| 100% | CORALINE | 8 | 2002 fantasy-horror novella written by 18-Across, later made into a stop-motion movie |
| 64% | STARDUST | 8 | 1999 fantasy novel written by 18-Across, later made into a Claire Danes movie |
| 36% | WATCHMEN | 8 | 1986-1987 graphic novel by Alan Moore, later made into a Zack Snyder movie |
| 35% | SEED | 4 | "The Bad ___," horror novel written by William March which was adapted into a movie |
| 35% | OLDLACE | 7 | "17-Across and ___" (1939 play made into a movie directed by Frank Capra) |
| 35% | GHOSTWORLD | 10 | 1993-1997 graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, later made into a Terry Zwigoff movie: 2 wds. |
| 32% | OFMICEANDMEN | 12 | Novella by 32-Across made into a 1939 film starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Burgess Meredith (4 wds.) |
| 32% | ADAPTED | 7 | Made into a movie, say |
| 32% | ADAPTS | 6 | Makes into a movie, say |
| 31% | MINECRAFT | 9 | Video game made into a 2025 movie with Jason Momoa and 24-Across |
| 30% | EMMA | 4 | Austen novel made into a movie |
| 30% | STRIPTEASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was made into a movie starring Demi Moore: 2 wds. |
| 30% | IRONWEED | 8 | 1983 William Kennedy novel, later made into a Jack Nicholson film |
| 30% | EMMA | 4 | Austen novel made into a 1996 movie |
| 30% | THESHELLSEEKERS | 15 | Rosamunde Pilcher novel made into a TV movie |
| 30% | THEBFG | 6 | Roald Dahl book made into a Spielberg movie |
| 29% | THEROAD | 7 | 2006 Cormac McCarthy novel, later made into a Viggo Mortensen film: 2 wds. |
| 29% | THEHOURS | 8 | 1998 Michael Cunningham novel, later made into a Nicole Kidman film: 2 wds. |
| 29% | RAZORSEDGE | 10 | Maugham novel made into a 1946 movie, with "The" |
| 29% | EVAN | 4 | "Dear ___ Hansen" (Broadway musical made into a 2021 movie) |
| 29% | THESANDMAN | 10 | Series of fantasy-horror comic books written by 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ARSENIC | 7 | "___ and 58-Across" (1939 play made into a movie starring Cary Grant) |
| 29% | AHISTORYOF | 10 | With 47-Across, 1997 graphic novel by John Wagner, later made into a David Cronenberg film: 3 wds. |
| 29% | NINE | 4 | 1982 Best Musical Tony winner made into a 2009 Daniel Day-Lewis movie |
| 28% | EMMA | 4 | Jane Austen novel made into a 2020 Anya Taylor-Joy movie |
| 28% | DAHL | 4 | Author Roald whose book "The BFG" was made into a 2016 movie |
| 28% | STORM | 5 | "The Perfect ___" (Sebastian Junger book made into a movie starring George Clooney) |
| 28% | JOSIE | 5 | ___ and the Pussycats (classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon made into a 2001 movie) |
| 28% | CATS | 4 | 1983 Best Musical Tony winner made into a 1998 direct-to-video movie |
| 28% | TICKTICKBOOM | 12 | Off Broadway musical made into a 2021 film directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda |