| 100% | MARKET | 6 | "On ___ Street" (kids' book with an A-to-Z shopping spree) |
| 50% | ANNE | 4 | "___ with an E" (show based on a Lucy Maud Montgomery book) |
| 47% | THEARTOFWAR | 11 | Book with early versions written on bamboo slips ... or a hint to four entries in this puzzle |
| 45% | LOWLYWORM | 9 | Kids' book character who drives an apple-shaped car ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| 45% | USPASSPORT | 10 | Book with an eagle on its cover |
| 45% | UNDO | 4 | To erase a mistake on the computer, with CTRL + Z |
| 45% | WRAP | 4 | With 61-Down, "Get a move on!" and an instruction for the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | YOUR | 4 | With 37- and 39-Across, book and TV series on human evolution, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 43% | USPASSPORT | 10 | Small book with an eagle on its cover |
| 43% | EVES | 4 | ''__ Diary'' (Twain book with an apple on the cover) |
| 43% | LOOKINGFORWARD | 14 | With an eye on things to come |
| 43% | HOUSE | 5 | Word with "light" to mean a bright coastal tower that you may spot on an island |
| 42% | LIFEOFPI | 8 | Martel book with an orangutan, a hyena and a tiger |
| 42% | STAMP | 5 | Tread on street with a politician |
| 42% | WHATSINTHEBOXES | 15 | Question asked by a customs officer or a kid on Christmas ... with a hint to this puzzle's circled squares |
| 41% | PAR | 3 | On a ___ with (equal to) |
| 41% | PAR | 3 | On a ___ with (comparable to) |
| 41% | FAREWELL | 8 | A __ to Arms, film based on Hemingway book |
| 41% | EASYREAD | 8 | Book to enjoy on a plane |
| 41% | STORECRAZY | 10 | On a shopping spree? |
| 41% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | 2006 Julia Roberts kids' movie, based on an E.B. White novel, whose title begins with a woman's name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | COAUTHOR | 8 | Write with an associate on joint book or project |
| 40% | PAR | 3 | On a ___ with (on an equal footing) |
| 40% | IMPRINT | 7 | To stamp an outline on a surface |
| 40% | PAR | 3 | On a ___ with (equal in importance to) |
| 40% | BROKEN | 6 | With 49-Across, it keeps repeating itself ... and, based on the first and last letters, an apt description of each answer to a starred clue |
| 40% | SALT | 4 | *Brrr* Take an ice cube, lay a thread on it, and drop a pinch of ___ to pick the cube with just the thread! |
| 40% | BURIED | 6 | __ treasure, it's marked with an X on a map |
| 40% | INRE | 4 | With regard to, on a memo: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SPOT | 4 | Place to park on a street |