| 100% | KILL | 4 | "To ___ a Mockingbird" (classic 1960 novel) |
| 70% | LITTLEMEN | 9 | 1871 sequel to a classic 1868 novel |
| 66% | KILL | 4 | "To ___ a Mockingbird," Harper Lee novel |
| 65% | ATTICUSFINCH | 12 | Lawyer in 1960 Harper Lee novel To Kill a Mockingbird |
| 62% | THESECRETGARDEN | 15 | Classic 1911 children's novel ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 61% | TALEOFTWOCITIES | 15 | Classic novel, following "A," with a literal hint to 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 58% | BOO | 3 | & 3D Reclusive character in 1960 Harper Lee novel To Kill a Mockingbird |
| 55% | ASCOT | 5 | Alternative to a classic necktie |
| 55% | TOBE | 4 | Intro to a classic dilemma |
| 55% | PREFACE | 7 | Introduction to a novel, say |
| 54% | WARANDPEACE | 11 | Classic novel of 1,000+ pages ... or a hint to the word ladder formed by the answers to the starred clues |
| 54% | ASCOT | 5 | Fancy alternative to a classic necktie |
| 53% | TOKILL | 6 | "___ a Mockingbird" (Harper Lee novel) (2 wds.) |
| 53% | RETURNLANE | 10 | 1985 sequel to a classic 1939 film |
| 53% | UPDOG | 5 | "What's ___?" (response to a classic prank) |
| 53% | SWAN | 4 | Bird central to a classic Tchaikovsky ballet |
| 52% | AJAR | 4 | "When it's __": answer to a classic riddle |
| 52% | SNES | 4 | Follow-up to a classic Nintendo console: abbr. |
| 52% | EDIT | 4 | Make revisions to, as a novel |
| 51% | KILL | 4 | "To ___ a Mockingbird" |
| 51% | KILL | 4 | "To — a Mockingbird" |
| 51% | CHUTE | 5 | Counterpart to a ladder, in a classic board game |
| 51% | BABYJANE | 8 | Whatever Happened to __?, a Crawford-Davis classic |
| 50% | BOO | 3 | To Kill a Mockingbird character |
| 50% | LEE | 3 | To Kill a Mockingbird novelist |
| 50% | LEE | 3 | To Kill A Mockingbird author |
| 50% | AHAB | 4 | Captain in a classic novel |
| 50% | DONTPLAYWITHMES | 15 | Classic caution to a child |
| 50% | HEREBEDRAGONS | 13 | Classic warning to a knight |
| 50% | GROAN | 5 | Classic reaction to a pun |