| 100% | SCOT | 4 | ''Being a __'' (Sean Connery book) |
| 83% | HIGHLANDER | 10 | 1986 fantasy action-adventure film starring Sean Connery which is based on a story by Gregory Widen |
| 82% | ABRIDGETOOFAR | 13 | Sean Connery's 1977 war film based on a book by Cornelius Ryan which also stars Michael Caine: 4 wds. |
| 71% | LITTLE | 6 | The Poky Little Puppy was a __ Golden Book |
| 71% | MAAM | 4 | "Today I Am a ___" (2001 Valerie Harper book) |
| 71% | ONLOAN | 6 | Being used, as a library book |
| 70% | HEBREWS | 7 | This Epistle is a book in the New Testament |
| 69% | DRNO | 4 | 1962 Sean Connery film that launched a franchise: 2 wds. |
| 68% | ITALS | 5 | A book title may be in it: Abbr. |
| 68% | ALSO | 4 | "The Sun Is ___ a Star" (Nicola Yoon book) |
| 68% | BEACHREAD | 9 | Book that might be enjoyed on a vacation |
| 68% | TITLE | 5 | What 7a is for a book |
| 67% | SOMEONE | 7 | 2013 Alice McDermott novel that was a National Book Award finalist |
| 67% | PAGES | 5 | What a book is made up of |
| 67% | PAGE | 4 | Something bound to be in a book |
| 66% | SCOLD | 5 | Being a public one of these remained on the UK statute books until 1967 |
| 66% | CLASSIC | 7 | A book on a required reading list is often one |
| 65% | DUE | 3 | Scheduled to be returned, as a library book |
| 65% | DUE | 3 | Needing to be returned, as a library book |
| 65% | DUE | 3 | Ready to be returned, like a library book |
| 65% | FRIGATE | 7 | Dickinson's "There Is No __ Like a Book" |
| 65% | PASTTENSE | 9 | A lot of books are written in it |
| 65% | LEX | 3 | ___ Luger (former wrestler whose name is a play on a comic book villain) |
| 65% | JACKIEONASSIS | 13 | Political dynasty member who was a fashion icon and book editor: 2 wds. |
| 64% | PERKS | 5 | "The ___ of Being A Wallflower," '90s book by Stephen Chbosky |
| 64% | HARDCOVER | 9 | First release of a book is usually this type |
| 64% | PAGE | 4 | Part of a book that could be dog-eared |
| 64% | DUE | 3 | ___ date (when a library book must be returned by) |
| 63% | LOOKBOTHWAYS | 12 | 2019 novel by 30-Across that was a National Book Award finalist: 3 wds. |
| 63% | MICHAELAGOADE | 13 | Writer and illustrator whose "Berry Song" was a 2023 Caldecott Honor Book (2 wds.) |