| 100% | MYTH | 4 | Story about a deity, often |
| 79% | MYTH | 4 | Story about a deity |
| 59% | SAGA | 4 | Story about a gas |
| 58% | ANECDOTE | 8 | Story about a real incident |
| 58% | TALEOFTHESCOTCH | 15 | Story about a drinking binge? |
| 57% | BIOGRAPHY | 9 | Story about a person's life |
| 56% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | Story about a princess, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| 56% | SAGA | 4 | Long story about a gas |
| 56% | SAGA | 4 | Heroic story about a gas |
| 56% | SAGA | 4 | Epic story about a gas |
| 55% | BIO | 3 | Story about a person's life, for short |
| 55% | THETURNOFTHECREW | 16 | Henry James story about a mutiny? |
| 55% | THE{PEAR}L | 10 | Steinbeck story about a precious gem |
| 54% | THEPRINCESSANDTHEPEAK | 21 | Story about a Disney girl who climbs Mount Everest? |
| 54% | MAZARIN | 7 | __ Stone, Sherlock story about a Crown diamond |
| 54% | COMPARENOTES | 12 | Swap stories about a mutual ex, say |
| 53% | THELEGENDOF | 11 | With 23-Across, story about a noisy snorer? |
| 53% | ARES | 4 | Deity often depicted in a helmet |
| 53% | ILIED | 5 | Admission about a story |
| 52% | PITIEDPIPEROFHAMELIN | 20 | Grimm Brothers story about a sorry leader, with "The"? |
| 52% | JUNGLE | 6 | The __ Book, story about a boy raised by animals |
| 52% | MYTHS | 5 | Stories about Norse or Egyptian deities, perhaps |
| 51% | TSAR | 4 | "The Young ___" (short story about a Russian leader by Tolstoy) |
| 50% | BIO | 3 | A story about a person's life, for short |
| 50% | BUG | 3 | "The Gold-___" (Edgar Allan Poe short story about a mysterious insect bite) |
| 50% | RIP | 3 | "___ Van Winkle" (1819 story about a man who sleeps for 20 years) |
| 49% | INDRA | 5 | Hindu deity often pictured atop a white elephant |
| 49% | PULPITFICTION | 13 | Quentin Tarantino paperback about a minister's stories? |
| 48% | NEWSALERT | 9 | Phone notification about a developing story, say: 2 wds. |
| 48% | NEWSCYCLE | 9 | Time it takes to forget about a story, say |