| 100% | ASPIRE | 6 | Series of laptops and PCs launched by Acer in 2002 |
| 36% | EARTHSEACYCLE | 13 | Series of high fantasy novels and stories by 44-Across set on an otherworldly archipelago in an uncharted ocean (2 wds.) |
| 35% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Next number in a series suggested by the starts of 17-, 27-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 35% | ACER | 4 | Taiwanese laptop and PC company; type of tree |
| 34% | LAST | 4 | "The ___ Battle," seventh and final novel in the fantasy series "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis |
| 34% | CENTURYCYCLE | 12 | Series of 10 plays by 14-Across, including "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson," that chronicle life in Black America over a 100-year span: 2 wds. |
| 33% | WARDROBE | 8 | "The Lion, the Witch and the ___," first novel in the fantasy series "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis |
| 33% | BMWS | 4 | Autos in a series of “art cars” painted by Andy Warhol and Jenny Holzer, among others |
| 33% | HENRYANDRIBSY | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a boy and his dog: 3 wds. |
| 32% | TOPSY | 5 | Title twin sister in a series of children's books by Jean and Gareth Adamson |
| 32% | IDIOTS | 6 | Affectionate term used by both players and fans for the members of the Red Sox in the 2004 World Series playoff push (with "The") |
| 31% | TABLET | 6 | In Between a smartphone and laptop; slab of rock |
| 31% | WALTLONGMIRE | 12 | Sheriff of the fictional county of Absaroka, Wyoming, who is featured in 20 books by 40-Across and a 2012-2017 television series (2 wds.) |
| 30% | AWE | 3 | In ___ of (amazed and inspired by) |
| 30% | DESKTOP | 7 | This type of PC is now outsold by the laptop |
| 30% | STONY | 5 | ___ Award, won in 2002 and 2012 by Snoop Dogg and awarded by "High Times" magazine |
| 30% | MALORY | 6 | "___ Towers," series of novels by Enid Blyton that is set in a girls' boarding school |
| 30% | KONG | 4 | Donkey ___, series of video games first released in 1981 and which has a gorilla character |
| 29% | KAZZIA | 6 | 2002 winner of the Oaks and 1,000 Guineas ridden by Frankie Dettori |
| 29% | ASLAN | 5 | Lion in The Chronicles of Narnia series by C S Lewis |
| 29% | PEMBERLEY | 9 | Gardens of ___, estate owned by Mr. Darcy in "Pride and Prejudice" |
| 29% | REY | 3 | Friend of Finn and Poe, in a popular film series |
| 29% | HAN | 3 | Friend of Luke and Lando, in a popular film series |
| 29% | BEFORETRILOGY | 13 | Series of three romantic dramas written/directed by Richard Linklater and starring 18-Across and 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | THEDEADMANSHAND | 15 | Aces over eights, in poker, as illustrated by 17- & 20-Across and 54- & 60-Across |
| 28% | THESIXTHMAN | 11 | Fifth installment of the "King and Maxwell" series by 31-Across (3 wds.) |
| 28% | THELAST | 7 | & 17D 1956 novel in The Chronicles of Narnia series by C S Lewis |
| 28% | FIRE | 4 | "Harry Potter and the Goblet of ___," fourth novel in the "Harry Potter" series |