| 100% | LITTLE | 6 | "___ Women," book by Louisa May Alcott which features the line "I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship" |
| 33% | HEIGHTS | 7 | "Wuthering ___," book by Emily Bronte which features the line "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same" |
| 28% | ITOOAMAMERICA | 13 | Last line of a poem by 6-Down, which follows the lines "They'll see how beautiful I am / And be ashamed" (4 wds.) |
| 28% | GAMES | 5 | "The Hunger ___," book by Suzanne Collins which features the line "And may the odds be ever in your favor" |
| 28% | WALLFLOWER | 10 | "The Perks of Being a ___," book by Stephen Chbosky which features the line "We accept the love we think we deserve" |
| 27% | HAMLET | 6 | Play by William Shakespeare which features the line "This above all, to thine own self be true" |
| 27% | MONEY | 5 | "___ for Nothing," 1985 hit by Dire Straits which was one of the first music videos to feature computer-animated human figures |
| 26% | WOMEN | 5 | "Little ___," written by Louisa May Alcott, following the lives of four sisters, whose first part is set during the Christmas period |
| 25% | HAL | 3 | Speaker of the film line "This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it" |
| 25% | AMY | 3 | I was known for my beehive hairdo and I was the first British woman to win five Grammys |
| 25% | IMONAROLL | 9 | "Things could not be going better for me!" ... or a hint to the placement of the circled letters |
| 25% | GETIT | 5 | "Can I ___" (Adele song with the line "All I want is for you to be mine") |
| 25% | PEOPLE | 6 | "How to Win Friends and Influence ___," self-help book written by Dale Carnegie which is one of the best-selling books of all time |
| 25% | DIANA | 5 | I was the Princess of Wales and I was known for my charity work |
| 25% | CHINA | 5 | "The Adventures of ___ Iron," novel by Gabriela Cabezon Camara which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020 |
| 24% | PERISCOPE | 9 | Tubular optical device allowing a viewer to see objects which are not directly in the line of sight |
| 24% | GREENGAGE | 9 | "The Enlightenment of the ___ Tree," novel by Shokoofeh Azar which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020 |
| 24% | STILLFALLING | 12 | "___ for You," 2016 song by Ellie Goulding which is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Bridget Jones's Baby": 2 wds. |
| 24% | YOU | 3 | "Cuz I Love ___," album by Lizzo which was nominated for the 2020 Grammy for Album of the Year |
| 23% | KITE | 4 | "The ___ Runner," book by Khaled Hosseini which features the line "For you, a thousand times over" |
| 23% | YOU | 3 | "Me Before ___," 2012 novel by Jojo Moyes which depicts the story of Louisa Clark and Will Traynor |
| 23% | BREAK | 5 | "I Want to ___ Free," 1984 song by Queen which is a part of the album "The Works" |
| 23% | HOP | 3 | "___ on Pop," 1963 book by Dr. Seuss that ranked sixteenth on Publisher Weekly's list which is one of the best-selling books for children |
| 23% | MARCH | 5 | Last name of the sisters in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" |
| 23% | NEWLOOK | 7 | Name by which the women's fashion lines Corolle and Huit, introduced in 1947 by Christian Dior, came to be known |
| 23% | EMPIRE | 6 | "___ State of Mind," hit song by Jay Z featuring Alicia Keys which is dedicated to the titular nickname of New York city |
| 23% | LITTLEWOMEN | 11 | Louisa May Alcott classic whose main characters are hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| 22% | ACTS | 4 | Book that's the source of the line "It is more blessed to give than to receive" |
| 22% | CATS | 4 | 2019 flop whose Variety review began "Nine may not be enough lives for some of the stars to live down their involvement in this …" |
| 22% | WEAREFAMILY | 11 | Sister Sledge classic whose second line is "I got all my sisters with me," and a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 49-Across |