| 100% | RIS | 3 | "___ for Ricochet" (#18 in Sue Grafton's "alphabet series" of mysteries): 2 wds. |
| 54% | ISFOR | 5 | Phrase in all but one of Sue Grafton's "Alphabet Series" titles (2 wds.) |
| 51% | RIS | 3 | Sue Grafton's "___ for Ricochet" (2 wds.) |
| 51% | NIS | 3 | Sue Grafton's 1998 "Alphabet" series mystery "___ for Noose" |
| 49% | ALIBI | 5 | What "A" is for, in Sue Grafton's mystery series |
| 48% | RIS | 3 | "___ for Ricochet" (Sue Grafton mystery) (2 wds.) |
| 47% | FIS | 3 | Sue Grafton's "___ for Fugitive": 2 wds. |
| 47% | EIS | 3 | Sue Grafton's "___ for Evidence": 2 wds. |
| 47% | LIS | 3 | Sue Grafton's "___ for Lawless": 2 wds. |
| 47% | OIS | 3 | Sue Grafton's "___ for Outlaw": 2 wds. |
| 47% | AIS | 3 | Sue Grafton's "___ for Alibi": 2 wds. |
| 47% | IIS | 3 | Sue Grafton's "___ for Innocent": 2 wds. |
| 46% | AIS | 3 | & 13D 1982 novel by Sue Grafton; first in the Kinsey Millhone alphabet mystery series |
| 43% | EIS | 3 | Sue Grafton's "___ for Evidence" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | HIS | 3 | Sue Grafton's "___ for Homicide" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | LIS | 3 | Sue Grafton's "___ for Lawless" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | AIS | 3 | Sue Grafton's "___ for Alibi" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | GIS | 3 | Sue Grafton's "___ for Gumshoe" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | RIS | 3 | "___ for Ricochet" (Sue Grafton novel) (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ARMANDGAMACHE | 13 | Chief inspector in a series of mystery novels by Louise Penny (2 wds.) |
| 40% | RIS | 3 | Sue Grafton's "___ for Ricochet" |
| 40% | THESANDMAN | 10 | Series of fantasy-horror comic books written by 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FIS | 3 | "___ for Fugitive" (Sue Grafton mystery novel) (2 wds.) |
| 38% | AIS | 3 | Sue Grafton novel "___ for Alibi" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | GIS | 3 | Sue Grafton novel "___ for Gumshoe" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | NIS | 3 | Sue Grafton novel "___ for Noose" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | THEEXPENDABLES | 14 | Series of action films made to pay homage to 80's/90's action films, all of which released in August, across years: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SIS | 3 | "___ for Silence" (Sue Grafton mystery): 2 wds. |
| 37% | ONTOUR | 6 | Performing concerts in a series of locations: 2 wds. |