| 100% | LAST | 4 | "The Heart Goes ___," 2015 novel by Margaret Atwood in which people have to swap their homes with prison cells every month in a dystopian future |
| 28% | HANDMAIDSTALE | 13 | Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, "The ___" which has been adapted into a film, an opera and a TV series: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MAKEADEAL | 9 | "Let's ___," TV game show in which participants have to decide if they want to swap their item for a mystery prize: 3 wds. |
| 27% | NIGHTSCHOOL | 11 | 2016 novel by Lee Child in which Jack Reacher joins a mission to find a soldier who's cut a deal with a terrorist: 2 wds. |
| 26% | HANDMAIDS | 9 | "The ___ Tale", Hulu's dystopian drama web television, based on a novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood |
| 25% | TALE | 4 | "The Handmaid's ___," Margaret Atwood's 1985 dystopian novel that follows the journey of a woman in a totalitarian state |
| 25% | LASTSONG | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a 17 year old teen who is sent to stay with her father in the summer, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 25% | VENDETTA | 8 | "V for ___," graphic novel by Alan Moore about a dystopian future in the UK that was adapted into a Natalie Portman film |
| 24% | MOVING | 6 | With 58-Down, vehicle for people on the go? ... or a hint to five strategically placed answers in this puzzle |
| 24% | WIND | 4 | "Gone With the ___," 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell which depicts the story of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara |
| 24% | PETSEMATARY | 11 | Horror novel where animals come back to life (and which has a misspelled word in the title): 2 wds. |
| 24% | HEREWITHME | 10 | 2019 hit song by 17-Down featuring Chvrches with the lyrics "You're saying the words that I want you to say / There's a pain in my heart and it won't go away" (3 wds.) |
| 24% | MIAMI | 5 | "Move to ___," hit song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias which has the name of a Florida city in its title |
| 24% | HANDMAIDSTALE | 13 | "The ___," 1985 dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood: 2 wds. |
| 24% | THELOSTWORLD | 12 | Novel by Michael Crichton on which the sequel to 26a which was released in 1997 was based: 3 wds. |
| 24% | BRINGUP | 7 | "___ the Bodies," award-winning novel by Hilary Mantel which is a sequel to 23a: 2 wds. |
| 23% | LIGHT | 5 | "The Mirror and the ___," 2020 novel by Hilary Mantel which is a sequel to 44a |
| 23% | BACK | 4 | "Never Go ___" 2013 novel by Lee Child in which Jack Reacher helps the commander of his old unit, Major Susan Turner |
| 23% | DOMBEYANDSON | 12 | Novel by Charles Dickens that deals with the story of a shipping firm owner who is frustrated at not having a son to take care of the business: 3 wds. |
| 23% | GALWAY | 6 | "___ Girl," song by English singer Ed Sheeran which has the name of an Irish city in its title that is home to Eyre Square |
| 23% | HANDMAIDSTALE | 13 | With "The," Hulu drama that featured a cameo by Margaret Atwood, author of the source material: 2 wds. |
| 23% | BROKEN | 6 | "It would be a privilege to have my heart ___ by you," quote from "The Fault in Our Stars" |
| 23% | BADROMANCE | 10 | A 2009 hit by Lady Gaga which won two Grammys and has gone on to become one of the best selling singles of all time: 2 wds |
| 23% | LIGHT | 5 | "The ___ Brigade," book by Kameron Hurley that is set in a dystopian future |
| 23% | TWELVE | 6 | ___ Oaks, plantation home of the Wilkes family in Margaret Mitchell's period novel "Gone with the Wind" |
| 23% | BEARD | 5 | Person pretending to be in a relationship with someone to conceal their true sexual identity |
| 23% | UNPERSON | 8 | Someone who's been erased by the Party, in a classic dystopian novel |
| 23% | SONOFMAN | 8 | Magritte work in which a face is obscured by an apple, with The |
| 23% | BRIDGET | 7 | "___ Jones's Diary," 1996 novel by Helen Fielding in which the titular character meets her lover at a New Year's party |
| 23% | MORAL | 5 | "___ Disorder," 2006 collection of connected short stories by Margaret Atwood which chronicles the pains of a Canadian family |