| 100% | SCANDAL | 7 | A __ in Bohemia, tale about an incriminating photo |
| 44% | JUSTICE | 7 | Book about an AI in a human body: Ancillary __ |
| 42% | FLATTORTILLA | 12 | John Steinbeck novel about an enchilada wrap eaten in a British apartment? |
| 41% | SNOW | 4 | "___ White" fairy tale about a girl who lived in a forest with seven dwarfs |
| 41% | SOA | 3 | American drama series about an outlaw motorcycle club in a fictional town, Charming: Abbr. |
| 41% | ALADDIN | 7 | Lad in an Arabian Nights tale with a magic lamp |
| 40% | PEGOMYHEART | 11 | Classic song about an Irish lass that was a #1 hit in 1913 and 1947 |
| 40% | GANDHI | 6 | 1982 historical drama about an Indian leader in which Daniel Day-Lewis made a guest appearance |
| 39% | BEOWULF | 7 | An Old English tale about a man who fought Grendel |
| 39% | TARBABY | 7 | 1981 Toni Morrison novel about an educated fashion model in love with a poor fugitive: 2 wds. |
| 38% | PITCHPERFECT | 12 | Film series about an all-girls a capella group in which Anna Kendrick plays Beca Mitchell: 2 wds. |
| 38% | FLAT | 4 | "___ Stanley" (children's book about a boy who can mail himself in an envelope) |
| 38% | YELLOWJACKETS | 13 | Showtime teen drama about a high-school soccer team involved in an airplane crash |
| 38% | WESTSIDE | 8 | __ Story, a tale about two rival gangs in NYC |
| 38% | PUSS | 4 | "___ in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale," 2017 Netflix interactive special featuring a popular "Shrek" character |
| 37% | CABER | 5 | Tapered log about 19 feet long tossed in an event at a modern Highland Games |
| 37% | SAGA | 4 | Tale about a gas |
| 37% | STEAL | 5 | Tales about a bargain |
| 36% | DARKEST | 7 | "The ___ Hour," 2011 film starring Emile Hirsch about a group of people caught in an alien invasion |
| 36% | CABER | 5 | Tapered log about 19 feet long that is tossed in an event at a modern Highland Games |
| 36% | LUSTER | 6 | Début novel by Raven Leilani, about a young Black woman in an interracial, intergenerational relationship (August, 2020) |
| 36% | ASICS | 5 | Shoe company whose name is an acronym for a Latin expression about health in mind and body |
| 36% | EXALT | 5 | Tale about getting kiss in acclaim |
| 36% | BIG | 3 | "The ___ Lebowski," 1998 Jeff Bridges movie about an avid bowler who gets caught up in a case of mistaken identity in California |
| 36% | THELYINGWOODS | 13 | 2018 mystery by 44-Across about a boy who works in an orchard in rural Louisiana (3 wds.) |
| 36% | MYTH | 4 | Tale about a Roman god, for example |
| 36% | BANANARAMASAGAS | 15 | Tales about a 1980's singing group? |
| 35% | STEEL | 5 | "___ Magnolias," 1989 film with an ensemble cast that is about a group of women in a small, Southern community |
| 35% | ILLO | 4 | Photo in a mag |
| 35% | INRE | 4 | About, in a memo |