| 100% | DEAR | 4 | "That's near and ___ to my heart" |
| 89% | DEAR | 4 | "It's near and ___ to my heart" |
| 83% | DEAR | 4 | Near and ___ to my heart |
| 64% | CROSS | 5 | "___ my heart and hope to die" |
| 63% | NEAR | 4 | "It's ___ and dear to my heart" |
| 63% | DIE | 3 | "Cross my heart and hope to ___!" |
| 63% | DIE | 3 | "Cross my heart and hope to ___" |
| 63% | HOPE | 4 | "Cross my heart and ___ to die" |
| 63% | HOPE | 4 | "Cross my heart and ___ to die..." |
| 62% | ISWEAR | 6 | "Cross my heart and hope to die!" |
| 62% | ISWEAR | 6 | "Cross my heart and hope to die" |
| 57% | CROSS | 5 | "___ my heart (and hope to die)" |
| 55% | BOSOM | 5 | Near to one's heart |
| 53% | EER | 3 | "Give my regards to old Broadway / And say that I'll be there ___ long" |
| 53% | FOLLOW | 6 | "___ your heart," idiom that means to go after one's feelings and intuitions |
| 52% | ERIE | 4 | Lake that's near Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Ontario |
| 52% | TNG | 3 | Medication often used to treat heart conditions that's available in tablets, sprays, ointments and patches (abbr.) |
| 52% | ARF | 3 | Sound that's similar to "ruff" and "woof" |
| 52% | MICHIGAN | 8 | State that's home to Flint and Detroit |
| 52% | ICK | 3 | Word that's similar to "Yuck!" and "Ugh!" |
| 52% | ASIA | 4 | Continent that's home to Bhutan and Brunei |
| 52% | OHIO | 4 | State that's home to Canton and Youngstown |
| 52% | KOREA | 5 | Peninsula that's home to Pyongyang and Seoul |
| 52% | LEEK | 4 | Vegetable that's related to onions and garlic |
| 52% | AFRICA | 6 | Continent that's home to zebras and cheetahs |
| 52% | TEAL | 4 | Color that's similar to aqua and turquoise |
| 52% | ASIA | 4 | Continent that's home to pandas and samurais |
| 52% | TAYLORDAYNE | 11 | "Tell It to My Heart" singer |
| 51% | TRALEE | 6 | City that's a near-rhyme to 15 Across |
| 51% | CALABASAS | 9 | City that's home to Drake and the Kardashians |