| 100% | ANAS | 4 | George W.'s daughter's book: "___ Story: A Journey of Hope" (2007) |
| 51% | ANAS | 4 | "___ Story: A Journey of Hope" (Jenna Bush best seller) |
| 39% | JENNA | 5 | Daughter of George W. Bush |
| 38% | SAMMYSOSA | 9 | George W. Bush, as a managing general partner of baseball's Texas Rangers, traded away ... |
| 36% | EARS | 4 | Prominent parts of a George W. Bush caricature |
| 35% | PLOTLINE | 8 | The story of a book |
| 35% | GRACIE | 6 | "___: A Love Story" (1998 George Burns book) |
| 35% | MIDDLEMARCH | 11 | George Eliot novel subtitled A Story of Provincial Life |
| 34% | DIRECTORY | 9 | Book containing a list of people's names & numbers |
| 34% | SEDER | 5 | Feast with a Book of Exodus story |
| 34% | ROGET | 5 | Subject of the 2007 biography subtitled "The Man Who Became a Book" |
| 34% | FLASHBACK | 9 | A book scene from before the start of the story |
| 34% | LAYLA | 5 | Title character of a song inspired by both a seventh-century Persian story and George Harrison's then-wife |
| 34% | FALLINGMAN | 10 | 2007 book by 44-Across about a survivor of the 9/11 attacks: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | HBO show based on a series of George R.R. Martin books: 3 wds. |
| 33% | TRILBY | 6 | Type of hat taken from a George du Maurier book |
| 33% | HANK | 4 | Paulson, George W.'s Secretary of the Treasury |
| 32% | REY | 3 | Margret and H. A. ___, co-authors of the "Curious George" books |
| 32% | ROMANCE | 7 | Genre of film or book that is about a love story |
| 32% | JUL | 3 | Mo. of George W. Bush's birthday |
| 32% | ELAINE | 6 | Chao of George W. Bush's cabinet |
| 32% | AUGHTS | 6 | Period of George W. Bush's presidency |
| 32% | ONEL | 4 | Book subtitled The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School |
| 32% | MIDAUGHTS | 9 | Part of the George W. Bush era ... or a hint to part of 18-, 26-, 38- and 46-Across |
| 32% | LAURA | 5 | First name of George W. Bush's wife |
| 32% | CORY | 4 | Senator Booker who's a cousin of RuPaul |
| 32% | ALBUM | 5 | Book with a collection of photos |
| 32% | SANSA | 5 | Ned's daughter in George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" |
| 31% | WRINKLEINTIME | 13 | "A ___," young adult book written by Madeleine L'Engle about a journey of a group of children from universe to universe: 3 wds. |
| 31% | LARK | 4 | Bird that's a symbol of joy and hope |