| 100% | FIDDLE | 6 | Violin's alias that's a staple in country music |
| 73% | DOBRO | 5 | Resonator guitar that's a staple in country music |
| 73% | BANJO | 5 | Stringed instrument that's a staple in country music |
| 73% | BASS | 4 | Low-pitched guitar that's a staple in country music |
| 72% | MANDOLIN | 8 | Lute-related string instrument that's a staple in country music |
| 72% | HARMONICA | 9 | Free reed wind instrument that's a staple in country music |
| 50% | OBOE | 4 | Musical instrument that's a staple in orchestras |
| 50% | RICE | 4 | Grain that's a staple in Chinese cuisine |
| 49% | COMPUTER | 8 | (3/4) Electronic device that's a staple in offices |
| 45% | BOILEDEGG | 9 | A breakfast staple that's been cooked in hot water |
| 44% | GARYINDIANA | 11 | City that's a song title in "The Music Man" |
| 43% | ALLY | 4 | Country that's on your side in a war |
| 43% | WRIST | 5 | ___ shot, quick accurate shot in ice hockey that's a staple of an offensive player's arsenal |
| 41% | HOEDOWN | 7 | Country music party in a barn |
| 41% | AUTOTUNE | 8 | Modern music staple that's a punny description of 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across |
| 41% | IRAN | 4 | Middle East country that had a revolution in 1979 |
| 41% | OUT | 3 | "School's ___," 1972 hit by Alice Cooper that was featured in a Staples commercial |
| 40% | ZIMBABWE | 8 | Country that unveiled a $100 trillion note in 2009 |
| 39% | GEORGIA | 7 | Country that shares name with a state in the US |
| 39% | SUDAN | 5 | Country that lost a quarter of its territory in 2011 |
| 39% | TESSA | 5 | Girl's name that's a benefit in reverse? |
| 39% | ENID | 4 | Woman's name that's a city in Oklahoma |
| 39% | OTTO | 4 | Man's name that's a number in Italian |
| 39% | ZAC | 3 | ___ Brown Band, country music band that won a Grammy for their hit song "As She's Walking Away" |
| 39% | ENID | 4 | Name that's a city in Oklahoma |
| 39% | EMIL | 4 | Name that's a fruit in reverse |
| 38% | EGYPT | 5 | Did you know, that a city named after 44a is in Cairo's country? |
| 38% | JOHNNYCASH | 10 | Country music legend honored on a postage stamp in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 38% | OMAN | 4 | Country that becomes a female with a W in front of it |
| 38% | NOR | 3 | Country that takes a lot of medals in the Winter Olympics: Abbr. |