| 100% | BETJEMAN | 8 | 20th C poet of A Subaltern's Love Song and Slough |
| 36% | NERUDA | 6 | "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair" writer |
| 36% | NERUDA | 6 | Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair writer Pablo |
| 35% | THATSMYJAM | 10 | "I love this song!" … or a doubly apt description of 17-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 34% | HUEY | 4 | ___ Lewis and the News, a pop rock band who sang the hit song "The Power of Love" |
| 34% | THATSMYJAM | 10 | “I love this song!” . . . or a hint to the starts of 17-, 27-, 39-, and 52-Across |
| 32% | TSELIOT | 7 | "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" poet |
| 32% | ELIOT | 5 | "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" poet |
| 32% | LETITBE | 7 | Title of a Beatles song, album and movie |
| 31% | THYME | 5 | Herb that's part of a song with parsley, sage, and rosemary |
| 31% | EDGARALLAN | 10 | First two of a short-story writer and poet |
| 31% | PEETA | 5 | Part of a love triangle with Katniss and Gale |
| 31% | MICHELLE | 8 | Beatles song and name of a US first lady |
| 31% | BABY | 4 | Famous Justin Bieber song and a term of endearment |
| 31% | TSELIOT | 7 | Writer and poet, known for "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock": 3 wds. |
| 31% | LETITBE | 7 | The name of a song and album by the Beatles |
| 31% | OOMPA | 5 | Start of a "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" song |
| 31% | RADIOEDIT | 9 | Shortened version of a pop song ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 31% | LAYLA | 5 | Title character of a song inspired by both a seventh-century Persian story and George Harrison's then-wife |
| 31% | OEDIPAL | 7 | Of a son's love |
| 30% | MARILYN | 7 | Subject of a painting by Andy and a song by Elton |
| 30% | LOLLIPOP | 8 | The name of a song by Lil Wayne and The Chordettes |
| 30% | PABLO | 5 | ___ Neruda, Nobel prize-winning Chilean poet who wrote "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair" |
| 30% | BTS | 3 | Band that performed on a hit remix of Jason Derulo and Jawsh 685’s “Savage Love” |
| 30% | PABLONERUDA | 11 | Chilean poet-diplomat and politician known for his collection "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair": 2 wds. |
| 30% | FORESTER | 8 | C S —, author of novels The Commodore and Lord Hornblower |
| 30% | TUT | 3 | King who's the subject of a song by Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons |
| 30% | IPANEMA | 7 | Home of a "tall and tan and young and lovely" girl of song |
| 30% | ONES | 4 | "This ___ For You" (title of a hit album and song by Barry Manilow) |
| 29% | THRONES | 7 | A Song of Ice and Fire begins with A Game of __ |