| 100% | UTOPIAAVENUE | 12 | Name of the fictional 44-Across in the 2020 novel of the same name by 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 57% | TENTHOUSAND | 11 | "___ Saints," 2015 Ethan Hawke starrer drama film based on the novel of the same name by Eleanor Henderson: 2 wds. |
| 57% | BASKETCASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that highlights a song by the same name cowritten with Warren Zevon: 2 wds. |
| 56% | RIPLEYSGAME | 11 | 2002 thriller drama starring Lena Headey, which is based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith: 2 wds. |
| 56% | THEALIENIST | 11 | American period drama TV series starring Dakota Fanning which is based on a novel of the same name by Caleb Carr: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ALTEREDCARBON | 13 | American dystopian sci-fi TV series starring Joel Kinnaman which is based on a novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan: 2 wds. |
| 52% | FORRESTGUMP | 11 | Tom Hanks' 1994 drama film based on a Winston Groom novel of the same name in which 20a plays his love interest: 2 wds. |
| 52% | AMERICANGODS | 12 | Starz fantasy drama based on 16-Across's 2001 novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 50% | KATHRYNDANCE | 12 | Fictional California Bureau of Investigation special agent created by 32-Across who appears in crossover novels with 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 49% | JERRYSEINFELD | 13 | The lead character from "Seinfeld", who is a semi-fictional version of the actor who plays the role and goes by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 48% | GREENGABLES | 11 | Name of the Cuthbert farmstead in Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel that 18-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 47% | THENIGHTAGENT | 13 | Netflix action thriller series starring 18-Across and Luciane Buchanan based on the novel of the same name by 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 47% | EMMATHOMPSON | 12 | Oscar-winning actress who plays P.L. Travers, author of the novel "Mary Poppins," in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | BRUCEMILLER | 11 | Creator of the Hulu TV series "The Handmaid's Tale," based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | American drama film of 1982 starring Meryl Streep which is an adaptation of a novel of the same name by William Styron: 2 wds. |
| 47% | THESEAOFGRASS | 13 | 1947 Western drama film directed by Elia Kazan based on a 1936 novel of the same name, starring Katharine Hepburn: 4 wds. |
| 46% | THERAINMAKER | 12 | 1997 legal drama film starring Matt Damon which is based on John Grisham's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MRSDALLOWAY | 11 | 1997 British drama film starring Lena Headey, which is based on Virginia Woolf's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 46% | LARASTHEME | 10 | Informal name of the instrumental music written for the character played by 33-Across in "Doctor Zhivago" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | JOHNNYENGLISH | 13 | A comically incompetent spy for "MI7," created as a parody of 50a, and portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in the films by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 46% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | 1993 sci-fi adventure film about cloned dinosaurs which was based on a Michael Crichton novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 46% | THEGRADUATE | 11 | 1967 romantic comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft based on a Charles Webb novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 46% | LEAGUESUNDER | 12 | "20,000 ___ the Sea," a 1954 adventure film starring Kirk Douglas, based on Jules Verne's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SENSEAND | 8 | "___ Sensibility," 1995 period drama film based on the Jane Austen novel of the same name starring Kate Winslet and Emma Thompson: 2 wds. |
| 46% | GOSSIPGIRL | 10 | TV series with Blake Lively and Leighton Meester that is based on Cecily von Ziegesar's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MRBEAN | 6 | Eccentric character portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in a show by the same name: 2 wds |
| 45% | DAVINCICODE | 11 | "The ___," 2006 thriller film based on Dan Brown's novel of the same name whose music was composed by Hans Zimmer (birthday today): 3 wds. |
| 45% | JUNEOSBORNE | 11 | Original name of the character played by 30a in the series in 18a: 2 wds. |
| 45% | RUNAWAYJURY | 11 | 2003 legal thriller film starring Dustin Hoffman (birthday today) and John Cusack, based on the John Grisham novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MARENMORRIS | 11 | 1-Across, 12-Across, 27-Across, and 50-Across country/pop singer who was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Country Music Association in 2020 (2 wds.) |