| 100% | SPIDER | 6 | "The ___ and the Fly," poem by Mary Howitt about a manipulative web-spinner |
| 39% | PRELUDE | 7 | "The ___," autobiographical poem by and about the April-born poet William Wordsworth |
| 38% | IRON | 4 | "___ Man," 1970 song by Black Sabbath about a man who time travels and sees the apocalypse |
| 37% | MAN | 3 | "___ in the Corner Shop," 1980 song by The Jam about a factory employee and a shop employee |
| 37% | ASTRONOMY | 9 | Poem by A. E. Housman which is also the study of celestial objects and space phenomena |
| 36% | NEUTRALTONES | 12 | 1867 melancholic poem written by Thomas Hardy about the end of a relationship: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MOUSE | 5 | "The Nutcracker and the ___ King," a famed Christmas tale by E.T.A Hoffmann about a toy that comes alive |
| 35% | CATSINTHE | 9 | "___ Cradle," a song by Harry Chapin about the relationship between a father and his son: 3 wds. |
| 35% | ALN | 3 | English river mentioned by Ptolemy and the site of a still-occupied castle dating from about 1096 |
| 35% | FROZEN | 6 | 1998 song by Madonna that peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 with lyrics about a cold and emotionless man |
| 35% | BROOK | 5 | "The ___," poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson about a small stream |
| 35% | LION | 4 | "The ___, the Witch and the Wardrobe," novel by C.S. Lewis about four siblings who discover a land trapped in eternal winter |
| 34% | AAR | 3 | De-briefing process used by the military to find out what, why and how about a particular event (abbr.) |
| 34% | ROCK | 4 | "30 ___," satirical sitcom about the behind the scenes of a live sketch comedy show created by and starring Tina Fey |
| 34% | TULIPS | 6 | 1961 poem written by Sylvia Plath about the flowers she received in a hospital which was included in the collection "Ariel" |
| 33% | SCHNEIDER | 9 | & 16D Prize for a race between seaplanes and flying boats won outright by the UK in 1931 |
| 33% | FISHERMAN | 9 | "The ___ and the Little Fish," a popular fable by 38-Down about a small fish that begs for its life on account of its size |
| 33% | MOUND | 5 | "The ___," 1940 novella by H.P. Lovecraft about a headless ghost and subterranean civilization |
| 33% | WORTHDYINGFOR | 13 | 2010 novel by Lee Child about Jack Reacher meets the Duncans and solves an old case of a missing child: 3 wds. |
| 33% | JUNGLE | 6 | The __ Book, story about a boy raised by animals |
| 33% | ANNABELLEE | 10 | Classic poem that begins "It was many and many a year ago / In a kingdom by the sea" |
| 33% | ENDYMION | 8 | Poem by Keats about a mythological shepherd |
| 33% | LOVEBOAT | 8 | The __, TV Show about a ship cruise and its crew |
| 32% | ITOOAMAMERICA | 13 | Last line of a poem by 6-Down, which follows the lines "They'll see how beautiful I am / And be ashamed" (4 wds.) |
| 32% | FERRY | 5 | "Crossing Brooklyn ___," poem by Walt Whitman about crossing the Brooklyn river |
| 32% | AFTON | 5 | "Sweet ___," lyrical poem by Robert Burns about the river in Scotland |
| 32% | CHEAPER | 7 | "___ by the Dozen" (Steve Martin comedy about a large family) |
| 32% | ROAD | 4 | The Beatles sang about a long and winding one |
| 32% | GONNACOME | 9 | "A Change is ___," 1964 song by Sam Cooke about peace and the Civil Rights Movement: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BEAUTIFUL | 9 | "The Bad and the ___," 1952 melodrama starring Kirk Douglas about a film producer |