| 100% | ALCHEMIST | 9 | Paulo Coelho's tale of a shepherd boy, The __ |
| 47% | ALCHEMIST | 9 | The __, Paulo Coelho tale of an Andalusian herder |
| 46% | THEALCHEMIST | 12 | Paulo Coelho novel about a boy who travels to find a treasure at the Egyptian pyramids: 2 wds. |
| 45% | THEVALKYRIES | 12 | Paulo Coelho's autobiographical novel of the journey to Mojave Desert: 2 wds. |
| 44% | FIFTHMOUNTAIN | 13 | Paulo Coelho novel which is a narration of Elijah from the Hebrew Bible, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 40% | LORDOFTHEFLIES | 14 | Tale of a Piggy's plight |
| 40% | WHITE | 5 | Edmund —, author of novels A Boy's Own Story and The Farewell Symphony |
| 39% | ZOOTOPIA | 8 | Disney tale of a rabbit joining the police force |
| 39% | MERCHANT | 8 | Teller of a Canterbury Tale on the blinded January |
| 39% | OZEKI | 5 | Ruth, writer of A Tale For The Time Being |
| 39% | ODYSSEY | 7 | Homer's tale of a trip to Ithaca |
| 39% | EWE | 3 | Part of a shepherd's flock |
| 38% | MATCHGIRL | 9 | Little __, Andersen's tale of a dying street child |
| 38% | TINDERBOX | 9 | Andersen's tale of a firestarter and three dogs |
| 38% | SALEMSCLOT | 10 | Stephen King's tale of a witch town cardiologist? |
| 38% | EWE | 3 | Female member of a shepherd's flock |
| 38% | RAM | 3 | Male member of a shepherd's flock |
| 38% | ELEVEN | 6 | "___ Minutes," 2003 novel by Paulo Coelho that follows the life of Maria |
| 38% | REACH | 5 | Part of a boxer's "tale of the tape" |
| 37% | DAYOFTHELOCUST | 14 | 1939 tale of a tarnished Tinseltown, with "The" |
| 37% | RASSELAS | 8 | Name by which Samuel Johnson's 1759 novel The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale is also known |
| 37% | CASTLE | 6 | The ___ of Otranto, a looming fortress that sets the stage for supernatural events in Horace Walpole's eponymous Gothic tale |
| 37% | HANDMAIDS | 9 | "The ___ Tale", Hulu's dystopian drama web television, based on a novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood |
| 37% | PAPA | 4 | Biggest of the Three Bears, in a fairy tale |
| 37% | AGO | 3 | "Long ___, in the land of warriors lived a boy" |
| 37% | BIOGRAPHY | 9 | Non-fictional tale of a famous person's life |
| 37% | ALCOTT | 6 | Author of "Jo's Boys" Louisa May ___ who wrote under the pen name A.M. Barnard |
| 36% | AMAHL | 5 | Boy in a Menotti opera inspired by The Adoration of the Magi |
| 36% | CHARMING | 8 | Prince of a children's tale |
| 36% | CINDERELLA | 10 | 2015 movie version of a classic fairy tale, with 15-Across as the title character |