| 100% | NOVELLA | 7 | A short book that's too long to be a short story |
| 51% | NOVELLA | 7 | Fictional prose that is longer than a short story |
| 50% | SCAM | 4 | What a deal that's too good to be true probably is |
| 46% | NOVEL | 5 | Fictional work that's longer than a short story |
| 45% | EDIT | 4 | How to make a long story short? |
| 44% | PAGETURNERS | 11 | Books that make long stories feel short |
| 43% | NAME | 4 | "Spell My ___ with an S," sci-fi short story by Isaac Asimov that was adapted into a 2014 short film directed by Samuel Ali |
| 43% | SCAM | 4 | Offer that's too good to be true, often |
| 43% | SCAM | 4 | Deal that's too good to be true, often |
| 43% | ARTFILM | 7 | Movie that's not expected to be a blockbuster |
| 43% | SCAM | 4 | Almost any offer that's too good to be true |
| 43% | SCAM | 4 | Offer that's too good to be true, many times |
| 43% | THEDAVINCIODE | 13 | Book that's a paean to a painter? |
| 43% | GIRL | 4 | "Birthday ___," 2002 short story by Haruki Murakami that is a recounting of a person's twentieth birthday |
| 42% | HOBBIT | 6 | "The ___," book that is a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" series |
| 42% | CUB | 3 | ___ Scout (boy who's too young to be a Boy Scout) |
| 42% | ALTER | 5 | Change to fit better, as pants that are too long |
| 42% | HEM | 3 | Alter a skirt that's too long, say |
| 41% | ROMANCE | 7 | Genre of film or book that is about a love story |
| 41% | SHARP | 5 | A musical note that's off key by being too high |
| 41% | MUSTSEE | 7 | Like a film that's too good to miss |
| 41% | ATLAS | 5 | Book that becomes a synonym for "Finally!" when "t" is added to the end |
| 41% | MUSTSEE | 7 | Like a film that's too good to miss (Hyph.) |
| 41% | HERALD | 6 | That woman’s lad turned out to be a courier |
| 41% | TMI | 3 | Letters that might make a long story short? |
| 40% | IRA | 3 | Investment that a 401(k) may be converted to, for short |
| 40% | RES | 3 | Low-___ (like a picture that's too grainy to show detail) |
| 40% | ARTFILM | 7 | Movie that's not likely to be shown in a multiplex |
| 40% | IDLE | 4 | Like a threat that's never going to be carried out |
| 40% | TALC | 4 | Rock that's soft enough to be scratched by a fingernail |