| 100% | RINGS | 5 | "The Lord of the ___," book by J. R. R. Tolkien that holds the world record for the novel with the most video games based on it |
| 42% | PAST | 4 | "Remembrance of Things ___," book by Marcel Proust that holds the world record for longest novel |
| 40% | RINGS | 5 | "Lord of the ___," 2000 board game based on the eponymous J. R. R. Tolkien novel |
| 37% | ELAL | 4 | It holds the world record for most passengers on a commercial airliner [1,088] |
| 37% | DICK | 4 | "Moby-___," book by Herman Melville that holds the world record for the longest novel translated into emojis |
| 36% | RAMBLE | 6 | "___ On," song by Led Zeppelin that was inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 36% | GREY | 4 | "Fifty Shades of ___," book by E. L. James that holds the world record for fastest adult paperback to sell a million copies |
| 35% | SHADOWFAX | 9 | Horse tamed by Gandalf in J R R Tolkien novel The Lord of the Rings |
| 34% | RAPGOD | 6 | Eminem song which holds the world record for most words in a hit single with an average of 4.28 words per second: 2 wds. |
| 33% | RONALDO | 7 | Cristiano who holds the world record for the most followed athlete on Twitter |
| 32% | CHELIOS | 7 | ★Hockey Hall of Famer Chris who holds the record for most NHL games played by a defenseman |
| 31% | CHINA | 5 | Country that holds the record for being the most populous in the world |
| 31% | CSI | 3 | TV franchise that holds the world record for largest ever TV simulcast drama that aired in 171 countries on March 10, 2015 |
| 31% | SPINNINGSILVER | 14 | 2019 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel winner by 27-Across that's loosely based on the tale of "Rumpelstiltskin" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | HIDEO | 5 | ___ Kojima, video director who held the record for the most followers for a videogame director on Instagram and Twitter, as of April 2020 |
| 31% | JAPAN | 5 | Tokyo's country that holds a Guinness World Record for the smallest park, with an area equivalent to two sheets of A3 paper |
| 31% | HUBBARD | 7 | Lafayette Ronald ___, American author who holds the Guiness record of "Most Published works by one author" with 1084 books |
| 30% | ARK | 3 | "Schindler's ___", original title of the book by Thomas Keneally that "Schindler's List" was based on |
| 30% | RINGS | 5 | "The Lord of the ___," fantasy trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien |
| 30% | RINGS | 5 | Lord of the __; fantasy saga by J.R.R. Tolkien |
| 30% | HOBBIT | 6 | The —, 1937 novel by J R R Tolkien |
| 30% | GORDIE | 6 | ___ Howe, former NHL player who holds the record for Most Games played with 1,767 games |
| 29% | REAL | 4 | With 27-Across, novel by 42-Across that was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize |
| 29% | TOMB | 4 | "___ Raider," comic book series based on the video game that features Lara Croft |
| 29% | AUGMENTED | 9 | With 50-Across, category of games that provide a layer on top of the physical world |
| 29% | METRO | 5 | "___ 2033," video game that was inspired by Dmitry Glukhovsky novel of the same title |
| 29% | SPEC | 4 | "___ Ops: The Line," video game that was partially inspired by Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" |
| 29% | SAURON | 6 | "___ Defeated," book compiled by Christopher Tolkien that is part of the series, "The History of the Lord of the Rings" |
| 29% | LORD | 4 | "The ___ of the Rings," book by J.R.R. Tolkien |