| 100% | IAMACAMERA | 10 | Play that was the basis for "Cabaret" |
| 71% | EMMA | 4 | Jane Austen novel that is the basis for "Clueless" |
| 71% | PYGMALION | 9 | Shaw play that is the basis of My Fair Lady |
| 70% | LITTLEWOMEN | 11 | 1860s novel that is the basis for this puzzle's theme |
| 69% | LABOHEME | 8 | Opera by Puccini that is the basis for the film "Rent" (2 wds) |
| 66% | KILLINGFLOOR | 12 | Debut novel by 25-Across that was the basis for the first season of "Reacher" (2 wds.) |
| 57% | APRICOTS | 8 | Fruits that are the basis of Marillenschnaps |
| 56% | CHICKPEAS | 9 | Round yellow legumes that are the basis of hummus |
| 55% | UPTONSINCLA | 11 | His "Oil!" was the basis for "There Will Be Blood" |
| 55% | GIN | 3 | Spirit that is the basis of a Tom Collins cocktail |
| 55% | EMMA | 4 | Jane Austen novel that was the basis of the movie "Clueless" |
| 55% | THESALESMAN | 11 | 2016 drama about a married couple performing in an Arthur Miller play that was the second Iranian film to win an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film (2 wds.) |
| 54% | CSLEWIS | 7 | *Deceased writer whose work was the basis for a hit 2005 film |
| 54% | STUART | 6 | His painting is the basis for Washington's portrait on the dollar |
| 54% | CHILIPEPPERS | 12 | The Red Hot ___, the funk rock band that Flea - whose birthday it is today - plays bass for: 2 wds. |
| 53% | GRAPES | 6 | Vine fruits that are the starting point for wine |
| 53% | BEAN | 4 | Seed that is the source for 20a |
| 53% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| 53% | ELMORELEONARD | 13 | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "Get Shorty": 2 wds. |
| 53% | ALANIS | 6 | Singer Morissette whose music is the basis for the Broadway musical "Jagged Little Pill" |
| 52% | REMOTE | 6 | Game play that is done from afar, on the internet |
| 52% | HILLTOP | 7 | Summit that is the starting spot for a toboggan ride |
| 52% | OWLS | 4 | Nocturnal birds that are the team name for Temple University |
| 52% | LETTUCE | 7 | Vegetable that is the base for many salads |
| 52% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Horror writer whose stories are the basis for the Hulu series "Castle Rock": 2 wds. |
| 52% | NESTS | 5 | Homes that are for the birds |
| 52% | MANGA | 5 | Japanese comics that are often used as the basis for anime |
| 51% | ELMTREE | 7 | A tree that is the state symbol for Massachusetts: 2 wds. |
| 51% | RAM | 3 | Animal that is the symbol for the zodiac sign Aries |
| 51% | CRAB | 4 | Crustacean that is the symbol for the zodiac sign Cancer |