| 100% | LOSALAMOS | 9 | "___: A Whistleblower's Diary," book by Chuck Montano about foul play at a nuclear R&D site: 2 wds. |
| 38% | OURTURN | 7 | "It's ___ to Eat," book by journalist Michela Wrong about a Kenyan whistleblower: 2 wds. |
| 31% | KARENSILKWOOD | 13 | Nuclear plant whistleblower portrayed by Meryl Streep in a 1983 movie: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BIGGIRL | 7 | 2010 book by Danielle Steel about a chubby little girl and her fight with self-esteem issues: 2 wds. |
| 31% | FALLINGMAN | 10 | 2007 book by 44-Across about a survivor of the 9/11 attacks: 2 wds. |
| 31% | UNIVERSEIN | 10 | "The ___ a Nutshell," 2001 book about theoretical physics by Stephen Hawking: 2 wds. |
| 30% | LITTLEPRINCE | 12 | "The ___," children's book written by Antoine de Saint-Exupery about a boy who leaves his tiny planet to travel the universe: 2 wds. |
| 30% | RUSHINGWATERS | 13 | 2016 book by Danielle Steel about six people who come together during a Hurricane in New York City: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEVELVETEEN | 12 | "___ Rabbit," children's book written by Margery Williams about a stuffed rabbit's desire to come to life through the owner's love: 2 wds. |
| 29% | WONDERWHEEL | 11 | Movie about a Coney Island waitress who falls for a young lifeguard played by Justin Timberlake: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a sitcom about "nothing" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | FINDINGWINNIE | 13 | Children's book about the bear that inspired A.A. Milne by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall that won the 2016 Caldecott Medal (2 wds.) |
| 28% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | 1964 film starring 17-Across and 30-Across based on children's books by P.L. Travers about a magical nanny (2 wds.) |
| 28% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in a sitcom about "nothing" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | FRECKLEJUICE | 12 | Chapter book by 38-Across about a boy who buys a potion to change his facial features (2 wds.) |
| 27% | LETSSTART | 9 | "___ the New Year Right," a song about New Year's by Bing Crosby: 2 wds. |
| 27% | FREDROGERS | 10 | Real-life children's entertainer played by Tom Hanks in a 2019 movie: 2 wds. |
| 27% | DOWNUNDER | 9 | #1 hit by 15-Across that's about a traveling Australian who receives a "Vegemite sandwich": 2 wds. |
| 27% | DUMMY | 5 | "Night of the Living ___," 1993 "Goosebumps" book by R.L. Stine about a ventriloquist's puppet |
| 27% | JOHNSTAMOS | 10 | "Full House" actor who's excited about finally becoming a dad at age 54: 2 wds. |
| 27% | THERESIDENT | 11 | Fox medical drama about a young doctor at odds with his hospital's bureaucracy: 2 wds. |
| 27% | WHITENOISE | 10 | Award-winning 1985 book by 44-Across that features a "toxic event": 2 wds. |
| 27% | TEXASRANGER | 11 | "Walker, ___" a 90's action TV series starring Chuck Norris that was inspired by 18a : 2 wds. |
| 27% | GONNAMAKE | 9 | "___ It Through This Year," a song about New Year's by the Great Lake Swimmers: 2 wds. |
| 27% | WITCHSSISTER | 12 | First book in a fantasy series about black magic by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (2 wds.) |
| 27% | HOWI | 4 | "___ Play Golf" (best-selling book by Tiger Woods): 2 wds. |
| 26% | ELAINEBENES | 11 | Character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a sitcom about "nothing" that ended May 14, 1998 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | DEARJOHN | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a US Army soldier whose father suffers from Asperger's syndrome: 2 wds. |
| 26% | THEMANDARIN | 11 | Tony Stark/Iron Man's nemesis in "Iron Man 3," a supervillain played by Ben Kingsley: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ONTOP | 5 | At a mountain's summit: 2 wds. |