| 100% | ATOY | 4 | "Love is not a gadget. Love is not ___....": 2 wds. |
| 61% | MISSYELLIOTT | 12 | Female rapper whose fifth studio album "This Is Not a Test!" was certified Platinum: 2 wds. |
| 60% | JAMESMONROE | 11 | US president (1817-1825) who was not a college graduate: 2 wds. |
| 60% | ABRAHAMLINCOLN | 14 | US president (1861-1865) who was not a college graduate: 2 wds. |
| 60% | HARRYTRUMAN | 11 | US president (1945-1953) who was not a college graduate: 2 wds. |
| 57% | HELPME | 6 | With 32-Across, 1965 Beach Boys hit that was not based on a specific woman: 2 wds. |
| 56% | FIGHTCLUB | 9 | Group in a 1999 movie whose first rule of membership is not to talk about it: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ANITABAKER | 10 | "Sweet Love" singer whose last name is a synonym for a pastry chef: 2 wds. |
| 55% | VOICEMAIL | 9 | It may be left after the beep when a call's not answered: 2 wds. |
| 55% | AWIFE | 5 | "She is not only ___ but also a daughter-in-law." (not just a spouse): 2 wds. |
| 54% | BADAT | 5 | "___ Love," song by Halsey from her album "Hopeless Fountain Kingdom" which was nominated for a Teen Choice Award: 2 wds. |
| 54% | PURPLEHAZE | 10 | Jimi Hendrix love song which is often misinterpreted as a song about a psychedelic experience: 2 wds. |
| 54% | AFEW | 4 | Not a lot (of): 2 wds. |
| 53% | ONEI | 4 | REM's 1987 hit "The ___ Love" (commonly thought to be a love song though it's about using people): 2 wds. |
| 53% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "I Will Always Love You" singer with a memorable 1991 Super Bowl performance of the national anthem: 2 wds. |
| 53% | CELINEDION | 10 | "The Power of Love" singer who was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 52% | STOODIN | 7 | Was a substitute (for): 2 wds. |
| 52% | STOODIN | 7 | Was a replacement (for): 2 wds. |
| 52% | ROBERTCARLYLE | 13 | "Once Upon a Time" actor who played a Bond villain in 1999's "The World Is Not Enough": 2 wds. |
| 52% | IMEANIT | 7 | "This is not a joke!" (3 wds.) |
| 52% | ALOT | 4 | Not a little: 2 wds. |
| 52% | NOONE | 5 | Not a soul: 2 wds. |
| 51% | SUMMERSTOCK | 11 | 1950 film with Judy Garland as a farmer who finds love when her barn is used as a theater: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ONRYE | 5 | How a Reuben sandwich is served: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ONLOW | 5 | How a fan may be set: 2 wds. |
| 51% | APEN | 4 | "___ is mightier than a sword.": 2 wds. |
| 51% | LIETO | 5 | Not be honest with: 2 wds. |
| 51% | NOONE | 5 | Not a soul around: 2 wds. |
| 51% | NOONE | 5 | Not a single person: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ATLEISURE | 9 | Not in a hurry: 2 wds. |