| 100% | ARROW | 5 | "Struck by Cupid's ___," phrase for a projectile said to make someone fall in love instantly this Valentine's Day |
| 50% | POTION | 6 | Love ___, magic concoction to make someone fall for you this Valentine's Day |
| 48% | HEELS | 5 | "Head over ___," phrase for a way of falling in love this Valentine's Day |
| 34% | MAGGIENELSON | 12 | Her 2009 book opens, “Suppose I were to begin by saying I had fallen in love with a color” |
| 31% | BOW | 3 | Cupid's ___, mythological object that was used by Cupid to induce people to fall in love |
| 30% | HEART | 5 | "Wear one's ___ on one's sleeve," phrase for someone who may be very confessional this Valentine's Day |
| 30% | MUM | 3 | Informal name for a fall garden flower given on Mother's Day that is also a way to say "mom" |
| 30% | MOTH | 4 | "Like a ___ to a flame," phrase for someone attracted to danger with an insect in it |
| 29% | RIPPEDABS | 9 | Many a gymgoer's goal … or what the starred clues in this puzzle must have for their answers to make sense? |
| 29% | HALF | 4 | "Better ___," phrase to describe your partner this Valentine's day |
| 29% | MARGARITA | 9 | "It's National ___ Day! A day to celebrate your favorite cocktail! Find ingredients to make this drink in the movies at 27a, 47a, 8d, and 30d" |
| 29% | ILSA | 4 | Film character who says, “With the whole world crumbling, we pick this time to fall in love” |
| 28% | WINDY | 5 | Like a good day for someone to say "Go fly a kite!" |
| 28% | PERFECT | 7 | Change a word in this phrase to correct it! "Practice makes flawless" |
| 28% | WASTE | 5 | Change a word in this phrase to correct it! "Haste makes trash" |
| 28% | FEB | 3 | Month to buy a Valentine's Day card, for short |
| 28% | LAMP | 4 | Magic ___, make a wish by rubbing this for a genie to appear and make it come true |
| 28% | HNY | 3 | It's not cool to say this when you run into someone in May that you haven't seen for months (abbr.) |
| 27% | PSST | 4 | Sound made to get someone's attention in a quiet room |
| 27% | AROS | 4 | People unlikely to fall in love, for short |
| 27% | LEIS | 4 | May 1 was a day chosen by Don Blanding, then of the Honolulu Star Bulletin, in 1927 for a celebration of these |
| 26% | CAD | 3 | You'll probably need funds in this currency if you're going to wander around Forillon National Park for a few days (abbr.) |
| 26% | YOUREMISSINGOUT | 15 | "That's a lost opportunity," and what can be said to the writer of four clues in this puzzle |
| 26% | TOY | 3 | Jack-in-the-box, originally made for a prince's fifth birthday by a German clockmaker named Claus, is an example of one of these |
| 26% | LAERTES | 7 | Character in "Hamlet" who is struck by a poison-tipped sword (we did say the play's a tragedy) |
| 25% | IRONCLAD | 8 | Unbreakable, and a hint to making sense of seven answers in this puzzle |
| 25% | TEN | 3 | "Let's try 'The Number ___' for $200. In this category, the correct response to every question is ___. When I stop talking, just say ___." (line in a "Celebrity Jeopardy!" sketch on SNL) |
| 25% | CURLINGSTONES | 13 | Items guided by brooms in the Winter Olympics ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 25% | CIRCLEBACK | 10 | Return to a subject in conversation, and what this puzzle's author did to make the examples stand out |
| 25% | THENANDNOW | 10 | Phrase in an article on grown-up child stars, perhaps ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |