| 100% | MEETCUTE | 8 | Rom-com trope: 2 wds. |
| 64% | CARCHASE | 8 | Action movie trope: 2 wds. |
| 63% | NOTTINGHILL | 11 | 1999 rom com directed by Roger Michell starring Julia Roberts which is also one of the highest grossing rom coms of all times: 2 wds. |
| 59% | MAMMAMIA | 8 | Musical rom-com with Meryl Streep: 2 wds. |
| 59% | HITMAN | 6 | 2023 rom-com starring Glen Powell: 2 wds. |
| 58% | ONEDAY | 6 | 2011 Anne Hathaway/Jim Sturgess rom-com (2 wds.) |
| 56% | NINEMONTHS | 10 | 1995 rom-com starring Hugh Grant and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | MEET | 4 | With 57-Down, rom-com trope |
| 52% | ANYWEDNESDAY | 12 | 1966 rom-com starring Jane Fonda as Ellen Gordon: 2 wds. |
| 51% | IHATE | 5 | "10 Things ___ About You" (1999 rom-com): 2 wds. |
| 51% | LOVEAGAIN | 9 | Rom-com starring 38-Across and Priyanka Chopra Jonas with the tagline "Destiny has a plan" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | HOWTODEAL | 9 | 2003 rom-com starring Mandy Moore: 3 wds. |
| 49% | ANYONEBUTYOU | 12 | 2023 rom-com starring Glen Powell: 3 wds. |
| 49% | BEFORESUNSET | 12 | Ethan Hawke/Julie Delpy rom-com that begins with an author event in a bookstore (2 wds.) |
| 48% | METSALLY | 8 | "When Harry ___," rom-com film starring Meg Ryan: 2 wds. |
| 48% | EGGEDON | 7 | Encouraged strongly: 2 wds |
| 48% | BYAIR | 5 | Via flight: 2 wds |
| 47% | ANEW | 4 | Turn over ___ leaf: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ABEET | 5 | Red as ___ (embarrassed): 2 wds. |
| 47% | IAM | 3 | "___ sorry" (apology phrase): 2 wds. |
| 47% | ONIN | 4 | "Come ___" (please enter): 2 wds. |
| 47% | SEEYA | 5 | "Catch you later!": 2 wds. |
| 47% | THETEMPTATIONS | 14 | "My Girl" group: 2 wds. |
| 47% | IMIN | 4 | "Sign me up!": 2 wds. |
| 47% | ILIED | 5 | Admission of perjury: 2 wds. |
| 47% | MOJAVEDESERT | 12 | Dry California area: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ONA | 3 | Go off ___ tangent: 2 wds. |
| 47% | EARLGREY | 8 | Black tea variety: 2 wds. |
| 47% | HEALTHCARE | 10 | Hospital's business: 2 wds. |
| 47% | STRINGCHEESE | 12 | Polly-O product: 2 wds. |