| 100% | NOTTAKEN | 8 | "The Road ___," poem by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Frost (birthday yesterday) that was published in 1916: 2 wds. |
| 64% | HOME | 4 | "___ Burial," poem by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Frost that was published in 1914 |
| 64% | WALL | 4 | "Mending ___," poem by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Frost that was published in 1914 |
| 63% | STAY | 4 | "Nothing Gold Can ___," poem by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Frost that was published in 1923 |
| 61% | ICE | 3 | "Fire and ___," poem by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Frost that was published in 1920 and inspired George R.R. Martin's book title |
| 56% | STOPPING | 8 | "___ by Woods on a Snowy Evening," poem by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Frost that was published in 1923 |
| 36% | THESEVENAGES | 12 | Collection by 36-Across that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2002 (3 wds.) |
| 33% | VOLUMEONE | 9 | "Chronicles: ___," Bob Dylan's memoir that was published in October 2004: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NOTTAKEN | 8 | This Road is a 1916 poem by Robert Frost |
| 32% | SOLARCAR | 8 | Vehicle that is powered by the sun: 2 wds. |
| 31% | WIIU | 4 | Nintendo console that was replaced by the Switch: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DREAMON | 7 | 1973 power ballad by Aerosmith that was also included in the soundtrack for "Last Action Hero": 2 wds. |
| 31% | EMBRACEABLEYOU | 14 | Song by 16-Across that was introduced by Ginger Rogers in the musical "Girl Crazy": 2 wds. |
| 31% | BARBARAANN | 10 | 1965 Beach Boys hit that was first recorded by the Regents: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sherman Hemsley show that was spun off from "All in the Family": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ICE | 3 | "Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ___..." line from a famous poem by Robert Frost |
| 30% | CADILLACRANCH | 13 | 1980 Bruce Springsteen song that was covered by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 2 wds. |
| 30% | FAKELOVE | 8 | 2018 BTS hit that was their first top 10 single in the US: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TAXIDRIVER | 10 | Robert De Niro movie that won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1976: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JOHNHENRYDAYS | 13 | 2001 Colson Whitehead novel, about a historical festival, that was short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize: 3 wds. |
| 30% | IRONMAIDEN | 10 | Legendary heavy metal band that is fronted by vocalist Bruce Dickinson, whose birthday it is today: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MANSFIELDPARK | 13 | Jane Austen's novel published in 1814 which is the story of the protagonist Fanny Price: 2 wds. |
| 30% | RAYCHARLES | 10 | "Hit the Road Jack" singer who has a solo in 1985's "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 30% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 30% | TOOMUCHHEAVEN | 13 | Song that was the first of three #1 singles by 42-Across in 1979 (3 wds.) |
| 29% | TIS | 3 | Frank McCourt's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Angela's Ashes" was followed by this memoir, published in 1999 |
| 29% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 29% | THEWILDIRIS | 11 | Collection by 36-Across that won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1993 (3 wds.) |
| 29% | IMA | 3 | "___ Believer," song covered by Smash Mouth that was featured in the "Shrek" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 29% | THEREIVERS | 10 | "___: A Reminiscence," the last novel by William Faulkner that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: 2 wds. |