| 100% | WURSTSIDESTORY | 14 | Musical drama that tells the tale of a sausage casing? |
| 53% | JACKFROST | 9 | Famed 1979 stop motion animated Christmas TV special that tells the tale of a winter sprite: 2 wds. |
| 49% | THELIONKING | 11 | 2019 musical drama animated film that tells the story of a young lion cub Simba, whose music was composed by Hans Zimmer: 3 wds. |
| 45% | SAGA | 4 | "Grettir's ___," ancient Icelandic epic that tells the tale of the outlaw Grettir |
| 45% | ILIAD | 5 | Ancient Greek epic by Homer that tells the tale of the Trojan War |
| 45% | BEOWULF | 7 | Old English epic that tells the tale of the eponymous hero of the Geats |
| 44% | LOST | 4 | "Paradise ___," English epic by John Milton that tells the tale of the Fall of Man |
| 44% | ODYSSEY | 7 | Ancient Greek epic by Homer that tells the tale of the king of Ithaca's journey |
| 44% | MAHABHARATA | 11 | Ancient Indian epic by Sage Vyasa that tells the tale of the Pandava and Kaurava brothers |
| 43% | CHESS | 5 | Musical that tells the story of two grand masters |
| 39% | PEA | 3 | Vegetable that disturbs the sleep of Princess Winnifred in the fairy-tale musical "Once Upon a Mattress" |
| 38% | ONYOURFEET | 10 | Jukebox musical that tells the story of musicians Emilio and Gloria Estefan (3 wds.) |
| 38% | LARGO | 5 | Musical tempo that shares a name with one of the Florida Keys |
| 38% | PASODOBLE | 9 | Dance that simulates the drama of a bullfight |
| 38% | AINTTOOPROUD | 12 | Jukebox musical that tells the story of the R&B group the Temptations (3 wds.) |
| 38% | JERSEYBOYS | 10 | Jukebox musical that tells the story of the rock band the Four Seasons (2 wds.) |
| 38% | SAN | 3 | "Fake Tales of ___ Francisco," song by the Arctic Monkeys that refers to a Californian city |
| 37% | FALL | 4 | "Anatomy of a ___," French legal drama film that won the 2024 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay |
| 37% | TRAVESTY | 8 | __ of justice: case that makes a mockery of the court |
| 37% | MANAS | 5 | Epic of ___, ancient Turkish epic that tells the tale of the Kyrgyz people |
| 37% | IMAYDESTROYYOU | 14 | 2020 HBO drama that depicts the “pinballing of trauma,” per a Times Magazine review |
| 36% | DEMI | 4 | ___ Moore, star of the podcast "Dirty Diana" that was adapted into a drama series |
| 36% | EAPOE | 5 | "The Facts in the Case of ___" (Andrew Sinclair novel that pays homage to a mystery writer) |
| 35% | LEGAL | 5 | Boston ___, law drama that made a reference to the Lillian Corporation from "Cheers" in the episode "Deep End of the Poole" |
| 35% | LACAGE | 6 | Informal title of a Tony-winning musical written by Harvey Fierstein that features the gay anthem "I Am What I Am" |
| 35% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | US state that's also the name of a musical |
| 35% | PACIFIC | 7 | "The ___," war-based American drama miniseries that is a companion piece to the 2001 miniseries "Band of Brothers" |
| 35% | DRUMMER | 7 | "Little __ Boy", Christmas tale of a musical gift |
| 35% | MATTERS | 7 | "All That ___," Christina Perri's 2015 song which was a part of the Broadway musical "Finding Neverland" |
| 35% | ACT | 3 | "Sister ___," 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg that was adapted into a stage musical of the same name |