| 100% | BLY | 3 | ___ Manor, an isolated estate where supernatural forces torment the governess in the Gothic tale "The Turn of the Screw" |
| 28% | QUINT | 5 | Peter —, ghostly character in 1898 Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw |
| 28% | CASTLE | 6 | The ___ of Otranto, a looming fortress that sets the stage for supernatural events in Horace Walpole's eponymous Gothic tale |
| 28% | PAGES | 5 | Things turned in “The Turn of the Screw” |
| 27% | PETER | 5 | & 10A Servant in 1898 Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw who seduces Miss Jessel |
| 25% | SAINT | 5 | The Basilica of ___-Denis, an early example of Gothic architecture in France |
| 25% | FLORA | 5 | "The Turn of the Screw" girl |
| 25% | JAMES | 5 | "The Turn of the Screw" author Henry |
| 25% | HENRY | 5 | "The Turn of the Screw" author James |
| 24% | ANLOC | 5 | Battle of ___, where in 1972, South Vietnamese forces halted the North Vietnamese advance |
| 24% | NATO | 4 | An alliance between American and European forces, that played a big part in the occupation of Afghanistan: Abbr |
| 23% | APACHE | 6 | Fast violent dance in French vaudeville at the turn of the century |
| 23% | TBS | 3 | Locale in Quantico where new USMC officers learn the essentials of being an "Officer of Marines" (abbr.) |
| 23% | AHEADOFTHEGAME | 14 | In an advantageous position, or where both halves of the answers to 20-, 26-, and 44-Across can be placed? |
| 23% | MARGARETATWOOD | 14 | "The Handmaid's Tale" writer who had a cameo as an Aunt in the Hulu adaptation of her novel (2 wds.) |
| 23% | PEARS | 5 | Peter —, English tenor who created the role of Peter Quint in 1954 Benjamin Britten opera The Turn of the Screw |
| 22% | ENDPLAY | 7 | Tactical play in the last few tricks of a game of bridge forcing an opponent to make a particular lead |
| 22% | MARINER | 7 | The Rime of the Ancient __, tale of an albatross |
| 22% | BLUEFAIRY | 9 | The pixie animator of Pinocchio in the Disney tale |
| 22% | INFIELD | 7 | Where the majority of the plays occur in baseball |
| 22% | SOUR | 4 | Like the grapes in an Aesop tale |
| 22% | EYE | 3 | In the twinkling of an ___ |
| 22% | EYE | 3 | In the blink of an ___ |
| 22% | PEARS | 5 | Peter —, English tenor who created the role of Peter Quint in Benjamin Britten's 1954 opera The Turn of the Screw |
| 22% | MIDTOWN | 7 | Where in Manhattan to find the Museum of Modern Art |
| 22% | RILIAN | 6 | Missing son of Caspian in the Narnia tales |
| 22% | ALLIES | 6 | Force in the Battle of Dunkirk |
| 22% | EYE | 3 | In the twinkling of an ___ (quickly) |
| 22% | ALLATONCE | 9 | In the blink of an eye |
| 22% | BLINK | 5 | In the __ of an eye; instantly |