| Quartet after a defection | 25 |
| Piece of chamber music | 22 |
| Minuet section | 14 |
| Lounge group, perhaps | 21 |
| Kingston group | 14 |
| King Cole's fiddlers | 24 |
| It's short of a quartet | 27 |
| Folk music's Kingston __ | 28 |
| Duo + one | 9 |
| Division of a march | 19 |
| Destiny's Child was one | 27 |
| Combo size, sometimes | 21 |
| Cole's fiddlers, e.g. | 25 |
| Certain singing ensemble | 24 |
| Blink-182, e.g. | 15 |
| Blind mice, notably | 19 |
| Blind mice, e.g. | 16 |
| Bee Gees or The Stooges, e.g. | 29 |
| Backup group, often | 19 |
| "Jolly ___," Hals painting | 36 |
| ''The Three Tenors,'' for example | 49 |
| ZZ Top, musically | 17 |
| ZZ Top, for example | 19 |
| Yo La Tengo, for one | 20 |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs, e.g. | 21 |
| Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, e.g. | 30 |
| Wooden shoe sailors, e.g. | 25 |
| Wise men number? | 16 |
| Wilson Phillips, for one | 24 |
| Weird sisters, e.g. | 19 |
| Wedding band, perhaps? | 22 |
| Wedding band, at times | 22 |
| Uno due y tre | 14 |
| Triumph, for one | 16 |
| Tom, Dick, and Harry for one | 28 |
| Tom, Dick and Harry for one | 27 |
| Tinker, Evers, Chance | 21 |
| Tinker and infield cohorts, e.g. | 32 |
| Tinker Evers and Chance e.g. | 31 |
| Threesome ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme | 50 |
| Three singers | 13 |
| Three in key | 12 |
| Third of a nonet | 16 |
| The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, e.g. | 25 |
| The three tenors e.g. | 22 |
| The Supremes, for one | 21 |
| The Supremes or the Stooges | 27 |
| The Supremes or Cream | 21 |
| The Stooges, by census | 22 |
| The Stooges were one | 20 |
| The Ronettes, e.g. | 18 |
| The Rice Krispies mascots, e.g. | 31 |
| The R's of education | 24 |
| The Police, for one | 19 |
| The Police was one | 18 |
| The Police or Green Day | 23 |
| The Pep Boys, e.g. | 18 |
| The Magi e.g. | 14 |
| The Magi | 8 |
| The Little Pigs, e.g. | 21 |
| The Lettermen, e.g. | 19 |
| The Johannes ___ | 16 |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience, for one | 36 |
| The Graces, e.g. | 16 |
| The Graces | 10 |
| The Gorgons, e.g. | 17 |
| The Ghostbusters, e.g. | 22 |
| The Gatlin Brothers, e.g. | 25 |
| The Fleetwoods, for example | 27 |
| The Fleetwoods, e.g., of 50's-60's pop | 46 |
| The Fates, for one | 18 |
| The Dude, Walter, and Donny, e.g., at least as a bowling team | 61 |
| The Dixie Chicks, for example | 29 |
| The Chipmunks, e.g. | 19 |
| The butcher, etc. | 17 |
| The Andrew Sisters, e.g. | 24 |
| The Ames Brothers, e.g. | 23 |
| Sublime, e.g. | 13 |
| String group | 12 |
| String ensemble | 15 |
| Stooges, e.g. | 13 |
| Song for three | 14 |
| Soloist plus two | 16 |
| Small musical combo | 19 |
| Small musical band | 18 |
| Small group of carolers | 23 |
| Singing group of three | 22 |
| Singer plus two, e.g. | 21 |
| Singer plus two | 15 |
| Scherzo part | 12 |
| Saranac Lakes, e.g. | 19 |
| Rush or Nirvana | 15 |
| Run-D.M.C., e.g. | 16 |
| Rock's ZZ Top, e.g. | 23 |
| Rock's Yo La Tengo, e.g. | 28 |
| Rock's Salt-N-Pepa, e.g. | 28 |
| Rock's Green Day, for one | 29 |
| Rock's Cream, for instance | 30 |
| Rock's Cream, e.g. | 22 |
| Rock's Animal Collective, e.g. | 34 |