| 100% | BABE | 4 | Adaption of "The Sheep-Pig" which tells the story of a pig raised as livestock |
| 56% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," novel by Charlotte Bronte which tells the story of the eponymous character as a governess |
| 49% | DRACULA | 7 | Gothic novel by Bram Stoker which tells the story of a vampire on the loose |
| 48% | OLDMANAND | 9 | "The ___ the Sea," short novel by Ernest Hemingway which tells the story of a Cuban fisherman: 3 wds. |
| 47% | ABOUTGRACE | 10 | 28-Across's debut novel, which tells the story of a man who dreams events that later come true (2 wds.) |
| 45% | HYDE | 4 | "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr ___," gothic novella by Robert Louis Stevenson which tells the story of a legal practitioner, Gabriel John Utterson |
| 45% | DIAZ | 4 | Hernan whose novel “Trust,” which tells the story of a Depression-era financier through four linked narratives, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction (May, 2023) |
| 44% | THELIONKING | 11 | Animated film released in 1994 which was influenced by Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and tells the story of a character named Simba: 3 wds. |
| 44% | DORIAN | 6 | "The Picture of ___ Gray," gothic novel by Oscar Wilde which tells the story of a man and his unusual portrait |
| 40% | CHOKE | 5 | 2001 novel by Chuck Palahniuk which follows the story of a con man, Victor |
| 40% | INVISIBLE | 9 | "___ Monsters," 1999 novel by Chuck Palahniuk which follows the story of a former model |
| 40% | METAMORPHOSIS | 13 | "The ___" 1915 novella by Franz Kafka which is the story of a salesman named Gregor Samsa |
| 40% | AXL | 3 | 2018 sci-fi movie which follows the story of a boy and a robotic dog |
| 40% | CASTLE | 6 | "The ___ of Otranto," gothic novel by Horace Walpole which tells the story of Manfred and his family |
| 39% | GIVE | 4 | "___ the Dark My Love," dark fantasy novel by Beth Revis which follows the story of a young alchemist |
| 39% | BIOGRAPHY | 9 | The story of one person's life as told by another |
| 39% | HOMECOMING | 10 | 2023 novel by 37-Across that tells the story of a journalist who uncovers secrets from the past |
| 39% | MOULIN | 6 | "___ Rouge!" 2001 musical starring Nicole Kidman which is the story of a young writer and a cabaret star |
| 39% | LALA | 4 | "___ Land," 2016 musical starring Emma Stone which is the story of a jazz musician and an aspiring actress |
| 38% | STEEPENED | 9 | Raised the incline of, as a mountain road |
| 38% | CULL | 4 | Reduce the size of, as a herd of livestock |
| 37% | PRAGUE | 6 | European capital which is known as the "City of a Hundred Spires" |
| 37% | MORAL | 5 | "___ Disorder," 2006 collection of connected short stories by Margaret Atwood which chronicles the pains of a Canadian family |
| 37% | TOMSAWYER | 9 | "The Adventures of ___," Mark Twain's famous novel telling the story of a young boy: 2 wds. |
| 37% | VANE | 4 | Placed on the roof of a building, tells which way the wind is blowing |
| 36% | THELIONKING | 11 | 2019 musical drama animated film that tells the story of a young lion cub Simba, whose music was composed by Hans Zimmer: 3 wds. |
| 36% | NARRATE | 7 | Tell the story of |
| 36% | OTHER | 5 | "Of Love and ___ Demons," 1994 novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that tells the story of a 12 year old girl who is bitten by a dog |
| 36% | PLOTLINE | 8 | The story of a book |
| 35% | HORA | 4 | Dance in which the guest of honor is often raised in a chair |