| 100% | ROWLING | 7 | J.K. ___, author of the novels on which the "Harry Potter" film series is based |
| 58% | ROWLING | 7 | J K —, author of the Harry Potter heptalogy of novels |
| 54% | GROOM | 5 | Winston ___, author of the 1986 novel on which the movie "Forrest Gump" is based |
| 53% | ALTEREDCARBON | 13 | American dystopian sci-fi TV series starring Joel Kinnaman which is based on a novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan: 2 wds. |
| 51% | JACKLONDON | 10 | Author of the 1903 novel, "The Call of the Wild," on which the 2020 movie is based: 2 wds. |
| 51% | BENCHLEY | 8 | Peter, author of the book on which Jaws was based |
| 51% | EMMA | 4 | Novel on which the film "Clueless" is based |
| 50% | IANMCEWAN | 9 | British author of the novel upon which 17-Across is based: 2 wds. |
| 49% | EMMA | 4 | 1815 novel on which the film "Clueless" was based |
| 49% | FOUNTAINHEAD | 12 | "The ___," 1949 drama film starring Gary Cooper which was based on a novel of the same name by Ayn Rand |
| 49% | HOUSE | 5 | 2018 Netflix series "The Haunting of Hill ___" which is based on Shirley Jackson's novel of the same name |
| 49% | RICH | 4 | Jon M. Chu's 2018 film "Crazy ___ Asians" which is based on a 2013 novel of the same name |
| 49% | GOLDFINGER | 10 | 1964 British spy film which is based on Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, starring Sean Connery |
| 49% | IRONWEED | 8 | American Drama film of 1987 starring Meryl Streep which is based on William Kennedy's novel of the same name |
| 49% | SWEETBITTER | 11 | American drama TV series starring Ella Purnell which is based on a novel of the same name by Stephanie Danler |
| 49% | OBJECTS | 7 | 2018 HBO series "Sharp ___" which stars Amy Adams and is based on Gillian Flynn's novel of the same name |
| 48% | PORTRAIT | 8 | "A ___ of the Artist as a Young Man," 1977 film directed by Joseph Strick which is based on a novel by James Joyce |
| 48% | THERAINMAKER | 12 | 1997 legal drama film starring Matt Damon which is based on John Grisham's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MRSDALLOWAY | 11 | 1997 British drama film starring Lena Headey, which is based on Virginia Woolf's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ARTHURCCLARKE | 13 | Author of "The Sentinel," the short story on which 42-Across is based (3 wds.) |
| 48% | ROSE | 4 | "The Name of the ___" 1986 historical drama film which is based on Umberto Eco's novel of the same name, starring Sean Connery |
| 48% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | 1993 sci-fi adventure film about cloned dinosaurs which was based on a Michael Crichton novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 47% | THEALIENIST | 11 | American period drama TV series starring Dakota Fanning which is based on a novel of the same name by Caleb Carr: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ONLYLIVETWICE | 13 | "You ___" 1967 British spy film which is loosely based on Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, starring Sean Connery: 3 wds. |
| 47% | WATCHMEN | 8 | American satirical and dystopian superhero film directed by Zack Snyder which is based on a DC Comics limited series of the same name |
| 47% | HUNT | 4 | "The ___ for Red October" 1990 American submarine spy-thriller film which is based on Tom Clancy's novel of the same name, starring Sean Connery |
| 47% | ORR | 3 | Author of the short story on which All About Eve was based, Mary ___ |
| 47% | LIANEMORIARTY | 13 | Author of the novel "Big Little Lies" which was adapted into an Emmy-winning TV series: 2 wds. |
| 46% | RODERICKTHORP | 13 | Author who wrote "Nothing Lasts Forever," the novel on which movie in 17a was based: 2 wds. |