| 100% | STILLS | 6 | Stephen whose band played on Sunday |
| 48% | ORGAN | 5 | It's often played on Sunday |
| 46% | ORGAN | 5 | It's played on Sunday |
| 45% | ALDA | 4 | And the Band Played On star |
| 42% | NFL | 3 | Pro sports group that mostly plays on Sundays: Abbr. |
| 42% | HAMOPERATOR | 11 | One playing on a band? |
| 40% | AIDS | 4 | “And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the ___ Epidemic” (Randy Shilts book) |
| 39% | REA | 3 | Stephen who played Inspector Bucket on "Dickensian" |
| 39% | REA | 3 | Stephen who plays Inspector Bucket on "Dickensian" |
| 39% | NHL | 3 | Group whose teams play on ice: Abbr. |
| 38% | AHA | 3 | Band whose biggest hit was "Take on Me": Hyph. |
| 38% | WEEKENDWARRIORS | 15 | They play hard on Saturday and Sunday |
| 37% | ROOT | 4 | Actor Stephen who plays Monroe Fuches on "Barry" |
| 36% | LEG | 3 | "The band played some new material on the California ___ of their tour." (part) |
| 36% | REA | 3 | Irish actor Stephen who played Inspector Bucket on "Dickensian" |
| 36% | ARROW | 5 | Superhero once played by Stephen Amell on The CW |
| 36% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | "Creep" band whose original name was On a Friday |
| 35% | ROOT | 4 | Actor Stephen who played station owner Jimmy James on "NewsRadio" |
| 35% | AHA | 3 | Pop band whose biggest hit was "Take on Me": Hyph. |
| 35% | MEARA | 5 | Anne whose real-life husband played her ex on "Rhoda" |
| 35% | UNO | 3 | Card game whose name is displayed on its playing cards |
| 34% | KISS | 4 | Band whose "End of the Road" concert tour concluded on December 2023 in NYC |
| 34% | AHA | 3 | Swedish band whose biggest hit was 1985's "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 34% | REDSOX | 6 | Team whose playing venue appears on the National Register of Historic Places |
| 33% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band whose hits included "Fernando" and "Take a Chance on Me" |
| 33% | STATUSQUO | 9 | English rock band whose no 1 albums include Hello! and On The Level |
| 33% | BASS | 4 | Instrument that Tracy played in her band on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 33% | BEATLES | 7 | Rock band that memorably played Carnegie Hall on 2/12/1964, with "the" |
| 33% | REOSPEEDWAGON | 13 | Band whose 1980 "Hi Infidelity" album includes the #1 song "Keep On Loving You" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ACTED | 5 | Played on stage |