| 100% | PHISH | 5 | Their frontman filled in for Jerry Garcia on the Grateful Dead’s 2015 reunion tour |
| 28% | RAMONES | 7 | "Beat on the Brat" band that made headlines for their 1977 European tour |
| 28% | WALL | 4 | "Writing's on the ___," song from "Spectre" which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 2015 |
| 27% | JAMBAND | 7 | The Grateful Dead, for one |
| 25% | DANGELORUSSEL | 13 | No. 1 guard for the LA Lakers, and Jerry West award winner in 2015 : 2 wds. |
| 25% | ALLSOULS | 8 | & 12D Catholic festival held on 2 November with prayers for the souls of the dead in purgatory |
| 25% | UPDATED | 7 | Filled in on the latest news |
| 25% | GARCIA | 6 | Jerry of The Grateful Dead |
| 25% | WEIR | 4 | The Grateful Dead's Bob |
| 24% | SUB | 3 | Person that fills in for the regular teacher, for short |
| 24% | SUB | 3 | Person who fills in for the regular teacher, for short |
| 24% | ARCH | 4 | Edith's husband on "All in the Family," for short |
| 24% | THEFOGOFWAR | 11 | Documentary film based on Robert S. McNamara that won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2003: 4 wds. |
| 24% | PEDALSTEELGUITAR | 16 | Stringed instrument played by Jerry Garcia in the intro to CSNY's "Teach Your Children" |
| 24% | EVANDANDO | 9 | Frontman for "The Lemonheads" who released their album "Varshon 2" in February last year |
| 24% | PUDDLES | 7 | Watery patches on the ground for splashing in |
| 24% | SYS | 3 | The S in GPS, for short |
| 23% | ABS | 3 | Stomach muscles on display in ESPN the Magazine's Body Issue, for short |
| 23% | CSI | 3 | TV franchise that holds the world record for largest ever TV simulcast drama that aired in 171 countries on March 10, 2015 |
| 23% | MLK | 3 | Honoree on the third Monday in January, for short |
| 23% | CANADA | 6 | Quebec's country where ABBA opened the 1979 Tour for their album "Voulez-Vous" |
| 23% | SUBS | 4 | Extra players on the bench in a game, for short |
| 23% | PDT | 3 | S.F. is on it in the summer |
| 23% | SAM | 3 | Jon Snow's pal in the Night's Watch on "Game of Thrones," for short |
| 23% | PUTDOWNTHEPHONE | 15 | Advice for someone who's in the middle of deeply embarrassing themselves on social media |
| 23% | TEMP | 4 | Person filling in a job for the time being, for short |
| 23% | NAME | 4 | Info to fill in on the first line of many forms |
| 23% | JERRYGARCIA | 11 | Lead singer of the Grateful Dead who served in the US Army in 1960: 2 wds. |
| 22% | AVA | 3 | Name that fills in the blanks to make another name: S_ _ _NNAH |