| 100% | LEN | 3 | British author ___ Deighton whose nameless protagonist was christened Harry Palmer in the film adaptations |
| 32% | NATIVESON | 9 | Best-selling 1940 novel that was adapted into a film, with its author playing the protagonist, in 1951 |
| 31% | NICHOLASHOULT | 13 | Actor who plays the protagonist in "Jack the Giant Slayer," which is a fantasy film based on British fairy tales: 2 wds. |
| 29% | RYE | 3 | "The Catcher in the ___," novel whose protagonist is Holden Caulfield |
| 29% | ROSIE | 5 | Perez whose film debut was in "Do the Right Thing" |
| 29% | JOHNLECARRE | 11 | "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" author, whose ten books have been adapted into films: 3 wds. |
| 28% | REEVES | 6 | George whose main film debut was in "Gone With the Wind" |
| 28% | PURPLE | 6 | "Harold and the ___ Crayon," film adaptation of a children's book, whose release date is in 2023 |
| 28% | LEIGH | 5 | Co-star of the film whose title is hidden sequentially in 20-, 34-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 28% | JAMESMICHENER | 13 | Author of the novels whose titles are the starts of nine answers in this puzzle |
| 27% | ALISMITH | 8 | Author whose novel “Summer” is the final book in her Seasonal Quartet (August, 2020) |
| 27% | ONEAL | 5 | Patrick —, actor whose roles included George Bissinger in film drama The Way We Were |
| 27% | ELF | 3 | Film whose protagonist claims the four major food groups are "candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup" |
| 27% | STEPHENCHBOSKY | 14 | Author who wrote the film adaptation of his own "The Perks of Being a Wallflower": 2 wds. |
| 27% | EMILY | 5 | & 4A British actress whose roles have included Gwen Conliffe in 2010 horror film The Wolfman |
| 27% | TARA | 4 | Author Westover whose memoir is spelled out in the first letters of this puzzle's eight circled schools |
| 26% | SUNRA | 5 | Jazz musician in the film “Space Is the Place” |
| 26% | LIMELIGHT | 9 | 1952 film starring Charlie Chaplin...the first half of whose name is the key citrus fruit in 14a |
| 26% | PINBALLWIZARD | 13 | Song performed by Elton John in the film adaptation of 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ABBA | 4 | Group whose songs are heard in the "Mamma Mia!" films |
| 26% | AREYOUTHERE | 11 | American sitcom "___, Chelsea?" in which Laura Prepon plays the author whose book the drama was based on: 3 wds. |
| 26% | BEN | 3 | ___ Kingsley, "Gandhi" actor who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002 for services to the British film industry |
| 25% | HOUSEELF | 8 | In the Harry Potter novels, Dobby is a __ |
| 25% | EAGLE | 5 | The 2016 sports film "Eddie the ___," which is about the first British skier to take part in Olympic ski jumping in 1988 |
| 25% | CLARKGABLE | 10 | Actor whose final film role was in 1961's "The Misfits" |
| 25% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who plays the protagonist in "Christopher Robin" which is a fantasy film based on "Winnie-the-Pooh": 2 wds. |
| 25% | KATZ | 4 | New York deli where the "I'll have what she's having" scene in "When Harry Met Sally ..." was filmed |
| 25% | NOSELESS | 8 | Like Voldemort, in the Harry Potter films |
| 25% | SNAPE | 5 | Potions professor in the Harry Potter films |
| 25% | BALE | 4 | Christian ___, actor who played Patrick Bateman in the film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' "American Psycho" |