Include something or someone in an act |
| 49% | ORGAN | 5 | Church instrument or something that can be donated |
| 49% | APP | 3 | Something downloaded to an iPhone or a Droid |
| 49% | BIB | 3 | Something worn by an infant or marathon runner |
| 49% | HORN | 4 | "English" or "French" instrument in an orchestra |
| 49% | HORN | 4 | "French" or "English" instrument in an orchestra |
| 48% | SCOPE | 5 | Suffix with "micro" or "peri" for an observational instrument |
| 48% | FORGES | 6 | Shapes metal or makes an illegal copy of something |
| 47% | LICENSE | 7 | A permit from an authority to own or use something |
| 47% | CEASE | 5 | To stop something or to bring it to an end |
| 45% | HEW | 3 | To chop or cut something (especially wood) with an axe or pick |
| 44% | SHARP | 5 | Having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something |
| 44% | SIREN | 5 | Patrol car wailer ... or something whose lights flash and flicker during an emergency |
| 44% | MUST | 4 | Something vital |
| 44% | MRINBETWEEN | 11 | Something to "call me" per an old song … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 43% | HORN | 4 | Abhor not having an instrument |
| 43% | REGISTER | 8 | The range of an instrument |
| 43% | LYRA | 4 | Constellation named after an instrument |