| 100% | HOTELFORDOGS | 12 | Lois Duncan children's book that was turned into a film in 2009: 3 wds. |
| 56% | IKNOWWHATYOU | 12 | With 30-Across, Lois Duncan horror novel that was turned into a film in 1997: 4 wds. |
| 46% | THELASTSTRAW | 12 | 2009 book that was #3 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 42% | THEMAZERUNNER | 13 | Dystopian young adult novel that was turned into a 2014 movie: 3 wds. |
| 41% | THEUGLYTRUTH | 12 | 2010 book that was #5 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 41% | THETHIRDWHEEL | 13 | 2012 book that was #7 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 39% | TWODOORSDOWN | 12 | 1978 song that was turned into an episode of 13-/27-Across about a conservative family with a gay son: 3 wds. |
| 38% | THELORAX | 8 | Children's book made into a 2012 3-D animated film |
| 36% | FROG | 4 | What Prince Naveen is turned into, in a 2009 Disney movie |
| 35% | MANONFIRE | 9 | 2004 film in which Denzel Washington plays the bodyguard for a child who's kidnapped: 3 wds. |
| 35% | CAMPTIGER | 9 | Children's book by 52-Across and illustrator John Rocco that features a big cat in the woods (2 wds.) |
| 34% | APAINTEDHOUSE | 13 | Novel by John Grisham which was made into a television film starring Scott Glenn in 2003: 3 wds. |
| 34% | 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.) |
| 34% | REDPANDA | 8 | Animal that Mei turns into in a 2022 Pixar film |
| 34% | ARGUS | 5 | Mythical beast that was turned into a peacock |
| 33% | LOOKBOTHWAYS | 12 | 2019 novel by 30-Across that was a National Book Award finalist: 3 wds. |
| 33% | THERIGHTSTUFF | 13 | 1983 film in which astronaut John Glenn (1921-2016) was a character: 3 wds. |
| 33% | CHARIOTSOFFIRE | 14 | Vangelis instrumental song that was a hit in 1982: 3 wds. |
| 33% | SHOOTTOTHRILL | 13 | AC/DC song that was a signature theme for Iron Man in "The Avengers": 3 wds. |
| 33% | FREETOBE | 8 | With 32-Across, album/book by 13-Across and friends that was turned into an Emmy-winning 1974 TV special: 3 wds. |
| 32% | GONEBABYGONE | 12 | 1998 18-Across novel about a missing woman that was made into a 2007 Ben Affleck film: 3 wds. |
| 32% | BUTCHCASSIDY | 12 | Title character in a classic western film who asks, "Who are those guys?" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | MUSICBOXDANCER | 14 | Frank Mills instrumental song that was a hit in 1979: 3 wds. |
| 32% | STAGEADAPTATION | 15 | Movie that's been turned into a play, say |
| 32% | AIRFORCEONE | 11 | 1997 film in which Harrison Ford stars as a president whose plane is hijacked by terrorists: 3 wds. |
| 32% | CALLMEBY | 8 | With 35-Across, subtitle of 15-Across that is also the title of a 2017 romance film: 3 wds. |
| 31% | LOTSWIFE | 8 | She was turned into a pillar of salt, in the Bible |
| 31% | NATIVESON | 9 | Best-selling 1940 novel that was adapted into a film, with its author playing the protagonist, in 1951 |
| 31% | ENID | 4 | Children's book author Blyton played by Helena Bonham Carter in a 2009 biopic |
| 31% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |