| 100% | PAPAS | 5 | The Mamas and the ___ (1960s pop group) |
| 85% | PAPAS | 5 | The Mamas and the ___ ("Monday, Monday" pop group) |
| 71% | GERRY | 5 | ___ and the Pacemakers (1960s pop group) |
| 67% | PAPAS | 5 | Mamas' partners in a 1960s pop group |
| 66% | PAPAS | 5 | The Mamas and the ___ (1960s band) |
| 64% | GERRY | 5 | 1960s English group ___ and the Pacemakers |
| 64% | MAMAS | 5 | 111-Down and Phillips, in a 1960s pop group |
| 62% | MONKEES | 7 | 1960s US pop group, Hey Hey We're The __ |
| 62% | IGGY | 4 | ___ Pop (punk singer of the 1960s and 1970s) |
| 61% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group with the hits 17-, 39- and 61-Across |
| 61% | VIET | 4 | ___ Cong (military group of the 1960s and 1970s) |
| 61% | VIET | 4 | ___ Cong (guerrilla group of the 1960s and 1970s) |
| 60% | BYRDS | 5 | The —, 1960s rock group formed by Jim McGuinn, David Crosby and Gene Clark |
| 60% | LOVIN | 5 | The ___ Spoonful (1960s pop group) |
| 59% | RONETTES | 8 | 1960s pop trio in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with "the" |
| 58% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop group with the hits 11-Down and "Dancing Queen" |
| 58% | PAPAS | 5 | The Mamas & the ___ (1960s pop folk quartet) |
| 58% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Pop group who starred in the films A Hard Day's Night and Help! |
| 56% | PAPAS | 5 | Half of a 1960s pop group, and what's found in half of this puzzle's long answers |
| 56% | MAMAS | 5 | Half of a 1960s pop group, and what's found in half of this puzzle's long answers |
| 56% | PAPAS | 5 | The Mamas and the ___ ("California Dreamin'" band) |
| 56% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 |
| 55% | ELLIOT | 6 | Mama Cass of the Mamas and the Papas |
| 55% | PAPAS | 5 | The Mamas and the ___ ("Words of Love" band) |
| 55% | CASS | 4 | Mama ___ Elliot (singer with the Mamas and the Papas) |
| 54% | ELLIOT | 6 | Cass ___ of the Mamas and the Papas |
| 54% | CASS | 4 | Elliot, of the Mamas and the Papas |
| 54% | CASS | 4 | One of the Mamas and the Papas |
| 54% | CASS | 4 | Elliot of the Mamas and the Papas |
| 54% | DENNY | 5 | Doherty of the Mamas and the Papas |