| 100% | LEANNA | 6 | ___ Love, alliteratively named “Young and the Restless” blonde with a gossip column |
| 41% | TANGLED | 7 | Guess the movie from the badly explained plot! "Girl with very long, blonde hair finds love, gets a haircut, and goes brunette" |
| 39% | DAMSELFLY | 9 | Insect with the name of a young, unmarried woman |
| 38% | CBS | 3 | "The Young and the Restless" network |
| 38% | SOAP | 4 | "The Young and the Restless," e.g. |
| 38% | ERIC | 4 | "The Young and the Restless" star ___ Braeden |
| 38% | CBS | 3 | "The Young and the Restless" TV network |
| 38% | EVA | 3 | "The Young and the Restless" actress Longoria |
| 38% | SOAP | 4 | "The Young and the Restless," for one |
| 37% | EVA | 3 | The Young and the Restless actress Longoria |
| 36% | WINDOW | 6 | "Gone with the ___," how a classic film fan might name their drapes and curtains store |
| 36% | WARIO | 5 | Nintendo antagonist with a yellow hat, a zigzag mustache, and a name one letter off from that of the protagonist |
| 36% | ERIC | 4 | Longtime "The Young and the Restless" actor Braeden |
| 36% | BLACK | 5 | With 41- and 43-Across, cop cruiser ... or a description of the five animals named in this puzzle |
| 36% | EVA | 3 | Longoria of "The Young and the Restless" |
| 36% | CHAR | 4 | Actor who played a character with the same first name on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 36% | SOAPS | 5 | "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful" |
| 35% | GENOA | 5 | ___ City (setting for "The Young and the Restless") |
| 35% | EVA | 3 | Actress Longoria of "The Young and the Restless" |
| 35% | SOAPOPERA | 9 | “General Hospital” or “The Young and the Restless” |
| 35% | IRON | 4 | ___ Maiden, a hugely popular metal band with hits like "Fear of the Dark" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name" |
| 35% | HEARTOFGLASS | 12 | 1979 Blondie #1 song with the lyrics "Once I had a love and it was a gas" (3 wds.) |
| 34% | TRACI | 5 | ___ Abbott, longtime role on "The Young and the Restless" |
| 34% | PEPPA | 5 | Pig with a younger brother named George |
| 34% | USER | 4 | Operator with a login name and password |
| 34% | APRIL | 5 | ___ Ludgate, character from "Parks and Recreation" who shares her name with the month after March and has a perfect poker face |
| 33% | NYT | 3 | Newspaper with a "Modern Love" column, for short |
| 33% | SOPRANOS | 8 | Crime drama with a mobster named Tony, The __ |
| 33% | OLAF | 4 | "Frozen" snowman with a love for the summer |
| 33% | IDTAG | 5 | Pet accessory with a name and phone number |