| 100% | UNIVERSEIN | 10 | "The ___ a Nutshell," 2001 book about theoretical physics by Stephen Hawking: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SILENTSPRING | 12 | 44-Across book about the environmental harm done by pesticides that was a finalist for the 1963 National Book Award for Nonfiction (2 wds.) |
| 40% | FINDINGWINNIE | 13 | Children's book about the bear that inspired A.A. Milne by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall that won the 2016 Caldecott Medal (2 wds.) |
| 39% | BRIEFHISTORYOF | 14 | "A ___Time," 1988 book on cosmology by Stephen Hawking which is written in a non-technical way for the masses: 3 wds. |
| 36% | ALLIN | 5 | Book about 32-Across that was coauthored by 1-/19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JUNGLE | 6 | The __ Book, story about a boy raised by animals |
| 34% | MISERY | 6 | Stephen King book about author trapped by a fan |
| 34% | FALLINGMAN | 10 | 2007 book by 44-Across about a survivor of the 9/11 attacks: 2 wds. |
| 33% | THELORAX | 8 | Dr. Seuss book about an eco-conscious creature who "speaks for the trees": 2 wds. |
| 33% | THEPILOTSWIFE | 13 | Novel by 29-Across about the aftermath of a plane crash (3 wds.) |
| 33% | OLIVERQUEEN | 11 | Real name of Green Arrow, played by Stephen Amell on the CW's "Arrow": 2 wds. |
| 32% | THELITTLELIAR | 13 | Novel by 43-Across about a boy who always tells the truth (3 wds.) |
| 32% | EVERYTHING | 10 | "The Theory of ___," book by Stephen Hawking based on a series of lectures given at Cambridge University |
| 32% | MEGAWATTS | 9 | 2001 book about the nuclear world, __ and Megatons |
| 31% | THESEAAROUNDUS | 14 | Best-selling book by 19-Across about the life history of our oceans: 4 wds. |
| 31% | JOHNHENRYDAYS | 13 | 2001 Colson Whitehead novel, about a historical festival, that was short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize: 3 wds. |
| 31% | CATSINTHE | 9 | "___ Cradle," a song by Harry Chapin about the relationship between a father and his son: 3 wds. |
| 31% | DONOTDISTURB | 12 | 2021 thriller by 32-Across about a woman on the run after committing a crime (3 wds.) |
| 30% | MOULINROUGE | 11 | 2001 film about turn-of-the-century Bohemians, starring Ewan McGregor: 2 wds. |
| 30% | FISH | 4 | "The Rainbow ___" (children's book about a colorful swimmer by Marcus Pfister) |
| 30% | ONEFINEDAY | 10 | 1980 Carole King song about a love-to-be that was recorded earlier by the Chiffons: 3 wds. |
| 30% | SHINING | 7 | "The ___," horror novel by Stephen King about a family's trip in the peak of winter to a desolate hotel |
| 30% | SUMUP | 5 | State in a nutshell: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ITIN | 4 | "To put ___ a nutshell ...": 2 wds. |
| 29% | LATESHOW | 8 | With "The," after-hours series hosted by Stephen Colbert: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DUMMY | 5 | "Night of the Living ___," 1993 "Goosebumps" book by R.L. Stine about a ventriloquist's puppet |
| 29% | JANEGOODALL | 11 | Writer whose second book about chimpanzees, "In the Shadow of Man," was published in 1971 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | TARBABY | 7 | 1981 novel by 43-Across about a love affair that begins in the Caribbean (2 wds.) |
| 29% | WITCHSSISTER | 12 | First book in a fantasy series about black magic by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (2 wds.) |
| 29% | WORTHDYINGFOR | 13 | 2010 novel by Lee Child about Jack Reacher meets the Duncans and solves an old case of a missing child: 3 wds. |