| 100% | MOON | 4 | "Killers of the Flower ___: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" (David Grann book) |
| 63% | OSAGE | 5 | “Killers of the Flower Moon: The ___ Murders and the Birth of the F.B.I.” (nonfiction book adapted into a 2023 film) |
| 41% | SAMUEL | 6 | Book containing the story of David and Goliath |
| 39% | ICKE | 4 | David —, former footballer and television presenter whose books include Children of the Matrix |
| 39% | ICKE | 4 | David —, former footballer and TV presenter whose books include Children of the Matrix |
| 38% | OSAGE | 5 | Killers of the Flower Moon people |
| 36% | HOLYGHOST | 9 | Book by John Sandford which was part of the "Virgil Flowers" novel series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SCORSESE | 8 | Martin, director of Killers of the Flower Moon |
| 35% | NIRO | 4 | Robert De __, actor in Killers of the Flower Moon |
| 35% | KOEPP | 5 | "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" screenwriter David |
| 34% | CLUE | 4 | 1985 movie based on a murder mystery board game of the same name where players identify the killer, their weapon, and the scene of crime |
| 34% | DAVIDGRANN | 10 | American journalist who wrote "Killers of the Flower Moon," "The Wager," and the works that inspired 16-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 34% | BIG | 3 | "The Magic of Thinking ___," self-help book written by David J. Schwartz which advocates the habit of thinking and behaving for success |
| 34% | CAMEO | 5 | Martin Scorsese's role in Killers of the Flower Moon, e.g. |
| 34% | ZEN | 3 | "___ and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," book by Robert M. Pirsig |
| 34% | TRUECRIME | 9 | Book genre of real-life murders and mysteries |
| 34% | DUCHOVNY | 8 | David, star of The X-Files and Californication |
| 34% | NUM | 3 | Book of the Bible between Lev. and Deut. |
| 34% | ASSANGE | 7 | Author of the 2012 book "Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet" |
| 34% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of the children's book "James and the Giant Peach": 2 wds. |
| 34% | ZEN | 3 | "___ and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" ('70s best-selling book) |
| 34% | ZEN | 3 | "___ and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" (1974 best-selling book) |
| 34% | ZEN | 3 | "___ and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" (Robert M. Pirsig book) |
| 33% | HARPERLEE | 9 | Author of the book that Times readers voted the best of the last hundred and twenty-five years |
| 33% | ABSCAM | 6 | FBI sting of the 1970s and 1980s |
| 33% | FLORISTRY | 9 | The art of arranging and selling flowers |
| 33% | BRANDON | 7 | __ Flowers, lead singer of The Killers |
| 33% | DUBLIN | 6 | City of birth of the Duke of Wellington and Bono |
| 33% | NIMH | 4 | "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of ___" (classic children's book) |
| 33% | MARTINSCORSESE | 14 | "The Wolf of Wall Street" director who co-wrote and directed "Killers of the Flower Moon" (2 wds.) |