| 100% | BORNACRIME | 10 | Memoir by 40-Across, about his childhood as a mixed-race person under apartheid: 3 wds. |
| 39% | IWILLFINDYOU | 12 | 2023 novel by 40-Across about a man wrongly accused of murdering his son (4 wds.) |
| 37% | FOREVERYOUNG | 12 | Memoir by 35-Across about her time as a child star in Hollywood (2 wds.) |
| 34% | BETWEENTHE | 10 | With 38-Across, 2015 memoir by Ta-Nehisi Coates written as a letter to his son: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LIVINGFAITH | 11 | 1996 memoir by 46-Across about his religious beliefs (2 wds.) |
| 32% | FLYOVERSTATES | 13 | #1 song by 40-Across that's about the Midwest (2012): 3 wds. |
| 31% | THESTRANGER | 11 | 2015 novel by 40-Across featuring a mysterious man who manipulates people by revealing personal secrets (2 wds.) |
| 30% | THEPARISWIFE | 12 | 2011 novel by 40-Across about Ernest Hemingway's first marriage (3 wds.) |
| 30% | LOVEANDRUIN | 11 | 2018 novel by 40-Across about Ernest Hemingway's third marriage (3 wds.) |
| 29% | FURIOUSLYHAPPY | 14 | Memoir by 46-Across subtitled "A Funny Book About Horrible Things" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | THEGLASSCASTLE | 14 | 2005 memoir by Jeannette Walls that describes her difficult childhood: 3 wds. |
| 28% | FRECKLEJUICE | 12 | Chapter book by 38-Across about a boy who buys a potion to change his facial features (2 wds.) |
| 28% | CHEEKTOCHEEK | 12 | Irving Berlin song recorded as a duet by Louis Armstrong and 48-Across (3 wds.) |
| 28% | THEDAILYSHOW | 12 | Comedy Central program hosted by 40-Across: 3 wds. |
| 27% | THELITTLELIAR | 13 | Novel by 43-Across about a boy who always tells the truth (3 wds.) |
| 27% | SHADOWANDBONE | 13 | Fantasy trilogy by 40-Across adapted into a 2021 Netflix series (3 wds.) |
| 27% | HENRYANDRIBSY | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a boy and his dog: 3 wds. |
| 27% | AIRFORCEONE | 11 | 1997 film in which Harrison Ford stars as a president whose plane is hijacked by terrorists: 3 wds. |
| 27% | NEVERTOOLATE | 12 | 2023 novel by 31-Across about a widow making a fresh start in Manhattan (3 wds.) |
| 27% | GIRLONFIRE | 10 | Album by 40-Across that won a Grammy for Best R&B Album (3 wds.) |
| 27% | THEROOSTERBAR | 13 | 2017 bestselling novel by 38-Across about law school students who open a tavern (3 wds.) |
| 27% | FIRSTLIEWINS | 12 | 2024 thriller by 44-Across about a woman who takes on secret identities (3 wds.) |
| 26% | SHESEVERYWOMAN | 14 | 1995 #1 hit by Garth Brooks about his lover: 3 wds. |
| 26% | BELIEVESINME | 12 | "She ___," a song by Kenny Rogers about a songwriter whose beloved is his biggest source of support: 3 wds. |
| 26% | THETORNSKIRT | 12 | Novel by 47-Across about a high schooler who becomes obsessed with a homeless girl (3 wds.) |
| 26% | DAYSOFHEAVEN | 12 | 1978 movie starring Richard Gere as a farm worker who hatches a plan to inherit his employer's property: 3 wds. |
| 26% | CATSINTHE | 9 | "___ Cradle," a song by Harry Chapin about the relationship between a father and his son: 3 wds. |
| 26% | DONOTDISTURB | 12 | 2021 thriller by 32-Across about a woman on the run after committing a crime (3 wds.) |
| 26% | THEHALFMOON | 11 | 2023 novel by 30-Across about a married couple running a bar in a small town (3 wds.) |
| 26% | THELYINGWOODS | 13 | 2018 mystery by 44-Across about a boy who works in an orchard in rural Louisiana (3 wds.) |