| 100% | ROMEO | 5 | ___ and Juliet, star-crossed lovers from the eponymous Shakespearean tragedy |
| 43% | CAPULET | 7 | Juliet __, a Shakespearean star-crossed lover |
| 43% | ROMEO | 5 | "___ and Juliet," Shakespearean tragedy |
| 42% | HELEN | 5 | Paris and ___, star-crossed lovers from Greek mythology whose romance starts the Trojan War in "The Iliad" |
| 38% | APAIR | 5 | "___of star-crossed lovers" (Romeo and Juliet) |
| 38% | MILLIE | 6 | "Thoroughly Modern ___," Broadway musical that was adapted from the eponymous film starring Julie Andrews |
| 37% | TONYDANZA | 9 | Star from Taxi and Who's the Boss? |
| 37% | ROMEO | 5 | "___ and Juliet," Shakespeare's romantic tragedy about two youths from rival families |
| 37% | ANGEL | 5 | Buffy and ___, star-crossed lovers portrayed by Sarah Gellar and David Boreanaz in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" |
| 37% | ROMEO | 5 | Star-crossed lover of Juliet |
| 37% | MOMMA | 5 | "Throw ___ From the Train" (1987 film Danny DeVito starred in and directed) |
| 36% | SKYWALKER | 9 | The last name of Luke and Anakin from Star Wars |
| 36% | MACBETH | 7 | Shakespearean protagonist from the eponymous play who hails from the country of Scotland |
| 36% | HAMLET | 6 | Shakespearean protagonist from the eponymous play who hails from the country of Denmark |
| 36% | ROMEO | 5 | Star-crossed Shakespearean lover |
| 36% | ROMEO | 5 | Star-crossed lover in a Shakespeare tragedy |
| 35% | MASTERPIECES | 12 | Artistic triumphs, and what the starred answers are created from |
| 35% | TONIGHT | 7 | Star-crossed lovers song from West Side Story |
| 35% | ROMEO | 5 | Juliet's star-crossed lover |
| 35% | GUMP | 4 | "Weird Al" Yankovic tribute to the eponymous 1994 film starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright |
| 35% | REARENDED | 9 | Hit from behind ... and what the answers to starred clues are? |
| 34% | TREEHUGGERS | 11 | Nature lovers, and what the answers to the starred clues literally are |
| 34% | CRYPT | 5 | "Tales from the ___," horror anthology TV series starring notable actors like Catherine O'Hara and Daniel Craig |
| 34% | JEFFREE | 7 | ___ Star Cosmetics, eponymous vegan make-up brand from America founded by the internet sensation |
| 34% | SHIHTZU | 7 | Small dog of a breed derived from crossing the Tibetan apso and Pekingese |
| 33% | STAR | 4 | ___-crossed lovers (like Jack and Rose from "Titanic") |
| 33% | CRESSIDA | 8 | Shakespearean tragedy Troilus and __ |
| 33% | SOLAR | 5 | From the nearest star |
| 32% | HAKEEMOLAJUWON | 14 | NBA star from Nigeria who was the NBA finals MVP in 1994 and 1995 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ROMEO | 5 | "___ and Juliet" (Shakespeare tragedy) |