| 100% | WIMPY | 5 | Meek, as in the title of a "Diary" series of kids' books |
| 63% | THEUGLYTRUTH | 12 | 2010 book that was #5 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 63% | THETHIRDWHEEL | 13 | 2012 book that was #7 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 63% | THELASTSTRAW | 12 | 2009 book that was #3 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 57% | ARNIE | 5 | Name of the titular anthropomorphic doughnut in a series of kid-lit books |
| 55% | DRNO | 4 | Villain in the title of a James Bond book |
| 55% | ELM | 3 | Street in the titles of a series of horror movies |
| 54% | WIT | 3 | "___ and wisdom" (phrase in the title of a book of quotes, maybe) |
| 54% | MASTHEAD | 8 | The title of a newspaper as it appears in print |
| 51% | GREG | 4 | ___ Heffley, protagonist of the children's comedy book series "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" |
| 50% | WARS | 4 | Word after “Trade” and “Class,” in the title of a 2020 book on how economic inequality threatens international peace |
| 50% | RAMONA | 6 | Title character in a series of Beverly Cleary books |
| 50% | AISFORALIBI | 11 | Title of the first book in the 17-Across series |
| 49% | BABAR | 5 | "King of the elephants" in a series of children's books |
| 49% | NATE | 4 | ___ the Great (detective in a series of children's books) |
| 49% | NATE | 4 | Big __, book series like Diary of a Wimpy Kid |
| 48% | COBRAKAI | 8 | "The Karate Kid" sequel series on Netflix with a venomous snake in the title: 2 wds. |
| 48% | THEROCKFORD | 11 | & 5D US television series starring James Garner in the title role as a private investigator |
| 48% | KINGDOM | 7 | 2000s ITV drama series that starred Stephen Fry in the title role as a Norfolk solicitor |
| 47% | NEMO | 4 | Clownfish in the title of a Pixar movie |
| 47% | ROMEO | 5 | Boy in the title of a Shakespeare play |
| 47% | SCENT | 5 | Word in the title of a Pacino film |
| 47% | LABOURS | 7 | Word in the title of a Shakespeare comedy |
| 47% | SWAN | 4 | Bird in the title of a famous ballet |
| 47% | TOPSY | 5 | Title twin sister in a series of children's books by Jean and Gareth Adamson |
| 47% | SHALALA | 7 | Song syllables in the title of a 1964 hit |
| 47% | LILO | 4 | Girl in the title of a 2002 Disney movie |
| 47% | ROMEO | 5 | Teenage boy in the title of a Shakespeare tragedy |
| 47% | TRAMP | 5 | Mutt in the title of a Disney animated movie |
| 47% | ELM | 3 | Tree in the title of a horror film franchise |