| 100% | FICTIONALPROSE | 14 | Novels and short stories, e.g. |
| 64% | AGATHA | 6 | ___ Christie, English mystery novelist known for her classic detective novels and short stories |
| 53% | THIEN | 5 | Madeleine ___, Canadian short story writer and novelist known for her novel "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" |
| 52% | PLOTS | 5 | Stories in novels, e.g. |
| 50% | RRS | 3 | Short Line and B&O, e.g. (Abbr.) |
| 50% | KAFKA | 5 | Bohemian novelist and short story writer Franz |
| 49% | MYTHS | 5 | Stories involving Greek and Roman gods, e.g. |
| 49% | SIBS | 4 | Chloe and Halle Bailey, e.g., for short |
| 49% | SAGA | 4 | Siegfried and Sigmund's story, e.g. |
| 47% | BRYANWASHINGTON | 15 | Author of the 2019 short-story collection “Lot” and the 2020 novel “Memorial” |
| 46% | ORGS | 4 | WWF and UNICEF, e.g., for short |
| 46% | BROKEBACK | 9 | 1997 short story and 2005 film, __ Mountain |
| 46% | PSAS | 4 | "Don't text and drive" spots, e.g., for short |
| 45% | MYTH | 4 | Story about Zeus and Hera, e.g. |
| 44% | STS | 3 | E, F and G in D.C. |
| 44% | KEYS | 4 | E, F and G, but not H |
| 44% | CHORDS | 6 | G, D and E, at guitar lessons |
| 44% | NOTES | 5 | E and G, e.g. |
| 44% | DISASTERAREA | 12 | The —, 1967 volume of short stories by J G Ballard |
| 44% | FLYINGGOAT | 10 | The —, 1939 volume of short stories by H E Bates |
| 44% | ETS | 3 | Time Lords and Daleks, e.g., for short |
| 43% | INSTA | 5 | App with Reels and Stories, for short |
| 43% | ABRIDGE | 7 | Make a long story short, e.g. |
| 43% | ORAL | 4 | __ consonants (p and g, e.g.) |
| 43% | RATINGS | 7 | R and G, e.g. |
| 43% | CLEFS | 5 | G and bass, e.g. |
| 42% | GANGS | 5 | The Sharks and the Jets of "West Side Story," e.g. |
| 42% | DOOM | 4 | "Jeeves and the Impending ___" (P. G. Wodehouse short story) |
| 42% | STS | 3 | E and G, e.g., in D.C. |
| 42% | FOES | 4 | G.I. Joe and Cobra Commander, e.g. |