| 100% | WHERESWALDO | 11 | Picture book with characters like Odlaw, Wizard Whitebeard and Woof |
| 35% | TRAG | 4 | Action-adventure game with characters like Alex and Burns Byford: Abbr. |
| 35% | MRMEN | 5 | Children's book series with characters that have surnames like Happy, Lazy and Noisy |
| 32% | HOPONPOP | 8 | Book with the line "My father can read big words, too. / Like Constantinople and Timbuktu" |
| 32% | ADDAMS | 6 | "The ___ Family," 1991 supernatural comedy film based on the famous TV series, with characters like Morticia and Wednesday |
| 30% | XFILES | 6 | "The ___," 1998 science fiction thriller film based on the famous TV series, with characters like Fox Mulder and Dana Scully: Hyph. |
| 30% | LANNISTER | 9 | House ___, family with characters like Tyrion and Jaime, who are ruthless rivals of House Stark in the drama series "Game of Thrones" |
| 29% | ASYOULIKEIT | 11 | Pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare mostly set in the Forest of Arden with characters like Rosalind and Celia as main heroines: 4 wds. |
| 29% | VIBRANT | 7 | Bright and alive, like picture book illustrations |
| 29% | MORTALKOMBAT | 12 | 1995 American fantasy action film based on the video game of the same name, with characters like Liu Kang and Johnny Cage: 2 wds. |
| 29% | COUNTING | 8 | What picture books with numbers help teach |
| 28% | ATLAS | 5 | Book with inlets and insets |
| 28% | ATLAS | 5 | Book with maps and topography |
| 28% | LABYRINTH | 9 | Maze-like board game with dragons and wizards |
| 28% | GENESIS | 7 | Book with Adam and 41-Across |
| 28% | WALDO | 5 | Picture book character lost in a crowd |
| 27% | IASIMOV | 7 | Book with reminiscences of Heinlein and Clarke |
| 27% | TITLED | 6 | Like books and nobles |
| 27% | LESLIEKNOPE | 11 | "Parks and Recreation" character who's credited with writing the 2011 book "Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America": 2 wds. |
| 27% | WALDEN | 6 | Book with "Solitude" and "The Pond in Winter" chapters |
| 26% | WHERESWALDO | 11 | Kid's book with a hidden character |
| 26% | HEROIC | 6 | Like a comic book character |
| 26% | ART | 3 | Pictures, drawings, and the like |
| 26% | AUDITED | 7 | Like some classes and books |
| 26% | READ | 4 | Like books and tea leaves |
| 26% | INDEXED | 7 | Like stocks and reference books |
| 26% | COWRITTEN | 9 | Like books with two authors |
| 26% | POPUP | 5 | Like some books and ads |
| 26% | PAN | 3 | Character with pipes and horns |
| 26% | GILT | 4 | Like some statues and book spines |