| 100% | PERKS | 5 | "The ___ of Being A Wallflower," '90s book by Stephen Chbosky |
| 66% | WALLFLOWER | 10 | "The Perks of Being a ___," book by Stephen Chbosky which features the line "We accept the love we think we deserve" |
| 64% | WALLFLOWER | 10 | "The Perks of Being a ___," 1999 epistolary novel by Stephen Chbosky |
| 53% | EVE | 3 | Woman who was tempted by a serpent in the Book of Genesis |
| 52% | HOLYGHOST | 9 | Book by John Sandford which was part of the "Virgil Flowers" novel series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 52% | TINY | 4 | "___ Beautiful Things," book by Cheryl Strayed that was adapted into a miniseries of the same name starring Kathryn Hahn |
| 51% | NOW | 3 | "The Spectacular ___," romantic comedy film which was based on a book of the same name by Tim Tharp |
| 50% | PERKS | 5 | "The ___ of Being a Wallflower" (2012 Emma Watson film) |
| 48% | EZRAMILLER | 10 | "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" actor, who plays The Flash in 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | EMMA | 4 | "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" star Watson |
| 47% | EZRA | 4 | "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" actor ___ Miller |
| 47% | MAE | 3 | "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" actress Whitman |
| 47% | EZRA | 4 | "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" actor Miller |
| 46% | SCOLD | 5 | Being a public one of these remained on the UK statute books until 1967 |
| 46% | MAE | 3 | ___ Whitman ("The Perks of Being a Wallflower" actress) |
| 45% | PROMISED | 8 | "A ___ Land," 2020 memoir by Barack Obama which was one of the bestselling books of the year |
| 45% | THE | 3 | "___ Perks of Being a Wallflower" |
| 45% | SPYCATCHER | 10 | 1987 book by Peter Wright subtitled The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer |
| 45% | SOUL | 4 | "Operation Wandering ___," book by Richard Powers which was a finalist for the National Book Award |
| 45% | FALLINGMAN | 10 | 2007 book by 44-Across about a survivor of the 9/11 attacks: 2 wds. |
| 44% | DOT | 3 | Mark that could be made by the tip of a pencil |
| 44% | EZRA | 4 | Actor Miller from "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" |
| 44% | PITS | 4 | "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the ___?" (Erma Bombeck book) |
| 44% | SUNBIRD | 7 | A feathered creature whose name is inspired by the centre of the solar system |
| 44% | NATIVESON | 9 | First Book of the Month Club pick written by a Black American |
| 44% | UNTO | 4 | "For ___ us a child is born" (line from the Book of Isaiah) |
| 44% | ZOLTANKORDA | 11 | Director of The Jungle Book whose brother Alexander was also a director |
| 44% | ASIN | 4 | Portion of land drained by a river is called the River B___ |
| 44% | AGE | 3 | It may be represented by the number of candles on a cake |
| 44% | AFRICA | 6 | Continent with Nigeria that is the subject of a song by Toto |