| 100% | MIX | 3 | ___ tape, curated collection of love songs for your beloved that is considered old-school |
| 61% | LETTER | 6 | Handwritten love note for your beloved that is considered old-school |
| 55% | POEM | 4 | Rhyming verse written for your beloved that is considered old-school |
| 55% | ODE | 3 | Romantic verse like 23a written for your beloved that is considered old-school |
| 50% | FLOWER | 6 | Bouquet unit for your beloved that may be considered old-school |
| 39% | LOCKETS | 7 | Charms on necklaces with a hidden photo of your beloved that may be considered old-school |
| 32% | MIXTAPE | 7 | Old school collection of songs made as a gift |
| 31% | ALBUM | 5 | Collection of songs by the band Paradise Lost that is named "Gothic" |
| 29% | LIKEAVIRGIN | 11 | 1984 #1 song for Madonna that is discussed in the opening scene of "Reservoir Dogs": 3 wds. |
| 29% | ROCKSTAR | 8 | 2023 collection of new songs, collaborations, and covers that is 40-Across's 49th studio album |
| 29% | SLU | 3 | Missouri school that is the oldest college west of the Mississippi River (Abbr.) |
| 28% | CLAP | 4 | One way to put your lights out, for those of us who are into weird gizmos |
| 27% | TRIP | 4 | Field ___, excursion that may be one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 27% | AMOR | 4 | "El ___ de Mi Vida" (1992 Ricky Martin song whose title is Spanish for "The Love of My Life") |
| 27% | GAUZE | 5 | Absorbent cloth used in medical care for bandages that could be a part of your "Doctor" Halloween costume |
| 27% | ALBUM | 5 | Collection of songs that a musician "drops" |
| 27% | TAKEITEASY | 10 | 50-Across song covered by Travis Tritt that wonders "if your sweet love is gonna save me" (3 wds.) |
| 26% | HOWFARILLGO | 11 | "Moana" song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2016: 4 wds. |
| 26% | ROAR | 4 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2014 |
| 26% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 26% | INS | 3 | Connections that are good for your career |
| 26% | JUICE | 5 | Song from 46-Across's album "Cuz I Love You" that won the 2019 Soul Train Music Award for Video of the Year |
| 26% | ABOUTDAMNTIME | 13 | Song by Lizzo that was honored with the People's Choice Award for The Song of 2022 (3 wds.) |
| 26% | PRY | 3 | Ask questions that are none of your business |
| 26% | ILLWAITFORYOU | 13 | A song by Frankie Avalon that is considered one of his greatest songs ever, released with the A-side "What Little Girl": 4 wds. |
| 26% | WALDEN | 6 | Book by Henry David Thoreau that is considered a seminal work for transcendentalism |
| 25% | BROTHERLYLOVE | 13 | "The City of ___," nickname for Philadelphia which was also called "The City that Loves You Back" in an ad campaign: 2 wds. |
| 25% | RETRO | 5 | Like new fashions that are reminiscent of old fashions |
| 25% | INTOTHEUNKNOWN | 14 | "Frozen II" song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2019: 3 wds. |
| 25% | OTHER | 5 | "Of Love and ___ Demons," 1994 novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that tells the story of a 12 year old girl who is bitten by a dog |