| 100% | VELVET | 6 | With 23-Across, Lou Reed's band: 2 wds. |
| 67% | WALKON | 6 | With 43-Across, Lou Reed's signature song: 2 wds. |
| 53% | JUSTGIVE | 8 | With 23-Across, 2013 Pink song that reached #1: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ARCHIEBUNKERS | 13 | With 23-Across, "All in the Family" spin-off starring Carroll O'Connor: 2 wds. |
| 46% | AMFM | 4 | With 23 Across, two-band device |
| 42% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | 18-Across's band: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MICHAELPHELPS | 13 | American swimmer who holds the all-time record for Olympic gold medals with 23 wins: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BELL | 4 | With 23 Across, traditional school sound |
| 40% | WORK | 4 | With 23 Across, Monday though Friday |
| 40% | ELON | 4 | With 23 Across, CEO of 15 Across |
| 40% | ROLL | 4 | With 23 Across, start-of-class activity |
| 40% | HOLY | 4 | With 23 Across, time period before Easter |
| 40% | SCONE | 5 | Pastry served with 23 Across |
| 39% | BERNARD | 7 | With 23 Across, luxury goods magnate listed by Forbes as the world's wealthiest person in 2023 |
| 39% | BREAKER | 7 | With 23-Across, CBer's opening |
| 38% | SMELLSLIKE | 10 | With 40-Across, Nirvana's biggest hit: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GRATEFULDEAD | 12 | 27-Across's band (2 wds.) |
| 37% | HALFMEN | 7 | See 23-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TOKNOW | 6 | See 23-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THEROOTS | 8 | Questlove's band (2 wds.) |
| 36% | GUARDIANSOF | 11 | With 52-Across, MCU franchise in which 23-Across plays Nebula: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LILITH | 6 | With 23 Across, '90s concert series featuring all female artists, including 10 Across |
| 35% | THE | 3 | With 22-Across, Jim Morrison's band |
| 35% | NODOUBT | 7 | Gwen Stefani's band (2 wds.) |
| 35% | YOURNAME | 8 | See 23-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ACDC | 4 | "Thunderstruck" band: 2 wds. |
| 35% | FLEETWOODMAC | 12 | "Gypsy" band: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ARCTICMONKEYS | 13 | English indie band with a chilly name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BEEGEES | 7 | Band with the 1978 hit "Stayin' Alive": 2 wds. |
| 35% | THEYMIGHT | 9 | With 43-Across, alternative rock band led by John Flansburgh and John Linnell: 2 wds. |