| 100% | MALADY | 6 | "But love's a ___ without a cure": Dryden |
| 46% | PALLIATIVE | 10 | Providing relief, but not a cure |
| 45% | ELOPE | 5 | Go off, but not without a hitch? |
| 43% | DEAN | 4 | "Rebel Without a Cause" actor James ___ who loved autos |
| 41% | BLONDIE | 7 | Dessert like a brownie but without chocolate |
| 41% | INSTANTLY | 9 | Without a moment's delay |
| 41% | FRIDAY | 6 | When "I'm in love," in a 1992 hit by the Cure |
| 41% | CHOCOLATE | 9 | *___ fountain, a delicious fountain of cocoa that's nothing but a sweet liquid treat loved by many |
| 40% | ASAP | 4 | Without a moment's hesitation: Abbr. |
| 40% | SMOKE | 5 | "There's no ___ without a fire" |
| 40% | ANGER | 5 | "___ is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one": Benjamin Franklin |
| 40% | LINEDOUT | 8 | Nearly succeeded … but there's a catch! |
| 40% | EMAIL | 5 | It's opened without a letter opener |
| 39% | OHIO | 4 | Only U.S. state without a rectangular flag |
| 39% | SAL | 3 | James's "Rebel Without a Cause" co-star |
| 39% | REBEL | 5 | James Dean's "____ Without a Cause" |
| 39% | REBEL | 5 | James Dean's "___ Without a Cause" |
| 39% | ALL | 3 | Dryden's "___ for Love" |
| 38% | MONTPELIER | 10 | Only state capital without a McDonald's |
| 38% | TOSCA | 5 | Cavaradossi's love in a Puccini opera |
| 38% | LOTTE | 5 | Werther's love in a Goethe novel |
| 38% | EYRE | 4 | Rochester's love in a Bronte classic |
| 38% | ABIE | 4 | Rose's love in a 1922 play |
| 38% | NEO | 3 | Trinity's love in a film trilogy |
| 38% | ROMEO | 5 | Juliet's love in a Shakespeare play |
| 38% | ABIE | 4 | Rose's love in a 1920s play |
| 38% | ALAS | 4 | "It's a shame, but ..." |
| 37% | FILIAL | 6 | Like a child's love for a parent |
| 37% | LOISLANE | 8 | Superman's love interest who was a journalist |
| 37% | BESS | 4 | Porgy's love in a George Gershwin opera |