| 100% | BRODIE | 6 | Literary protagonist Jean who tells her pupils, “I am dedicated to you in my prime” |
| 32% | WHITNEY | 7 | She sang I Will Always Love You in 1992, Houston |
| 31% | ESME | 4 | Salinger character who says to the story narrator, "I don't think I shall tell you my full name" |
| 31% | USB | 3 | I'm a connector that lets you transfer files in a flash and allows you to plug and play. Who am I? |
| 31% | WANT | 4 | "I ___ you to be my Valentine..." (words in a romantic letter, perhaps) |
| 31% | ALICE | 5 | Literary protagonist who almost drowns in her own tears |
| 30% | NEWSFLASH | 9 | "Hey, let me be the first to tell you ..." |
| 30% | POCKET | 6 | I'm a small patch in your jeans to hold a wallet or candy wrappers. Who am I? |
| 30% | BLAKELIVELY | 11 | Actress who wore contact lenses she couldn't see through to play a blind woman in "All I See Is You": 2 wds. |
| 29% | DNA | 3 | "It's in my ___" ("It's part of who I am") |
| 29% | IFEAR | 5 | "___ that I will give in to my craving" (apprehension): 2 wds. |
| 29% | MOM | 3 | One who tells you to not roll around in the dirt, maybe |
| 28% | SIRI | 4 | Her name is Norwegian for "beautiful woman who leads you to victory" |
| 28% | NOFEAR | 6 | “I’ll tell you what freedom is to me: ___”: Nina Simone |
| 28% | JANEFONDA | 9 | She plays Hillary Altman in "This Is Where I Leave You": 2 wds. |
| 28% | SEE | 3 | "That's what I was trying to tell you!" |
| 28% | BELT | 4 | I'm a strappy accessory that holds your jeans in place. Who am I? |
| 27% | THEBEATLES | 10 | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You" group who in 1964 became the first ever to be simultaneously #1 and #2 with their first two hits: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ZIP | 3 | I'm the "fly" fastener in your jeans. Who am I? |
| 27% | BTW | 3 | "Oh, I meant to tell you ...," in texts |
| 27% | MARTY | 5 | ___ McFly, time-traveling teenager who is the protagonist in "Back to the Future" |
| 27% | ARTUROTOSCANINI | 15 | Who quipped "God tells me how the music should sound, but you stand in the way" |
| 27% | WANT | 4 | "I ___ you to be my Valentine..." |
| 27% | ALI | 3 | ___ Wong, actress who played the female protagonist in 2019's "Always Be My Maybe" |
| 27% | SANCHO | 6 | ___ Panza, loyal squire who is a sidekick to the titular protagonist in "Don Quixote" |
| 27% | ANANG | 5 | Character who’s told “hear my words” in a They Might Be Giants song |
| 27% | ATHENA | 6 | The Parthenon is dedicated to her |
| 26% | LINUS | 5 | Boy who said "Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about" |
| 26% | HOMER | 5 | "I am a Greek author, and I lend my name to a famous yellow animated patriarch. Who am I?" |
| 26% | STOOLIE | 7 | Who might be told, "You're one to talk!"? |