| 100% | MARIANO | 7 | Love interest of Isabela and Dolores in Encanto |
| 45% | SWANHILDA | 9 | Love interest of Franz in Coppelia ballet |
| 45% | BEAU | 4 | Love interest of Yasha in "Critical Role" |
| 42% | ESMERALDA | 9 | Love interest in The Hunchback of Notre-Dame |
| 41% | AVA | 3 | ___ Crowder, love interest of Boyd Crowder in the TV series "Justified" |
| 41% | GREEN | 5 | Rachel ___, love interest of Ross Geller in the TV series "Friends" |
| 41% | NATE | 4 | Love interest for Blair and Serena in "Gossip Girl" |
| 40% | SHAE | 4 | Tyrion Lannister's love interest in "Game of Thrones" |
| 40% | DALEARDEN | 9 | Adventurer and love interest of Flash Gordon |
| 39% | EPPS | 4 | Lathan’s love interest in “The Wood” and “Love & Basketball” |
| 39% | YGRITTE | 7 | Jon Snow's first love interest in Game of Thrones |
| 39% | MRBIG | 5 | Carrie's love interest in "Sex and the City": 2 wds. |
| 39% | PAM | 3 | ___ Beesley, the love interest of 8-Across' character in "The Office" |
| 37% | IKEEP | 5 | “___ on fallin’ in and out of love ...” (Alicia Keys) |
| 37% | KRISHNA | 7 | God of compassion and love in Hinduism |
| 37% | EROS | 4 | Greek god of love and desire (word hidden in "heros") |
| 37% | LEA | 3 | ___ Seydoux, actress who plays Dr. Madeleine Swann, the love interest of 8a in the movie "No Time to Die" |
| 36% | GLENDA | 6 | "Women in Love" and "A Touch of Class" Oscar winner Jackson |
| 36% | MANDYPATINKIN | 13 | "The Princess Bride" actor who played the love interest of Barbra Streisand's character in 1983's "Yentl": 2 wds. |
| 36% | PSYCHE | 6 | Love interest of 83-Across |
| 36% | EROS | 4 | Love interest of 58-Down |
| 36% | DAISY | 5 | Love interest of donald duck |
| 36% | MEAN | 4 | Like Dolores Umbridge in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" |
| 36% | PETERFRAMPTON | 13 | Singer of “I'm in You” and “Baby, I Love Your Way” |
| 35% | ELI | 3 | Love interest of Clare on "Degrassi" |
| 35% | REBA | 4 | She and Dolly recorded a duet of "Does He Love You" in 2021 |
| 35% | JOHNBOYEGA | 10 | "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" actor who plays the love interest of 25-Across in the 2017 film "The Circle" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ROBERTREDFORD | 13 | "The Sting" actor who played the love interest of Barbra Streisand's character in 1973's "The Way We Were": 2 wds. |
| 35% | WALTERMATTHAU | 13 | "The Bad News Bears" actor who played the love interest of Barbra Streisand's character in 1969's "Hello, Dolly!": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ELVINBISHOP | 11 | "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" hitmaker of 1976 |