| 100% | REALM | 5 | War, to Ares, or Love, to Eros |
| 49% | SELF | 4 | Lead-in to made or love |
| 49% | FOE | 3 | Ares or Cheetah, to Wonder Woman |
| 46% | SONNET | 6 | Poet’s ode to beauty or love in 14 lines |
| 45% | AMORE | 5 | Love, to da Vinci or Dean Martin |
| 45% | IDIOM | 5 | "Fall in love" or "fall to pieces" |
| 44% | SWEDES | 6 | People who are native to Gothenburg or Stockholm |
| 44% | ODES | 4 | Verses that are dedicated to something or someone |
| 44% | ROUNDNUMBERS | 12 | Integers that are easy to multiply or divide |
| 43% | JUNKYARD | 8 | Where old things are gathered to reuse or destroy |
| 43% | ALLYOUR | 7 | __ base are belong to us, or AYBABTU |
| 43% | GALLANT | 7 | Brave in love or war |
| 43% | KALE | 4 | Vegetable that "people either love or love to hate," per an NYT Cooking recipe |
| 42% | IAM | 3 | Answer to "Are you or are you not?" |
| 42% | SELF | 4 | Lead-in to love or care |
| 42% | WITH | 4 | Lead-in to love or child |
| 42% | HEART | 5 | Something that you may lose to someone you like or love |
| 42% | EAT | 3 | "People who love to ___ are always the best people": Julia Child |
| 42% | SIRE | 4 | Man o' War to Hard Tack, or Hard Tack to Seabiscuit |
| 41% | SUPERFOOD | 9 | Goji berries or kale are this, beneficial to eat |
| 41% | BOP | 3 | "Magical Mystery Tour" or "All My Loving," to some |
| 41% | IRISHCOUNTIES | 13 | What the answers to the seven starred clues all are or contain |
| 40% | STATE | 5 | Lead-in to "of mind" or "of war" |
| 40% | FUMES | 5 | Gases or vapors that are dangerous to inhale |
| 40% | LISTIT | 6 | HGTV show wants owners to Love It or __ |
| 40% | SERENADE | 8 | To play music or sing a song for someone you love |
| 40% | BRUSHES | 7 | Sable or badger bristles are used to make them |
| 40% | EYES | 4 | Organs that are rolled to show annoyance or boredom |
| 39% | TRUFFLE | 7 | Pigs or dogs are used to find this earthy delicacy |
| 38% | SELF | 4 | Lead-in to "care" or "love" |