| 100% | ROBERTLANGDON | 13 | Protagonist of the thriller series written by 18a: 2 wds. |
| 60% | JOHNREBUS | 9 | Protagonist of the detective novel series by Ian Rankin: 2 wds. |
| 56% | TOMHANKS | 8 | American actor who portrayed 33a in the movie adaptations of the thriller series by 18a: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ARCHIEANDREWS | 13 | The primary protagonist of the "Riverdale" TV series, a redheaded teen who is played by KJ Apa: 2 wds |
| 50% | JUNEOSBORNE | 11 | Original name of the character played by 30a in the series in 18a: 2 wds. |
| 47% | NEUTRALTONES | 12 | 1867 melancholic poem written by Thomas Hardy about the end of a relationship: 2 wds. |
| 47% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | Author of the Rabbit series who wrote the 1988 novel "S.": 2 wds. |
| 45% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | One Direction's "Tell Me a Lie" was written by ___, winner of the first season of "American Idol": 2 wds. |
| 44% | THELOSTSYMBOL | 13 | Thriller written by Dan Brown set in Washington D.C. after the events of "The Da Vinci Code": 3 wds. |
| 44% | TWILIGHTSAGA | 12 | Four-book series written by Stephenie Meyer: 2 wds. |
| 43% | THENIGHTAGENT | 13 | Netflix action thriller series starring 18-Across and Luciane Buchanan based on the novel of the same name by 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 43% | BRUCEMILLER | 11 | Creator of the Hulu TV series "The Handmaid's Tale," based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GREGHEFFLEY | 11 | Main character of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series by Jeff Kinney (2 wds.) |
| 43% | LEECHILD | 8 | Pen name of the British novelist who writes the Jack Reacher novel series (2 wds.) |
| 43% | STEVEJOBS | 9 | 2015 biographical drama film starring Michael Fassbender and written by Aaron Sorkin (birthday today), based on the co-founder of Apple Inc.: 2 wds. |
| 42% | BARRYBERKMAN | 12 | Complete name of the titular character in the TV series in 18a: 2 wds. |
| 42% | NOAHWYLE | 8 | Star of the HBO Max series "The Pitt": 2 wds. |
| 42% | WILLSMITH | 9 | Star of the "Men in Black" movie series: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LAWRENCEBLOCK | 13 | Creator of the Matthew Scudder mystery novel series: 2 wds. |
| 42% | REBECCAYARROS | 13 | Best-selling author of the "Empyrean" "romantasy" series: 2 wds. |
| 42% | COLDMOUNTAIN | 12 | One of the best-selling historical novels of the 90s written by Charles Frazier about a soldier's journey back home during the Civil war: 2 wds. |
| 42% | JAMESPATTERSON | 14 | Author of the Alex Cross mystery series: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LOVEYOURSELF | 12 | Justin Bieber's acoustic pop song written by him along with Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco which was the seventh best-selling song of 2016: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THESANDMAN | 10 | Series of fantasy-horror comic books written by 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THEFAMOUSFIVE | 13 | Series of children's novels written by Enid Blyton featuring the adventures of a group of young children and their dog Timmy: 3 wds. |
| 41% | MARTHAGRAHAM | 12 | Choreographer named "Dancer of the Century" by Time magazine: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PRIVATESECTOR | 13 | Part of the economy not controlled by government: 2 wds. |
| 40% | JLO | 3 | Star of the 2023 action thriller "The Mother," to fans: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LAURANUMEROFF | 13 | Author of the "If You Give ..." children's book series: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DANBROWN | 8 | American author who wrote the bestselling thriller series including "The Da Vinci Code": 2 wds. |