| 100% | LATOSCA | 7 | 1887 play on which a 1900 opera is based |
| 73% | LATOSCA | 7 | 1887 drama on which a Puccini opera is based |
| 52% | MADAMEBUTTERFLY | 15 | Cho-Cho-San story on which a Puccini opera was based |
| 50% | LATOSCA | 7 | Play after which a Puccini opera was named |
| 49% | IAMACAMERA | 10 | Play on which "Cabaret" is based |
| 48% | PYGMALION | 9 | Play on which My Fair Lady was based |
| 48% | BOHEME | 6 | "Scènes de la Vie de ___" (novel on which a Puccini opera is based) |
| 48% | ATTILA | 6 | Historical figure on whom a Verdi opera is based |
| 47% | PYGMALION | 9 | 1912 play on which "My Fair Lady" was based |
| 47% | BEDROCK | 7 | Fundamental principles on which a thing is based |
| 46% | CIRC | 4 | No. on which a magazine's ad rates are based |
| 46% | SHREK | 5 | William Steig book on which a hit 2001 film was based |
| 46% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who plays the protagonist in "Christopher Robin" which is a fantasy film based on "Winnie-the-Pooh": 2 wds. |
| 46% | BATTLESHIPPOTEMKIN | 18 | Russian war vessel on which a classic board game is played? |
| 45% | LABOHEME | 8 | Opera on which the musical Rent was based |
| 45% | LABOHEME | 8 | Opera on which "Rent" is based |
| 45% | OTELLO | 6 | Opera based on a Shakespeare play |
| 45% | NICHOLASHOULT | 13 | Actor who plays the protagonist in "Jack the Giant Slayer," which is a fantasy film based on British fairy tales: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PEDESTAL | 8 | The base on which a statue is mounted on |
| 43% | OTELLO | 6 | Verdi opera based on a Shakespeare play |
| 43% | OTELLO | 6 | Verdi opera based on a Shakespearean play |
| 43% | SITAR | 5 | String instrument on which a raga might be played |
| 43% | STAGE | 5 | A platform on which a play might take place. "The ___ is set!" |
| 43% | BARBEROFSEVILLE | 15 | Opera based on a play by Pierre Beaumarchais, with "The" |
| 42% | RIGOLETTO | 9 | Verdi's opera based on a Victor Hugo play |
| 42% | ERNANI | 6 | 1844 Verdi opera based on a Victor Hugo play |
| 42% | IAM | 3 | “___ a Camera” (play on which the musical “Cabaret” was based) |
| 41% | PORGY | 5 | DuBose Heyward novel on which an opera was based |
| 40% | COWBOYS | 7 | Dallas ___, the team which has been playing a match on every Thanksgiving Day |