| 100% | CREED | 5 | "Assassin's ___," video game that was inspired by Vladimir Bartol's novel "Alamut" |
| 61% | METRO | 5 | "___ 2033," video game that was inspired by Dmitry Glukhovsky novel of the same title |
| 60% | SPEC | 4 | "___ Ops: The Line," video game that was partially inspired by Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" |
| 44% | HOURS | 5 | "The ___," 1998 novel by Michael Cunningham that is inspired by and features Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway" |
| 44% | FURS | 4 | "Venus In ___," song by The Velvet Underground that was inspired by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's eponymous novel |
| 41% | FIFA | 4 | Soccer organization's video game series that was first released in 1993 by EA Sports: Abbr. |
| 41% | BOWL | 4 | "Tecmo Super ___," American football video game that was first released in 1991 by Tecmo |
| 41% | NBA | 3 | "___ Jam," long-running basketball organization's video game series that was first released in 1993 by Midway: Abbr. |
| 40% | APT | 3 | 2024 song by Rose and Bruno Mars that is inspired by a South Korean drinking game |
| 39% | STEELY | 6 | ___ Dan, "Do It Again" band whose name is inspired by William S. Burroughs' novel "Naked Lunch" |
| 39% | SPOCKMUSTDIE | 12 | Original novel by 39-Across that was inspired by one of the principal characters of "Star Trek" (3 wds.) |
| 38% | ONE | 3 | Song by Metallica that was inspired by Dalton Trumbo's "Johnny Got His Gun" |
| 38% | SOMA | 4 | Song by The Strokes that was inspired by Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" |
| 38% | DEAD | 4 | "Superman's ___," 1997 song by Our Lady Peace that was inspired by Superman |
| 38% | FORZA | 5 | "___ Horizon," racing video game published by Microsoft Studios that is based in Colorado |
| 37% | THRONEOFGLASS | 13 | Fantasy series by 43-Across that was inspired by Disney's "Cinderella" (3 wds.) |
| 37% | APPRENTICE | 10 | "Scentless ___," song by Nirvana that was inspired by Patrick Suskind's "Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer" |
| 37% | TRAIL | 5 | "The Oregon ___," the longest-running video game franchise that was co-created by Don Rawitsch |
| 37% | FINAL | 5 | "___ Fantasy," one of the longest-running video game franchise that was created by Hironobu Sakaguchi |
| 37% | MODEST | 6 | ___ Mouse, "Float On" band whose name is inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel "The Mark on the Wall" |
| 37% | MORTAL | 6 | "___ Kombat," one of the longest-running video game franchise that was originally developed by Midway Games |
| 36% | RADLEYS | 7 | The Boo ___, "Wake Up Boo!" band whose name is inspired by Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 36% | ANN | 3 | "Raggedy" doll that was inspired by a poem |
| 36% | MARIO | 5 | ___ Bros., platform game published by Nintendo that has been one of the most successful video games ever |
| 36% | DREAM | 5 | "Moonlight (A Vampire's ___)," 2011 song by Stevie Nicks that was inspired by "The Twilight Saga" series |
| 36% | KITCHEN | 7 | "Hell's ___," 2023 jukebox musical that is inspired by Alicia Keys' life and that features her songs |
| 36% | TEXASRANGER | 11 | "Walker, ___" a 90's action TV series starring Chuck Norris that was inspired by 18a : 2 wds. |
| 36% | WAR | 3 | "___Games," 1983 sci-fi film directed by John Badham that was later adapted into a video game by Coleco |
| 36% | LEGEND | 6 | "The ___ of Zelda," one of the longest-running video game franchise that was co-created by Takashi Tezuka |
| 35% | MGMLION | 7 | Corporate trademark that was inspired by an Ivy League mascot |