| 100% | ADUE | 4 | To be sung by a couple, in music |
| 72% | ADUE | 4 | To be sung by two, in music |
| 60% | FOR2 | 4 | To be shared by a couple |
| 49% | DOT | 3 | In music, the symbol placed after a note to increase its time value by a half |
| 49% | SERENADES | 9 | Pieces of music sung by a man to his lover |
| 48% | PORTAMENTO | 10 | In music, a sliding movement from one note to another, especially in singing or playing the violin |
| 47% | SLUR | 4 | In music, a curved line indicating that a melody is to be played legato or as a single phrase |
| 47% | DAVID | 5 | ___ Hockney, queer artist behind the most expensive artwork by a living artist to be auctioned in 2018 |
| 47% | ARIEL | 5 | Princess set to be played by Halle Bailey in a 2023 Disney adaptation |
| 46% | ALIVE | 5 | "It's ___!" quote used by Gingy in "Shrek" that is a reference to "Frankenstein" |
| 46% | ELLIS | 5 | Ruth —, last woman to be executed in Britain portrayed by Miranda Richardson in 1985 biopic Dance with a Stranger |
| 46% | THE | 3 | "Candle in ___ Wind," a hit by Elton John that was a tribute to Princess Diana |
| 44% | THERAPY | 7 | A couple may be in it |
| 44% | ETRE | 4 | To be in a faraway land |
| 44% | HARDEST | 7 | "Sorry Seems to Be the ___ Word," a hit by Elton John, that was covered by Blue in "One Love" |
| 44% | HAPPY | 5 | With 34-Across, 2023 bestseller by 18-Across about a broken-up couple pretending to still be together |
| 44% | BROKEN | 6 | "It would be a privilege to have my heart ___ by you," quote from "The Fault in Our Stars" |
| 44% | PATNIXON | 8 | She sings the aria “This is prophetic,” in a John Adams opera about a diplomatic trip to China |
| 44% | GRANDSLAMHOMERUN | 16 | What will cause a walk-off win in the situation described by the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | POSED | 5 | Prepared to be shot by a photographer? |
| 43% | SLOWDANCE | 9 | Rhythmic swaying of a couple in time to a ballad |
| 43% | IKEA | 4 | Company that was the first in the U.S. to air a TV ad with a gay couple (1994) |
| 43% | ALL | 3 | "It is in your hands to create a better world for ___ who live in it," words by Nelson Mandela |
| 43% | ALI | 3 | Jasmine's Prince ___ Ababwa who is granted a wish by the Genie to become a prince temporarily in "Aladdin" |
| 43% | MAGGIENELSON | 12 | Her 2009 book opens, “Suppose I were to begin by saying I had fallen in love with a color” |
| 43% | CURFEW | 6 | Rule to be home by a certain time |
| 43% | RUMI | 4 | Poet whose work was set to music by Philip Glass and Robert Wilson in the chamber opera “Monsters of Grace” |
| 43% | BOX | 3 | Container (and, in a way, what you will find outlined by this year's clues related to the mega-meta) |
| 43% | GLOOMY | 6 | To be in a sad, low mood; rainy weather |
| 43% | JOVIAL | 6 | To be warm and friendly in a welcoming manner |