| 100% | TRISTRAM | 8 | __ Shandy, a hero's life story by Laurence Sterne |
| 48% | BIOGRAPHY | 9 | A person's life story written by another |
| 40% | TRISTRAM | 8 | Laurence Sterne's "___ Shandy" |
| 40% | TRISTRAM | 8 | Laurence Sterne’s “___ Shandy” |
| 34% | BIOGRAPHY | 9 | Story about a person's life |
| 33% | HANSEL | 6 | He's saved by his sister, in a story |
| 33% | BIO | 3 | Story of a person's life, for short |
| 33% | BIO | 3 | Story about a person's life, for short |
| 33% | GALATEA | 7 | Short story by Madeline Miller that's a retelling of Greek myths featuring Pygmalion |
| 32% | KANGA | 5 | Roo’s mother in stories by A A Milne |
| 32% | EEYORE | 6 | Donkey in stories by A A Milne |
| 32% | WHITE | 5 | "The ___ Seal," 1893 short story by Rudyard Kipling which is about a rare seal's journey |
| 31% | BIO | 3 | A story about a person's life, for short |
| 31% | GIRL | 4 | "Birthday ___," 2002 short story by Haruki Murakami that is a recounting of a person's twentieth birthday |
| 31% | BIO | 3 | Story of a life, for short |
| 31% | GEORGEBAILEY | 12 | Character played by 29-Across in "It's a Wonderful Life" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ROO | 3 | Son of Kanga in stories by A A Milne |
| 30% | KANGA | 5 | Mother of Roo in stories by A A Milne |
| 30% | SCREWJACK | 9 | 1991 volume of short stories by Hunter S Thompson |
| 30% | ALIBABA | 7 | Hero of a tale told by Scheherazade |
| 30% | ARC | 3 | Story ___ (narrative path followed by a character) |
| 30% | ALIBI | 5 | Story backed up by a witness, hopefully |
| 30% | HEROINE | 7 | Female hero in a story |
| 30% | POTTER | 6 | Mr. ___, villain in "It's a Wonderful Life" who is played by Lionel Barrymore |
| 30% | PICCOLA | 7 | "Little ___," children's Christmas-themed short story by Nora A. Smith |
| 30% | ITINA | 5 | "___: My Life Story," 1986 autobiography by singer Turner: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TOTAL | 5 | "___ Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story" (memoir by Arnold Schwarzenegger) |
| 30% | GARGANTUA | 9 | A giant hero in a book by Rabelais |
| 30% | DECAMERON | 9 | A series of 100 stories by Giovanni Boccaccio |
| 30% | BILLYBUDD | 9 | Title hero of a Melville story |