| 100% | CARRIE | 6 | "Star Wars" actress ___ Fisher whose book is titled "The Princess Diarist" |
| 48% | MIA | 3 | "The Great Gatsby" actress Farrow whose book is titled "What Falls Away" |
| 43% | DREW | 4 | "Santa Clarita Diet" actress Barrymore whose book is titled "Little Girl Lost" |
| 42% | JANE | 4 | "Book Club" actress ___ Fonda whose book is titled "My Life So Far" |
| 42% | ELIWALLACH | 10 | Hollywood star whose memoir was titled "The Good, the Bad, and Me" |
| 41% | CARRIEFISHER | 12 | Princess in "Star Wars," she was the daughter of actress Debbie Reynolds (birthday today) from "The Unsinkable Molly Brown": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of the book whose title is circled in the grid |
| 40% | FBI | 3 | Org. whose secret war with 18-Down is documented in the book Wedge |
| 38% | OSCARISAAC | 10 | "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" actor whose surname is a person in the book of Genesis: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CYBILLSHEPHERD | 14 | "Moonlighting" actress and star of a 1990s CBS sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BRIDE | 5 | "The Princess ___," 1987 Robin Wright starrer whose main character is Princess Buttercup |
| 37% | SWAN | 4 | "The ___ Princess," 1994 film starring Michelle Nicastro whose main character is Princess Odette |
| 37% | ANNBRASHARES | 12 | YA novelist whose "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" book series was adapted into movies starring America Ferrera: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TAKES | 5 | "It ___ Two," 1995 comedy movie starring the Olsen twins whose title is taken from a song by Marvin Gaye |
| 37% | SEVENTH | 7 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the __ film |
| 36% | SCHINDLERSLIST | 14 | Epic drama starring Liam Neeson as the title character Oskar (birthday today), which is set during World War II: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ISLA | 4 | Actress Fisher who writes the "Marge in Charge" kids' books |
| 35% | DIARIES | 7 | "The Princess ___," Anne Hathaway starrer that debuted on July 29th, 2001, whose main character is Princess Mia |
| 35% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ELMORELEONARD | 13 | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "Get Shorty": 2 wds. |
| 35% | JOHNBOYEGA | 10 | "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" actor whose latest role is as a security guard in "Detroit": 2 wds. |
| 35% | RICHARDJEWELL | 13 | 2019 biographical drama starring Kathy Bates, who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing the title character's mother (2 wds.) |
| 34% | AVA | 3 | Actress Gardner whose Hollywood heyday was in the 1950s |
| 34% | AIDA | 4 | Opera whose title character is a princess |
| 34% | TREVORNOAH | 10 | "The Daily Show" star whose surname is a person in the book of Genesis: 2 wds. |
| 34% | WRITER | 6 | One whose work is on the books? |
| 34% | SHIPOOPI | 8 | The Music Man song whose title is a nonsense word |
| 34% | MCCARTHY | 8 | Actress Melissa who will star in the 2016 movie "Ghostbusters" |
| 34% | JONES | 5 | Actress Leslie who will star in the 2016 movie "Ghostbusters" |
| 34% | WIIG | 4 | Actress Kristen who will star in the 2016 movie "Ghostbusters" |