| 100% | WHENI | 5 | "___ Fall in Love" (1961 hit by the Lettermen) |
| 54% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | Falling in love-themed Tears for Fears hit |
| 54% | ILLBEAROUND | 11 | 1972 Top 10 R&B hit by the Spinners that begins, "This is our fork in the road / Love's last episode" (3 wds.) |
| 53% | CANT | 4 | "___ Help Falling in Love" (Elvis Presley hit) |
| 53% | WHEN | 4 | "___ Emma Falls in Love" (2023 Taylor Swift hit) |
| 52% | BEAUTY | 6 | Belle fell in love with the Beast's inner __ |
| 52% | FRIDAY | 6 | When "I'm in love," in a 1992 hit by the Cure |
| 51% | SEPTEMBER | 9 | 1978 hit by the band represented in this puzzle's circles |
| 50% | ADOREADOOR | 10 | Fall in love with something at the home improvement center? |
| 50% | MYGGGGENERATION | 15 | Refrain in a 1965 hit by the Who |
| 50% | LALALALALOLA | 12 | Refrain in a 1970 hit by the Kinks |
| 49% | BIGGIRLSDONTCRY | 15 | 1962 #1 hit by the group hinted at in this puzzle's theme |
| 49% | COPACABANA | 10 | 1978 disco hit featuring the warning "Don't fall in love" |
| 49% | OGRE | 4 | "The ___ has fallen in love with the princess!" (line from "Shrek") |
| 49% | EVER | 4 | "If I ___ Fall In Love Again," song by Kenny Rogers |
| 48% | LOVEISALIVE | 11 | 1985 #1 country hit by the Judds about finding intimacy in daily routines: 3 wds. |
| 48% | HER | 3 | 2013 movie about a man who falls in love with the voice on his smartphone |
| 48% | CRAZY | 5 | "___ in Love," a hit song by Beyonce featuring her husband Jay-Z |
| 47% | JOANN | 5 | Title girl in a 1958 hit by the Playmates |
| 47% | ELENORE | 7 | Title girl in a 1968 hit by the Turtles |
| 47% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | **One way to fall in love ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 47% | TURNITLOOSE | 11 | 1988 #1 country hit by the Judds about dancing freely in your "shoutin' shoes": 3 wds. |
| 47% | STOP | 4 | "___! In the Name of Love" (The Supremes hit song) |
| 46% | CHOLERA | 7 | Novel by García Márquez: Love in the Time of __ |
| 46% | BROKENHEARTED | 13 | 1995 top 10 hit by Brandy, about a teenager's first disappointment in love |
| 45% | SAM | 3 | One of the muskrats in the 1976 hit "Muskrat Love" |
| 45% | TONIGHT | 7 | "Can You Feel the Love ___," a hit by Elton John, featured in "The Lion King" |
| 45% | LETS | 4 | "___ Fall in Love" |
| 45% | SLEEPCYCLE | 10 | Exercise done by hitting the snooze button and staying in bed? |
| 44% | BEAST | 5 | The one who Beauty falls in love with in the fairy tale |