| 100% | BEAST | 5 | 24-Across' love, with "the" |
| 82% | ALLFORONE | 9 | With 24 Across, slogan of The Three Musketeers |
| 79% | GEORGE | 6 | With 24 Across, loser of the first really serious pie fight? |
| 72% | DAN | 3 | Forrest Gump character with the same rank as 24-Across |
| 70% | CORED | 5 | With the 1 Across removed |
| 70% | PROTESTANT | 10 | With 24-Across, movement resulting from the "Ninety-Five Theses" |
| 69% | SHES | 4 | "___ in Love With the Boy" (Trisha Yearwood song) |
| 68% | BEAUTY | 6 | Belle fell in love with the Beast's inner __ |
| 68% | SHEERAN | 7 | Ed __ is "in love with the shape of you" |
| 67% | DENTISTS | 8 | Experts with the ends of 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 67% | ONTHEROAD | 9 | Jack Kerouac's most loved novel based on his travels with his friends across the United States: 3 wds. |
| 66% | ANI | 3 | DiFranco with the album Revolutionary Love |
| 66% | ETTU | 4 | Phrase associated with the 18 Across |
| 65% | RENT | 4 | Musical with the song "Seasons of Love" |
| 65% | NYT | 3 | Publication with the "Modern Love" column: Abbr. |
| 65% | ANITA | 5 | Baker with the 1986 hit "Sweet Love" |
| 65% | SZA | 3 | Singer with the 2022 hit "No Love" |
| 65% | TRE | 3 | 24-Down, across the Alps |
| 65% | MYSTERIOUS | 10 | With 19 Across, the Orient |
| 64% | ROSEMARIE | 9 | Friml operetta with the song "Indian Love Call" |
| 64% | LEONA | 5 | ___ Lewis with the 2008 #1 hit "Bleeding Love" |
| 64% | LEONA | 5 | Lewis with the 2008 #1 hit "Bleeding Love" |
| 64% | ERASURE | 7 | Duo with the 1988 song "Chains of Love" |
| 64% | ANI | 3 | Singer DiFranco with the new album "Revolutionary Love" |
| 64% | MABELSESSION | 12 | Studio time with the "Mad Love" pop star? |
| 64% | WHITESNAKE | 10 | Band with the 1987 hit "Is This Love" |
| 64% | ANKA | 4 | Singer with the 1960 #2 hit "Puppy Love" |
| 64% | ALLEYEZONME | 11 | 1996 2Pac album with the hit “California Love” |
| 64% | RENT | 4 | Broadway musical with the song "Seasons of Love" |
| 64% | ROD | 3 | Singer Stewart with the hit "All for Love" |