| 100% | BYRON | 5 | "I love not man the less, but nature more", by Lord George Gordon ____ |
| 34% | CAMECLOSE | 9 | Missed the mark, but not by much |
| 32% | OAR | 3 | Tool used by most of a rowing team, but not the coxswain |
| 30% | AMADEUS | 7 | Movie with the line "I'm a vulgar man. But I assure you, my music is not" |
| 30% | LIABILITY | 9 | Single by 53-Across on 45-Across with the lyric "You're a little much for me" |
| 29% | HER | 3 | "And I Love ___," by The Beatles |
| 27% | LALA | 4 | "___ Means I Love You" (1968 top 10 hit by the Delfonics) |
| 27% | GONERIL | 7 | "Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter" speaker |
| 27% | LAST | 4 | ___ but not the least |
| 26% | AINT | 4 | "I may not be the brightest, but I ____ a liar!" |
| 26% | ISTANBUL | 8 | Turkey's most populous city, but not the capital |
| 26% | HELLO | 5 | "___, I Love You," 1968 song by the Doors from their album "Waiting for the Sun" |
| 26% | LAST | 4 | "___ but not the least" |
| 26% | LAST | 4 | "___ but not the least..." |
| 26% | ROMEO | 5 | Dolly Parton song with the line "I may not be in love, but let me tell you I'm in heat" |
| 26% | LOLA | 4 | The "she" in the lyric "I'm not the world's most physical guy, / But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine" |
| 26% | USE | 3 | By plugging in too many appliances at once the man blew a f___ |
| 26% | FRIDAY | 6 | Song by UK rock band The Cure, __ I'm in Love |
| 26% | ODYSSEY | 7 | It starts "Tell me, muse, of the man of many resources" |
| 26% | ALL | 3 | "To ___ the Boys I've Loved Before" (novel by Jenny Han) |
| 25% | HER | 3 | "And I Love ___," hit song by The Beatles |
| 25% | SHE | 3 | "___ Walks in Beauty," poem by Lord Byron with the line "...A heart whose love is innocent!" |
| 25% | TRAILMUCK | 9 | "... but dogs can't spoil how much I enjoy driving around in the ___" |
| 25% | OPP | 3 | Naughty by Nature hit with the repeated lyric "Yeah, you know me" |
| 25% | SAFIRE | 6 | He once wrote "Last but not least, avoid clichés like the plague" |
| 25% | SAFIRE | 6 | Wordsmith who wrote "Last but not least, avoid clichés like the plague" |
| 25% | MIDDLEMARCH | 11 | George Eliot novel that's not the contest answer, but provides a hint to it |
| 25% | HINT | 4 | "Give me a ___" ("I need a little more info to get the answer") |
| 25% | ERECT | 5 | What most moai were not, by the time the 20th century rolled around |
| 25% | WILL | 4 | "___ You Love Me Tomorrow," question posed by the Shirelles in a 1961 single |