| BADROMANCE | 2009 hit with the lyric "I want your love," or a hint to the word scrambled in each starred clue's answer |
| HEADOVERHEELS | **One way to fall in love ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| MONEYFORNOTHING | Dire Straits hit with the lyrics "I want my MTV" |
| ABED | Bon Jovi lyric: "I want to lay you down in _ ___ of roses..." |
| SECONDSHIFT | Afternoon-to-evening work period, typically ... and a hint to the word scrambled in each starred clue's answer |
| STIRDEBATE | Engender public controversy, or a hint to the word scrambled in each starred clue's answer |
| SPINDOCTOR | Crafty press agent, or a hint to the word scrambled in each starred clue's answer |
| RECYCLINGCENTER | Destination for bottles and cans, and a hint to the word scrambled in each starred clue's answer |
| KEYCHANGE | A to B, for one ... or a hint to the word scrambled within each starred clue's answer |
| PROTEINSHAKE | Healthy drink, and a hint to the word scrambled within each starred clue's answer |
| LILAC | The flower Syringa said to symbolise the first emotions of love; or, a colour similar to pale violet or lavender (5) |
| FILMADAPTATIONS | Novel forms for novels, and a clue to the word scrambled within each starred answer |
| TRUE | Adjective used to denote something actual, factual or real, such as life, love or a word apparently "spoken in jest" (4) |
| CHIC | Who sang I Want Your Love in 1979? (4) |
| MINION | Word originally for a darling, lady-love or a king/prince's favourite, later degenerating to henchperson, kept man/woman, servant, sycophantic follower or underling (6) |
| IMALLSHOOKUP | 1957 lyric whose singer is scrambled in each starred answer |
| MARIAHCAREY | Her 2009 hit Obsessed reentered the Billboard charts in 2019 thanks to a viral dance challenge video: 2 wds. |
| QUEERCODING | Subtextual process for some characters, or a hint to the word scrambled in 17-, 27- and 46-Across |
| ROBOTICS | Coinage by the author of this puzzle's quote, first published in the answer to clue A |
| BAA | [I'm a lamb and I want your attention!] |
