| 100% | JAKES | 5 | John whose Civil War trilogy was adapted as a miniseries starring Patrick Swayze |
| 38% | UNDERTHEBRIDGE | 14 | Novel by 47-Across that was adapted as a 2024 Hulu miniseries starring Lily Gladstone (3 wds.) |
| 35% | SALEMS | 6 | "___ Lot" (Stephen King novel adapted as a miniseries starring Rob Lowe) |
| 32% | ALASDAIRGRAY | 12 | "Lanark" writer whose novel "Poor Things" was adapted as a film starring Emma Stone, 17-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | BUFFALOGIRLS | 12 | Fictionalized biography of Calamity Jane by 32-Across that was adapted as a TV miniseries (2 wds.) |
| 31% | DEADMANSWALK | 12 | Novel in 32-Across's "Lonesome Dove" adventure series that was adapted as a TV miniseries (3 wds.) |
| 31% | EMPIREFALLS | 11 | Novel by 28-Across adapted as a 2005 HBO miniseries starring Paul Newman (2 wds.) |
| 30% | CASERTA | 7 | Italian city whose Royal Palace has been used as a set in two "Star Wars" films |
| 29% | AMYTAN | 6 | Writer whose first novel was adapted as a film by Wayne Wang |
| 29% | NORTHANDSOUTH | 13 | 1985 miniseries based on a John Jakes novel, starring Patrick Swayze and James Read: 3 wds. |
| 29% | 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.) |
| 28% | CHUCKPALAHNIUK | 14 | Writer whose novel "Fight Club" was adapted as a 1999 film of the same name (2 wds.) |
| 27% | MOBY | 4 | "___ Dick," 1998 miniseries starring Patrick Stewart as Captain Ahab |
| 27% | THISMEANS | 9 | "___ War," a 2012 romantic comedy starring Tom Hardy - whose birthday it is tomorrow - along with Reese Witherspoon: 2 wds. |
| 27% | DISTRICTOF | 10 | & 13D Novel trilogy by John Dos Passos whose first part was 1939's Adventures of a Young Man |
| 26% | AMORTOWLES | 10 | "The Lincoln Highway" writer whose novel "A Gentleman in Moscow" was adapted as a Paramount+ series starring 14-Across and 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 26% | REENACTS | 8 | Stages, as a Civil War battle |
| 26% | REENACT | 7 | Stage, as a Civil War battle |
| 26% | CALEBCARR | 9 | Writer whose novels "The Alienist" and "The Angel of Darkness" were adapted as a TV series starring 16-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 26% | HIS | 3 | "___ Dark Materials" (Philip Pullman trilogy adapted as a HBO miniseries) |
| 26% | RESTAGED | 8 | Enacted again, as a Civil War battle |
| 26% | RECREATE | 8 | Act out, as a Civil War battle |
| 26% | WHITENOISE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was adapted as a 2022 film by Noah Baumbach (2 wds.) |
| 26% | LANE | 4 | "Firefly ___" (Kristin Hannah novel adapted as a Netflix series starring Katherine Heigl) |
| 26% | ADVENTURES | 10 | "The ___ of Pete & Pete," a TV series in which Steve Buscemi - whose birthday it is today - guest starred as Phil Hickle |
| 26% | APTAGRAM | 8 | Word or phrase whose letters can be rearranged to form another with a similar meaning, such as “moon starer” for “astronomer” |
| 25% | REENACTS | 8 | Performs in costume, as a Civil War battle |
| 25% | WINSLOW | 7 | __ Homer, famous as a US Civil War illustrator |
| 25% | FIFTYSHADES | 11 | Erotic trilogy whose first book is being adapted into a movie: 2 wds. |
| 25% | YODA | 4 | Wise and powerful Jedi Master in "Star Wars" whose weapon is a lightsaber |