| 100% | TROPES | 6 | "Fake dating" and "enemies to lovers," e.g., in rom-coms |
| 53% | TROPE | 5 | Enemies to lovers, e.g. |
| 39% | STS | 3 | E and G, e.g., in D.C. |
| 37% | NOTES | 5 | In music, they are A, B, C, D, E, F and G |
| 37% | STS | 3 | E, F and G in D.C. |
| 36% | ARIA | 4 | "Summertime," e.g., in "Porgy and Bess" |
| 35% | MONGREL | 7 | Tramp, e.g., in "Lady and the Tramp" |
| 35% | MINORTHIRD | 10 | D to F, e.g., in music |
| 35% | TUTOR | 5 | Anna Leonowens, e.g., in "The King and I" |
| 35% | ESTATE | 6 | Darcy's Pemberley, e.g., in "Pride and Prejudice" |
| 35% | SOPRANO | 7 | Juliet, e.g., in Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet" |
| 35% | ANTONYMS | 8 | In and out, e.g. |
| 34% | AGE | 3 | 18+, e.g., in order to be able to vote |
| 34% | ALSORAN | 7 | The hare, e.g., in "The Tortoise and the Hare" |
| 33% | PRAY | 4 | "Eat ___ Love," a biographical rom-com in which Julia Roberts travels to Italy, India, and Indonesia |
| 33% | DOUBLETS | 8 | 2 and 12, e.g., in dice |
| 33% | CHEUGY | 6 | Dated and forced, in slang |
| 33% | BEDSPREAD | 9 | Quilt, e.g. ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 33% | HOMONYM | 7 | "Two," in relation to "too," e.g. |
| 33% | SUBSET | 6 | Primes, in relation to integers, e.g. |
| 33% | FLAMBEAU | 8 | Reformed criminal and assistant to Father Brown in stories by G K Chesterton |
| 32% | WINDFALL | 8 | Jackpot, e.g., and a hint to completing four puzzle answers |
| 32% | SENSOR | 6 | Detector on e.g. a lamp to switch off in daylight |
| 32% | SEW | 3 | Use a needle and thread, to darn, e.g. |
| 32% | AVES | 4 | Park and Lexington, e.g., in N.Y.C. |
| 32% | AVES | 4 | Lex and Park, e.g., in N.Y.C. |
| 32% | FLIPPHONE | 9 | Motorola Razr, e.g., and a hint to each set of circles |
| 32% | MOVIEELEMENTS | 13 | Plot, character, lighting, e.g., and a hint to the starred answers |
| 32% | INSULATE | 8 | To put batts of fiberglass, e.g., in the walls |
| 32% | STS | 3 | A, B and F, e.g., in D.C. |