| 100% | NEWMOON | 7 | Second novel in "The Twilight Saga" which was released as a movie in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 79% | BREAKINGDAWN | 12 | Fourth and final novel in "The Twilight Saga" which was released as a two part movie in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 71% | ECLIPSE | 7 | Third novel in "The Twilight Saga" which was released as a movie in 2010 |
| 49% | ALICEWALKER | 11 | Author of the 1982 novel "The Color Purple," which was made into a 1985 movie: 2 wds. |
| 47% | BOOKTHIEF | 9 | Mark Zusak's novel "The ___" which was adapted into a movie: 2 wds. |
| 46% | CORMACMCCARTHY | 14 | Author of the 2005 novel "No Country for Old Men," which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie: 2 wds. |
| 46% | RODERICKTHORP | 13 | Author who wrote "Nothing Lasts Forever," the novel on which movie in 17a was based: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |
| 43% | NEVERLET | 8 | "___ Me Go," 2005 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro for which he won the ALA Alex Award and which was also adapted into a movie: 2 wds. |
| 43% | JAMESMARSDEN | 12 | "27 Dresses" actor who has acted as Marvel superhero in "X-Men" and was also a part of the DC movie "Superman Returns": 2 wds. |
| 43% | GODOWN | 6 | "I will ___ in history as the greatest..." (make a name): 2 wds. |
| 43% | FIFTHHARMONY | 12 | "Havana" hitmaker Camila Cabello was a part of this American girl group which came in third in the second season of "The X Factor": 2 wds. |
| 42% | DRSTRANGELOVE | 13 | Movie subtitled "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," which was released 50 years ago today: 2 wds. |
| 42% | FOURTHESTATE | 12 | "The ___," a novel by Jeffrey Archer in which a character was based on media mogul Rupert Murdoch (birthday today): 2 wds. |
| 42% | PYGMYSHREW | 10 | The American ___, a creature believed to be the second smallest mammal in the world: 2 wds. |
| 41% | RAYDONOVAN | 10 | A crime drama in which Liev Schreiber stars as the titular character: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THEORIGINALS | 12 | The CW Television Network's series which was created as a spin-off of the hit supernatural drama "The Vampire Diaries": 2 wds. |
| 41% | NEWMOON | 7 | Second novel in the "Twilight" series (2 wds.) |
| 41% | BRINGUP | 7 | "___ the Bodies," award-winning novel by Hilary Mantel which is a sequel to 23a: 2 wds. |
| 41% | INACROWN | 8 | "You Should See Me ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 and the title of which was inspired by a scene from "Sherlock": 3 wds. |
| 41% | FIFTHMOUNTAIN | 13 | Paulo Coelho novel which is a narration of Elijah from the Hebrew Bible, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 41% | MAGGIESMITH | 11 | Actress in the Harry Potter movies who was royally dubbed a dame in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 41% | RICHARDCASTLE | 13 | Writer who was the title character in a 2009-2016 crime series: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THEGOLDEN | 9 | "___ Palace," sitcom that was a spin-off of "The Golden Girls," in which Don Cheadle (birthday today) starred as Roland Wilson: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MOUNTLOGAN | 10 | The second-highest peak in North America which also happens to be the tallest peak in Canada: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MADDINGCROWD | 12 | "Far from the ____," 1874 novel by Thomas Hardy which is about the farming community in Victorian England: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 40% | HIDEKIMATSUI | 12 | Japanese MLB player who was the 2009 World Series MVP as a Yankee: 2 wds. |
| 40% | REALMADRID | 10 | Spanish professional football club which was recognised as the FIFA Club of the century in the year 2000: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SOLOMONNORTHUP | 14 | Author of the 1853 memoir "Twelve Years a Slave," which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie: 2 wds. |