| 100% | REDDRAGON | 9 | 1981 novel that introduced the character Hannibal Lecter |
| 57% | TWILIGHT | 8 | 2005 Stephenie Meyer novel that introduced the character Bella Swan |
| 53% | ESCFROMNEWYORK | 14 | 1981 film that introduced the Kurt Russell character Snake Plissken |
| 43% | ACHRISTMASCAROL | 15 | Novella that introduced the three film characters |
| 42% | DEATHOFA | 8 | & 16D 1985 novel by M C Beaton that introduced the character Hamish Macbeth |
| 40% | CUJO | 4 | 1981 novel by Stephen King that won the British Fantasy Award |
| 39% | ANGELS | 6 | "___ and Demons," 2000 novel by Dan Brown that introduces the character Robert Langdon |
| 37% | TARBABY | 7 | 1981 novel by 43-Across about a love affair that begins in the Caribbean (2 wds.) |
| 36% | THEKARATEKID | 12 | 1984 film starring 14-Across and 31-Across that introduced the main characters of the Netflix series "Cobra Kai" (3 wds.) |
| 35% | NASH | 4 | Automaker that introduced the Rambler |
| 34% | REDDRAGON | 9 | The first novel in the Hannibal Lecter saga |
| 34% | RUR | 3 | Play that introduced the word "robot" |
| 34% | IPODS | 5 | Devices that introduced the click wheel |
| 34% | QUEBEC | 6 | Canadian province that introduced the dish poutine |
| 34% | RUR | 3 | 1921 play that introduced the word "robot" |
| 34% | RCA | 3 | Co. that introduced the 45-rpm record |
| 34% | PEPSI | 5 | Brand that introduced the two-liter bottle |
| 34% | IBM | 3 | Co. that introduced the hard disk drive |
| 34% | SONY | 4 | Company that introduced the Walkman in 1979 |
| 34% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument that introduces the "Swan Lake" theme |
| 33% | SONY | 4 | Company that introduced the transistor radio in 1952 |
| 33% | DRNO | 4 | Movie that introduced the line "Bond, James Bond" |
| 33% | TESLAMOTORS | 11 | Company that introduced the electric Roadster in 2008 |
| 33% | ESPN | 4 | Cable network that introduced the phrase "web gem" |
| 33% | APPLE | 5 | Company that introduced the Macintosh computer in 1984 |
| 33% | ICEE | 4 | Company that introduced the Slurpee to 7-Eleven |
| 33% | ACLOCKWORKORANGE | 16 | Novel that features the language Nadsat |
| 32% | WHAMO | 5 | Company that introduced the Hula Hoop and Super Ball |
| 32% | RUR | 3 | Karel Capek's play that introduced the term "robot" |
| 32% | EUCHRE | 6 | Game that introduced the joker into modern playing cards |