| 100% | CLASHING | 8 | The __ of cymbals as a band plays |
| 58% | FRONT | 5 | Be the head of, as a band |
| 55% | ACTIN | 5 | Join the cast of, as a play |
| 52% | ONTOUR | 6 | Like a band playing around the country |
| 52% | THING | 5 | "That ___ You Do!" movie in which Tom Hanks plays the manager of a one-hit-wonder band |
| 49% | SHOGI | 5 | Two-player game, popular in Japan, also known as the Game of Generals and played on a 9 x 9 board |
| 49% | COLLAR | 6 | A band of material around the neck of a shirt |
| 49% | SET | 3 | The songs a band plays during a concert |
| 49% | OMEN | 4 | Event seen as a prediction of the future |
| 49% | EDITIN | 6 | Introduce as a part of the movie, say |
| 48% | GOONTOUR | 8 | Hit the road, as a band |
| 48% | MINISTERIAL | 11 | Serving as a diplomat below the rank of ambassador |
| 48% | REGREW | 6 | Came back, as a severed head of the Hydra |
| 48% | MINUTEMAN | 9 | Fighter used as a symbol of the National Guard |
| 48% | STRUM | 5 | Play with a sweep of the hand |
| 48% | OUTS | 4 | The double of a baseball double play |
| 47% | ESAU | 4 | Biblical figure referred to as a "son of the desert" |
| 47% | GOONTOUR | 8 | Hit the road, as a band (3 wds.) |
| 47% | SCRIPT | 6 | The written text of a play or movie |
| 47% | REENACT | 7 | Play out the actions of a historical event |
| 47% | SCRIPT | 6 | The written dialog of a play or movie |
| 47% | OSLO | 4 | Birthplace of the band a-ha |
| 47% | AMENDED | 7 | Made changes to, as a bill in the House of Representatives |
| 47% | UNPIN | 5 | Remove, as a tweet from the top of one's profile |
| 47% | STORM | 5 | Ororo Munroe's alias as a member of the X-Men |
| 46% | TOUR | 4 | Play a number of venues (music band's plan) |
| 46% | ELASTIC | 7 | A kind of band that can't play music |
| 46% | LAYS | 4 | Play it as it ___ (make the best of things) |
| 46% | PRO | 3 | The opposite of a con, as on a list |
| 46% | STREAMED | 8 | Played a video as it downloads from the Internet |