| 100% | MIX | 3 | "Love Is a ___ Tape" (memoir by rock critic Rob Sheffield) |
| 87% | TAPE | 4 | "Love Is a Mix ___" (memoir by rock critic Rob Sheffield) |
| 48% | ROB | 3 | "Love Is a Mix Tape" writer Sheffield |
| 39% | MAD | 3 | "I learned to be a movie critic by reading ___ magazine": Roger Ebert |
| 38% | THUD | 4 | It may be made by a falling rock |
| 38% | EBERT | 5 | He said "I learned to be a movie critic by reading Mad magazine" |
| 38% | TALC | 4 | Rock that's soft enough to be scratched by a fingernail |
| 37% | DANCER | 6 | "I Was a ___," memoir by former New York City Ballet principal Jacques D'Amboise |
| 37% | ANDROMEDA | 9 | She was chained to a rock and saved by Perseus |
| 37% | LOKI | 4 | Mythological trickster who was punished by being held to a rock |
| 36% | SHEENA | 6 | "___ Is a Punk Rocker," 1977 song by the Ramones that was covered by Charli XCX in 2016 |
| 36% | LIKE | 4 | "___ a Rock," song by Bob Seger that was used in a Chevrolet ad |
| 36% | PUNK | 4 | "Sheena Is a ___ Rocker," 1977 song by Ramones from their album "Leave Home" |
| 36% | GUIDOSARDUCCI | 13 | Don Novello's early "SNL" character who was a rock critic for "L'Osservatore Romano": 2 wds. |
| 35% | LIVINGHISTORY | 13 | Memoir by 31-Across whose audiobook version was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (2 wds.) |
| 35% | AMERICANIDIOT | 13 | Musical which is a stage adaptation of the concept album by punk rock band "Green Day": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ITINA | 5 | 1986 memoir by rocker Turner |
| 35% | IAMMALALA | 9 | 2013 memoir written by a teenage girl whose last name is Yousafzai: 3 wds. |
| 35% | STRANGER | 8 | Eurythmics hit Love Is a __ |
| 35% | TEETERED | 8 | Was a rocker? |
| 34% | ADO | 3 | These days, love is a bother |
| 34% | FANNYHILL | 9 | Name by which 1748 John Cleland novel Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure is known |
| 34% | HASAHEARTOFGOLD | 15 | Is a loving person |
| 34% | WALLFLOWER | 10 | "The Perks of Being a ___," book by Stephen Chbosky which features the line "We accept the love we think we deserve" |
| 33% | THEBAND | 7 | Canadian rock group whose last concert was filmed by Martin Scorsese for a 1978 documentary (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ONEFINEDAY | 10 | 1980 Carole King song about a love-to-be that was recorded earlier by the Chiffons: 3 wds. |
| 32% | FINDUNCANNY | 11 | Be a little spooked by |
| 32% | CRADLE | 6 | One may be a rocker |
| 32% | MEANTTHEWORLDTO | 15 | Was loved by |
| 32% | BADAT | 5 | "___ Love," song by Halsey from her album "Hopeless Fountain Kingdom" which was nominated for a Teen Choice Award: 2 wds. |