| 100% | RIVALRY | 7 | Siblings Without __, book by Faber and Mazlish |
| 43% | BEACH | 5 | "Ghost ___," 1994 "Goosebumps" book by R.L. Stine about a pair of siblings and their encounters with ghosts |
| 39% | THEMISSINGPIECE | 15 | Book by 39-Across about finding and losing |
| 39% | NOVELS | 6 | Books by Jane Austen and Agatha Christie, for example |
| 38% | MYNAS | 5 | Birder book by Chris Feare, Starlings and __ |
| 38% | PSYCHOTOO | 9 | 2009 book by Will Self and Ralph Steadman |
| 37% | WARDROBE | 8 | Book by C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the __ |
| 37% | SHE | 3 | “___ Said” (2019 book by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey) |
| 37% | CHARLIE | 7 | Classic book by Dahl, __ and the Chocolate Factory |
| 36% | POOR | 4 | "Rich Dad ___ Dad," book by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter |
| 34% | TRADE | 5 | “___ Wars Are Class Wars” (2020 book by Matthew C. Klein and Michael Pettis) |
| 34% | ROC | 3 | Penguin Group fantasy imprint that published books by Asimov, Clarke and Le Guin |
| 34% | SLEEPY | 6 | __ Hollow, book by Irving and film by Burton |
| 34% | SCISSORKICKS | 12 | Moves performed by wrestlers Booker T and Alicia Fox |
| 34% | SILENTSPRING | 12 | Book by 19-Across that challenged the use of chemical pesticides and sparked environmentalism: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ABBOTT | 6 | Fantasy-crime comic book by Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivela about a crime reporter |
| 34% | THESILENT | 9 | 1964 book by Paul Gallico subtitled A Manual for Kittens, Strays, and Homeless Cats |
| 33% | OSCARS | 6 | Awards won by Mahershala Ali for “Moonlight” and “Green Book” |
| 33% | ASTERIX | 7 | Comic book Gaul created by Albert Uderzo and Rene Goscinny |
| 33% | FIRE | 4 | "___ Power," ongoing comic book series by Robert Kirkman and Chris Samnee |
| 33% | HAM | 3 | "Green Eggs and ___," TV series inspired by a Dr. Seuss book |
| 32% | ISPY | 4 | Best-selling children's book series by Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo |
| 32% | PET | 3 | "What ___ Should I Get?," 2015 book by Dr. Seuss that chronicles the adventures of Jay and Kay |
| 32% | SILENT | 6 | "___ Coup," book by Len Colodny and Robert Gettlin that proposes an alternate explanation for the Watergate scandal |
| 32% | HENRYANDRIBSY | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a boy and his dog: 3 wds. |
| 31% | POPE | 4 | "Battle ___," independent superhero comic book series created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore |
| 31% | LINGER | 6 | "Dare Not ___: The Presidential Years," book by Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa that was posthumously published in 2017 |
| 31% | KANE | 4 | "___ and Abel," book by Jeffrey Archer |