| 100% | DRAGONRIDER | 11 | Fantasy novel by 29-Across that features a boy named Ben and a fire-breathing creature named Firedrake (2 wds.) |
| 44% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | Children's novel by E.B. White featuring a talking spider and a "Terrific" pig named Wilbur (2 wds.) |
| 41% | STUARTLITTLE | 12 | Children's novel by E.B. White featuring a boy who is two inches tall and looks like a mouse (2 wds.) |
| 40% | WINTERGARDEN | 12 | Novel by 29-Across that weaves a Russian fairy tale with a family's history (2 wds.) |
| 40% | BASKETCASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that highlights a song by the same name cowritten with Warren Zevon: 2 wds. |
| 40% | STELLAMARIS | 11 | 2022 prequel to "The Passenger" that is the first novel by 34-Across to feature a female protagonist (2 wds.) |
| 39% | IRONFLAME | 9 | 2023 novel by 47-Across that's a sequel to her 2023 fantasy novel "Fourth Wing" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CORKOCONNOR | 11 | Former small-town sheriff featured in a series of novels by William Kent Krueger, including "Iron Lake," 18-Across, and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | MAYBESOMEDAY | 12 | 2014 novel by 33-Across featuring a love triangle with college student Sydney, her boyfriend, and her neighbor: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TAKECARE | 8 | 2011 album by Drake (birthday tomorrow), that included a single by the same name, featuring Rihanna in it: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CAMPTIGER | 9 | Children's book by 52-Across and illustrator John Rocco that features a big cat in the woods (2 wds.) |
| 38% | STORMOF | 7 | "A ___ Swords," third novel in the epic fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin: 2 wds. |
| 38% | EASYRAWLINS | 11 | Fictional war veteran and private investigator featured in 14 novels by 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Music competition series created by Simon Cowell that featured 53-Across as a host in 2012 and 2013 (3 wds.) |
| 37% | MAGICLESSONS | 12 | 2020 novel by 46-Across that's a prequel to her 1995 novel adapted as a film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman (2 wds.) |
| 37% | TREATMYSELF | 11 | 2020 studio album by 29-Across that features the hit singles "Nice to Meet Ya" and "No Excuses" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | THENAMESAKE | 11 | Debut novel by 25-Across/27-Across that was adapted as a film starring Kal Penn and directed by Mira Nair (2 wds.) |
| 36% | OLDMAN | 6 | *"The ___ and the Sea," 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway that was adapted into a 1958 film: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEPENELOPIAD | 13 | Novella by Margaret Atwood that's a retelling of Greek myths featuring Odysseus and his wife (2 wds.) |
| 36% | WHITENOISE | 10 | Award-winning 1985 book by 44-Across that features a "toxic event": 2 wds. |
| 36% | CONCRETEROSE | 12 | 2021 bestselling novel by Angie Thomas that is a prequel of 13-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | THEHOTROCK | 10 | 1999 album by 32-Across that features the singles "Get Up" and "A Quarter to Three" (3 wds.) |
| 35% | HIGHFIDELITY | 12 | 50-Across novel that was adapted into a feature film in 2000, a Broadway musical in 2006, and a TV series in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | FIREFLYLANE | 11 | Bestselling novel by Kristin Hannah about two lifelong best friends that was adapted as a Netflix series starring 19-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | HELLOBEAUTIFUL | 14 | 2023 novel by 52-Across that's a retelling of "Little Women" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | THEALIENIST | 11 | 1994 crime novel by 4-Down/48-Across made into a 2018 miniseries starring 18-Across and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | WOMENTALKING | 12 | Novel by 36-Across about an isolated Mennonite community in Bolivia that was adapted by 17-Across into a film starring Frances McDormand, Claire Foy, and Rooney Mara (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TORTILLAFLAT | 12 | Novel by 32-Across made into a 1942 film starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr (2 wds.) |
| 35% | STRIPTEASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was made into a movie starring Demi Moore: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DOCTORSLEEP | 11 | 2013 horror novel by 17-Across that's a sequel to "The Shining" (2 wds.) |