| 100% | STATEOFTERROR | 13 | Political thriller by Louise Penny and 31-Across about a senior diplomat facing a global crisis (3 wds.) |
| 34% | HENRYANDRIBSY | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a boy and his dog: 3 wds. |
| 33% | HOUSEOFCARDS | 12 | Popular American political thriller by Beau Willimon which is a story of a Democrat from South Carolina and is based on the novel of the same by Michael Dobbs: 3 wds. |
| 32% | ONLYTHEBRAVE | 12 | 2024 novel by 31-Across about a nurse in Berlin during Hitler's rise to power (3 wds.) |
| 32% | NEVERTOOLATE | 12 | 2023 novel by 31-Across about a widow making a fresh start in Manhattan (3 wds.) |
| 31% | DONOTDISTURB | 12 | 2021 thriller by 32-Across about a woman on the run after committing a crime (3 wds.) |
| 31% | FIRSTLIEWINS | 12 | 2024 thriller by 44-Across about a woman who takes on secret identities (3 wds.) |
| 31% | RUNMEDRY | 8 | 2017 Bryson Tiller hit whose lyrics are about feeling used up and drained by a woman: 3 wds. |
| 30% | CATSINTHE | 9 | "___ Cradle," a song by Harry Chapin about the relationship between a father and his son: 3 wds. |
| 30% | PRAYFORME | 9 | Single from the "Black Panther" soundtrack performed by The Weeknd and 31-Across: 3 wds. |
| 30% | MATCHPOINT | 10 | Scarlett Johansson starrer psychological thriller movie about a clandestine love affair, written and directed by Woody Allen: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MICHAELBENNETT | 14 | Thriller series, cowritten by 16-Across, about a Big Apple detective raising 10 adopted kids: 2 wds. |
| 29% | YOUNGJANEYOUNG | 14 | Novel by 44-Across about a political intern who changes her identity when an affair with her boss becomes public (3 wds.) |
| 29% | WORTHDYINGFOR | 13 | 2010 novel by Lee Child about Jack Reacher meets the Duncans and solves an old case of a missing child: 3 wds. |
| 29% | WILLANDGRACE | 12 | Former sitcom duo played by 31- and 17-Across: 3 wds. |
| 29% | THEWILDROBOT | 12 | 2024 animated film featuring the voices of Pedro Pascal, 14-Across, and 31-Across about an automaton who befriends animals on a remote island (3 wds.) |
| 29% | THEHOUSEMAID | 12 | 2022 thriller by 32-Across about a woman working as a cleaner for a rich family (2 wds.) |
| 29% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 28% | RAMONATHEPEST | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a girl starting kindergarten: 3 wds. |
| 28% | THEGIANTPEACH | 13 | "James and ___," children's novel written by Roald Dahl in 1961, about a young boy's adventure with seven magically-altered garden bugs: 3 wds. |
| 28% | HARRIETTUBMAN | 13 | Abolitionist and political activist played by 44-Across in a 2019 biopic (2 wds.) |
| 28% | THELITTLELIAR | 13 | Novel by 43-Across about a boy who always tells the truth (3 wds.) |
| 28% | REGRETTINGYOU | 13 | 2019 bestseller by 41-Across about a mother and daughter coping with a family tragedy (2 wds.) |
| 28% | BOOKLOVERS | 10 | 2022 bestseller by 18-Across about a romance between a literary agent and an editor: 2 wds. |
| 28% | INTHEWIND | 9 | "Candle ___," a hit song by Elton John that was produced by 31-Across: 3 wds. |
| 28% | CASTLESMADEOF | 13 | "___ Sand," a song by Jimi Hendrix that is about the temporary nature of existence and how nothing can be taken for granted: 3 wds. |
| 28% | SPEAKNOEVIL | 11 | 2024 horror-thriller starring 19-Across and 34-Across about a family visiting friends at their British estate (3 wds.) |
| 28% | THEEXPENDABLES | 14 | Film franchise about a group of elite mercenaries featuring 31-Across, Sylvester Stallone, and Dolph Lundgren (2 wds.) |
| 28% | BORNACRIME | 10 | Memoir by 40-Across, about his childhood as a mixed-race person under apartheid: 3 wds. |
| 28% | INTOTHEBLUE | 11 | Action-thriller film starring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba about a sea plane crash off the coast of Bahamas: 3 wds. |