| 100% | SPOCKMUSTDIE | 12 | Original novel by 39-Across that was inspired by one of the principal characters of "Star Trek" (3 wds.) |
| 46% | GEORDILAFORGE | 13 | "Star Trek" character played by LeVar Burton, who is the chief engineer of the USS Enterprise-D: 3 wds. |
| 46% | JAMESTKIRK | 10 | "Star Trek" character played by William Shatner, who is the captain of the starship USS Enterprise: 3 wds. |
| 43% | JOHNWICK | 8 | "___ : Chapter 3 - Parabellum," action thriller starring Keanu Reeves that was one of the biggest hits of 2019: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DOMBEYANDSON | 12 | Novel by Charles Dickens that deals with the story of a shipping firm owner who is frustrated at not having a son to take care of the business: 3 wds. |
| 42% | KILLINGFLOOR | 12 | Debut novel by 25-Across that was the basis for the first season of "Reacher" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | WHATWOMENWANT | 13 | 2000 romcom directed by Nancy Meyers, starring Mel Gibson which is also one of the highest grossing rom coms of all times: 3 wds. |
| 42% | ONCEUPONA | 9 | "___ Time In Hollywood," comedy-drama film starring Brad Pitt that was one of the biggest hits of 2019: 3 wds. |
| 42% | GOSETA | 6 | Authored by 42-Across, "___ Watchman" is one of her two published novels: 3 wds. |
| 41% | METRO | 5 | "___ 2033," video game that was inspired by Dmitry Glukhovsky novel of the same title |
| 41% | UNDERTHEBRIDGE | 14 | Novel by 47-Across that was adapted as a 2024 Hulu miniseries starring Lily Gladstone (3 wds.) |
| 41% | SONGSUNGBLUE | 12 | Neil Diamond #1 hit of 1972 that was inspired by a Mozart concerto: 3 wds. |
| 40% | THEMANSION | 10 | 1959 novel by William Faulkner that is the last of the trilogy on the Snopes family: 2 wds. |
| 40% | STATEOFWONDER | 13 | 2011 novel by 28-Across that was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction (3 wds.) |
| 40% | RITAMORENO | 10 | EGOT winner who stars in the remake of "One Day at a Time," the original version of which was produced by 55-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | THESIXTHSENSE | 13 | Psychological thriller starring Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment that was one of the Top 10 box office hits of 1999 (3 wds.) |
| 40% | BIGLITTLELIES | 13 | Novel by 32-Across that was made into the 2017 HBO murder-mystery miniseries about seemingly perfect lives (3 wds.) |
| 40% | EASTOFEDEN | 10 | John Steinbeck novel inspired by the biblical story of Cain and Abel: 3 wds |
| 40% | THELATESHOW | 11 | Previously hosted by David Letterman, and now starring Stephen Colbert, CBS talk-show that was a fierce competitor of 40-Across: 3 wds. |
| 39% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | 1977 novel by Toni Morrison which is about the life of an African-American man living in Michigan: 3 wds. |
| 39% | HORIZON | 7 | "Deepwater ___," 2016 film starring Mark Wahlberg that was inspired by the real-life disaster following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill |
| 39% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | Wrestler who went by The Rock, who is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood right now: 2 wds. |
| 39% | HANDSTOMYSELF | 13 | Single from Selena Gomez's album "Revival" that was influenced by the music of American singer Prince: 3 wds. |
| 39% | STRIPTEASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was made into a movie starring Demi Moore: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SIXFEETUNDER | 12 | HBO original drama TV series by Alan Ball depicting the lives of the Fisher family, starring Peter Krause: 3 wds. |
| 38% | TAKEITEASY | 10 | Song co-written by Jackson Browne which was Eagles' first single that became one of their signature songs: 3 wds. |
| 38% | FIREANDICE | 10 | Short poem by 39-Across that inspired George R.R. Martin's "Game of Thrones" series (3 wds.) |
| 38% | THEXFILES | 9 | American sci-fi TV show starring David Duchovny, that is regarded as one of the best and is returning with its 11th season in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LAND | 4 | "___ of the Pharaohs," 1955 epic film starring Jack Hawkins that is inspired by ancient Egypt |
| 38% | NAKEDSUN | 8 | "The ___," 1957 sci-fi novel by Isaac Asimov that was adapted into an episode of the TV series "Out of the Unknown": 2 wds. |