| 100% | ISIN | 4 | "The proof ___ the pudding" ("The truth must be judged based on the results"): 2 wds. |
| 53% | ISIN | 4 | "The proof ___ the pudding.": 2 wds. (success depends on the result) |
| 43% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | Author who wrote the novel 15-Across was based on: 2 wds. |
| 43% | JUSTICELEAGUE | 13 | DC Comics superhero team on which the 2017 film of the same name was based: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EASYA | 5 | Teen comedy film starring Emma Stone that was based on the novel "The Scarlet Letter": 2 wds. |
| 43% | FIREFLYLANE | 11 | Netflix series about two women who are longtime best friends, based on the Kristin Hannah novel: 2 wds. |
| 42% | HOWIEMANDEL | 11 | Comedian who is currently the longest-running judge on "America's Got Talent": 2 wds. |
| 42% | WYNONNAEARP | 11 | 2016 TV series developed by Emily Andras which is based on the comic book series by Beau Smith: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TOMWOLFE | 8 | Author of the 1979 book about space flight that 34-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 41% | RIPLEYSGAME | 11 | 2002 thriller drama starring Lena Headey, which is based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith: 2 wds. |
| 41% | RODERICKTHORP | 13 | Author who wrote "Nothing Lasts Forever," the novel on which movie in 17a was based: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MILEYCYRUS | 10 | "Wrecking Ball" singer who's been a judge on "The Voice": 2 wds. |
| 41% | BLAKESHELTON | 12 | "Honey Bee" singer who's been a judge on "The Voice": 2 wds. |
| 41% | EMMATHOMPSON | 12 | Actress who plays the protagonist in "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang," which is based on the "Nurse Matilda" books: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ISIN | 4 | "The proof ___ the pudding": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ISIN | 4 | "The proof ___ the pudding": 2 wds |
| 40% | ALICIAKEYS | 10 | "Girl on Fire" singer who's been a judge on "The Voice": 2 wds. |
| 40% | JACKLONDON | 10 | Author of the 1903 novel, "The Call of the Wild," on which the 2020 movie is based: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LIONELRICHIE | 12 | "Dancing on the Ceiling" R&B singer who's been a judge on "American Idol" since 2018: 2 wds. |
| 40% | NOSIR | 5 | Denial on the base: 2 wds. |
| 40% | POLECAR | 7 | The vehicle that is first out on the track in Indy racing, say: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THEAFFAIR | 9 | American drama based on the extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart and will air its final season this year (2019): 2 wds. |
| 40% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who plays the protagonist in "Christopher Robin" which is a fantasy film based on "Winnie-the-Pooh": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ROGUETRADER | 11 | Ewan McGregor's movie which is based on a derivatives broker who caused the collapse of Barings Bank: 2 wds. |
| 40% | GREENGABLES | 11 | Name of the Cuthbert farmstead in Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel that 18-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LIONKING | 8 | Musical based on a Disney film, "The ___" is Broadway's third longest-running show and the highest grossing production: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FAIRLADY | 8 | Musical based on a novel by George Bernard Shaw, "My ___" was the longest-running Broadway show between 1956 - 1962: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THERAINMAKER | 12 | 1997 legal drama film starring Matt Damon which is based on John Grisham's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MRSDALLOWAY | 11 | 1997 British drama film starring Lena Headey, which is based on Virginia Woolf's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |