| 100% | THEJUNGLEBOOK | 13 | 1894 collection of tales featuring Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves: 3 wds. |
| 48% | NEELSETHI | 9 | Newcomer who played Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves, in 27-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MOWGLI | 6 | Boy raised by wolves in 1894 story collection The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling |
| 36% | INPLAINSIGHT | 12 | 2019 collection of short stories by 31-Across featuring Kate Burkholder (3 wds.) |
| 34% | ONLYTHELUCKY | 12 | 2018 collection of short stories by 31-Across featuring fictional police chief Kate Burkholder (3 wds.) |
| 34% | BOOK | 4 | "The Jungle ___," 1894 collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling featuring anthropomorphic animals |
| 33% | FIVECARATSOUL | 13 | 2017 short story collection by 30-Across featuring middle school-aged boys in a band (3 wds.) |
| 32% | JUSTSOSTORIES | 13 | 1902 collection of tales including "How the Leopard Got His Spots": 3 wds. |
| 30% | MOWGLI | 6 | Boy raised by wolves in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling |
| 30% | JUNGLE | 6 | The __ Book, story about a boy raised by animals |
| 30% | THEFIRSTCITIES | 14 | Debut collection of poems by 31-Across (3 wds.) |
| 30% | SHADOWANDACT | 12 | Collection of political, social and critical essays by Ralph Ellison published in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 30% | LITTLEIRONIES | 13 | "Life's ___," 1894 collection of stories by Thomas Hardy which touches upon both rural life and the life of the bourgeois: 2 wds. |
| 29% | MOSTWANTED | 10 | "2 of Amerikaz ___," a hit 1996 song by Tupac, featuring rapper Snoop Dogg: 2 wds |
| 29% | DARKOFTHEMOON | 13 | First book in a series of novels by John Sandford featuring 46-Across (4 wds.) |
| 29% | EGGSBEANSAND | 12 | & 1D 1940 story collection by P G Wodehouse featuring the tales Sonny Boy and Buttercup Day |
| 29% | DAYBREAKS | 9 | 2016 studio album by 47-Across featuring a cover of the jazz standard "Peace" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | GREGHEFFLEY | 11 | Boy cartoonist portrayed by Zachary Gordon and Jason Drucker in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" movies: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TRUEBLOOD | 9 | HBO horror series that featured a cameo by Charlaine Harris, author of the source material: 2 wds. |
| 28% | HOCUSPOCUS | 10 | 1993 film featuring a cover of "I Put a Spell on You" sung by 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 28% | THEPENELOPIAD | 13 | Novella by Margaret Atwood that's a retelling of Greek myths featuring Odysseus and his wife (2 wds.) |
| 28% | HANDMAIDSTALE | 13 | With "The," Hulu drama that featured a cameo by Margaret Atwood, author of the source material: 2 wds. |
| 28% | DONKEYKONG | 10 | Classic arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981 that features the adventures of a gorilla character: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ROMULUS | 7 | Twin raised by a wolf |
| 28% | RUNNYBABBIT | 11 | Collection of rhyming spoonerisms subtitled "A Billy Sook" written by 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 28% | DATASET | 7 | Collection of information in a spreadsheet: 2 wds. |
| 28% | GONEGIRL | 8 | 2014 David Fincher thriller featuring a Grammy- and Golden Globe-nominated score by the members of 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 28% | HAPPYGILMORE | 12 | Adam Sandler sports comedy featuring a cameo by director Dennis Dugan as commissioner of the pro golf tour (2 wds.) |
| 28% | CANON | 5 | Collection of sources considered authoritative by a fan community |