| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| HEARTTHROBS | Lovers | |
| GIRLFRIENDS | Lovers | |
| BELOVEDS | Lovers | |
| DARLINGS | Lovers | |
| SUPPLICANTS | Lovers | |
| MASOCHISTS | Pain-lovers | |
| SWEETHEARTS | Lovers | |
| EXES | Erstwhile lovers | |
| STARCROSSED | Ill-fated (lovers) | |
| SPATS | Lovers’ tiffs | |
| VALENTINE | Lovers' saint | |
| SPAT | Lovers' row | |
| TIFF | Lovers' row | |
| TRYST | Lovers’ meeting | |
| HEDONISTS | Pleasure lovers | |
| EROS | Lovers’ symbol | |
| GOURMETS | Food lovers | |
| TRYSTS | Lovers’ meetings | |
| PACIFISTS | Peace lovers | |
| SADISTS | Lovers of cruelty | |
| LOVELETTERS | Notes between lovers | |
| LOVERWISE | As lovers do. | |
| ANTEATERS | Rat tense about insect-lovers | |
| FLAMES | Old lovers can go to blazes! | |
| ROMEO | One of Shakespeare's star crossed lovers | |