| 100% | SALEMS | 6 | "___ Lot," 1975 novel by Stephen King that was nominated for the World Fantasy Award |
| 54% | OBITS | 5 | Horror short story by Stephen King that was nominated for an Edgar Award in 2016 |
| 53% | BLEEDS | 6 | "If It ___," collection of four novellas by Stephen King that was nominated for a Locus Award in 2021 |
| 53% | CUJO | 4 | 1981 novel by Stephen King that won the British Fantasy Award |
| 50% | GIANT | 5 | "The Buried ___," 2015 fantasy novel by Kazuo Ishiguro which was nominated for the 2016 World Fantasy Award for best novel |
| 41% | CARRIE | 6 | 1974 novel by Stephen King that was adapted into a 1976 film starring Sissy Spacek |
| 40% | RULEOFWOLVES | 12 | Novel by 40-Across that won the 2021 Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fantasy (3 wds.) |
| 39% | RAPGOD | 6 | 37-Across song that was nominated for the 2015 Best Rap Performance Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 38% | HOTPINK | 7 | Album by 50-Across that was nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Album at the 2020 American Music Awards (2 wds.) |
| 38% | NEEDTOKNOW | 10 | Hit single by 50-Across that was nominated for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards (3 wds.) |
| 37% | TEMPO | 5 | 46-Across song featuring Missy Elliott that was nominated for the 2019 MTV Video Music Award for Best Power Anthem |
| 37% | MATATA | 6 | "Hakuna ___," song from "The Lion King" that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1995 |
| 37% | SALEMSLOT | 9 | 1975 novel by Stephen King |
| 37% | WHOFEARSDEATH | 13 | 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel winner by 49-Across (3 wds.) |
| 36% | LOT | 3 | "'Salem's ___," 1975 horror novel by Stephen King featuring vampires that was adapted into a miniseries starring David Soul |
| 36% | STILL | 5 | "You're ___ the One," 1998 song by Shania Twain that was nominated for four Grammy Awards |
| 36% | ALIVE | 5 | "Herman Wouk Is Still ___," short story by Stephen King that won the Bram Stoker Award in 2012 |
| 36% | THELONDON | 9 | Young Thug song featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott that was nominated for the 2019 MTV Video Music Award for Song of Summer (2 wds.) |
| 36% | POSTCARDS | 9 | Novel by 29-Across that won the 1992 PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction |
| 35% | ETERNITY | 8 | "The End of ___," 1955 sci-fi novel by Isaac Asimov that was shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel |
| 34% | HAIM | 4 | Band that was nominated for the 2015 Best New Artist Grammy |
| 34% | ROAR | 4 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2014 |
| 34% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 34% | VOYAGE | 6 | 2021 studio album by ABBA that was nominated for multiple Grammy Awards |
| 34% | THESENTENCE | 11 | 2021 novel by 44-Across that was nominated for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence (2 wds.) |
| 34% | KILLINGFLOOR | 12 | Debut novel by 25-Across that was the basis for the first season of "Reacher" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | THEECHOMAKER | 12 | 2006 novel by 32-Across that won the National Book Award for Fiction (3 wds.) |
| 34% | HELP | 4 | 1965 Beatles album that was the first rock album nominated for an Album of the Year Grammy Award |
| 34% | INVISIBLE | 9 | "___ Man," 1952 novel by Ralph Ellison featuring an unnamed protagonist that won the National Book Award for Fiction |
| 34% | STATEOFWONDER | 13 | 2011 novel by 28-Across that was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction (3 wds.) |