| 100% | FRAY | 4 | The ___ ("You Found Me" band) |
| 76% | THEDOORS | 8 | Band with the 1968 hit "Hello, I Love You": 2 wds. |
| 76% | ATM | 3 | You'll find cash in me at the mall entrance: Abbr. |
| 73% | SIMPLEMINDS | 11 | Band with the 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)": 2 wds. |
| 70% | CHEAPTRICK | 10 | Band with the 1979 hit "I Want You to Want Me": 2 wds. |
| 70% | ABBA | 4 | Band with the singles “Knowing Me, Knowing You” and “Does Your Mother Know” |
| 69% | HUMAN | 5 | "Don't You Want Me" synth-pop band The ___ League |
| 69% | NOW | 3 | "How You Like Me ___?" (hit song by the British rock band The Heavy) |
| 68% | SIMPLEMINDS | 11 | Scottish New Wave band with the 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)": 2 wds. |
| 65% | GAP | 3 | The ___ Band ("You Dropped a Bomb on Me" group) |
| 65% | CURE | 4 | The ___, "Pictures of You" band |
| 64% | LEAGUE | 6 | Band that sang Don't You Want Me: The Human __ |
| 64% | COLOR | 5 | *Shade or hue... and the theme connecting the bands you'll find at 22a, 39a, 47a, 38d, and 46d |
| 64% | CHICAGO | 7 | "If You Leave Me Now" rock band and recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 |
| 63% | ILLBEHERE | 9 | "Come find me when you're ready" |
| 63% | FRANCE | 6 | Country where you find the Eiffel Tower |
| 62% | ABBA | 4 | "Knowing Me, Knowing You" band |
| 62% | NSYNC | 5 | "This I Promise You" band |
| 62% | GAP | 3 | "___ Band IV" (album with the hit song "You Dropped a Bomb on Me") |
| 62% | ABOMB | 5 | "You Dropped ___ on Me" (1982 funk hit by the Gap Band): 2 wds. |
| 62% | SWIFTIES | 8 | Fans of the You Belong to Me singer |
| 61% | BONE | 4 | Hard body part you find in the skeleton |
| 61% | REMBRANDTS | 10 | Band that sang the "Friends" theme song "I'll Be There for You," with "the" |
| 61% | MICHAEL | 7 | Founder of the band Wham!: George __ |
| 61% | FAQ | 3 | You may find the answer here |
| 61% | THIS | 4 | The thing I'm showing you |
| 61% | HEREIAM | 7 | “You found me!” |
| 61% | EVERCLEAR | 9 | 90's band with the hit "I Will Buy You a New Life" |
| 61% | THEPRETENDERS | 13 | Band with the 1994 hit "I'll Stand by You": 2 wds. |
| 61% | WESTLIFE | 8 | Irish pop band behind the hit "If I Let You Go" |