| 100% | JLO | 3 | Pop star in the rom-coms "The Wedding Planner" and "Maid in Manhattan" |
| 44% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | Actress who stars in the romcom "The Wedding Planner" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Pop group who starred in the films A Hard Day's Night and Help! |
| 42% | ANKA | 4 | Pop star with top 40 hits in the 1950s, '60s, '70s and '80s |
| 39% | LOPEZ | 5 | Singer and Maid in Manhattan actress Jennifer |
| 39% | KATE | 4 | ___ Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio, "Titanic" actors who have starred in multiple rom-coms together |
| 38% | DREW | 4 | ___ Barrymore and Adam Sandler, "50 First Dates" actors who have starred in multiple rom-coms together |
| 38% | RADIOEDIT | 9 | Shortened version of a pop song ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 37% | GAYBORHOODS | 11 | The Castro in San Francisco and Chelsea in Manhattan |
| 37% | OLIVIARODRIGO | 13 | Pop star with the #1 albums "Sour" and "Guts" |
| 37% | OFFICE | 6 | Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell starred in The __ |
| 36% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | Pop singer and former Nickelodeon star who both hosted "SNL" and performed as the musical guest in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ANDERSON | 8 | Gillian __ starred in The X Files and The Fall |
| 36% | VALKILMER | 9 | Actor who starred in Top Gun and The Doors |
| 36% | DEADWYLER | 9 | Danielle, starred in The Harder They Fall and Till |
| 36% | STEN | 4 | Russian born actress Anna ___, brought to the US by Sam Goldwyn and who starred with Gary Cooper in "The Wedding Night" |
| 36% | CHER | 4 | Pop diva who starred in "Moonstruck" and "Burlesque" |
| 36% | CHRISTINE | 9 | __ and the Queens, bilingual French pop star |
| 36% | CHAPPELLROAN | 12 | Pop star with the 2023 début album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” |
| 35% | DREWBARRYMORE | 13 | Actress who stars in the romcom "The Wedding Singer" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ARTURO | 6 | Castro who created and starred in the Comedy Central series “Alternatino” |
| 35% | AALIYAH | 7 | Pop star who starred in "Queen of the Damned" |
| 35% | PERRY | 5 | Pop star Katy with the albums "Witness" and "Smile" |
| 35% | AMYADAMS | 8 | Star of Enchanted and The Woman in the Window |
| 35% | UPTOWN | 6 | Like Manhattan in the 80s and 90s? |
| 35% | MARIAHCAREY | 11 | Pop star who performed and cowrote the song at 19-/33-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DAR | 3 | ___ Salim, "Exodus: God and Kings" actor who stars in the 2023 film "The Covenant" |
| 35% | NATASHA | 7 | ___ Bedingfield, 2000s pop star with the hits "Unwritten" and "Pocketful of Sunshine" |
| 35% | AMY | 3 | ___ Schumer, American comedian who also wrote and starred in the film "Trainwreck" |
| 35% | GAL | 3 | Israeli actress and model Gadot, who starred in the movie "Fast Five" |