| 100% | SEA | 3 | Subject of the trilogy penned by Rachel Carson before she wrote "Silent Spring" |
| 31% | DDT | 3 | Harmful pesticide documented by Rachel Carson in "Silent Spring" (Abbr.) |
| 29% | SHOW | 4 | "Now when the primrose makes a splendid ___..." (start of a spring-themed poem written by 14a) |
| 29% | DDT | 3 | Subject of Rachel Carson book |
| 28% | MANTEL | 6 | Hilary who wrote “The Mirror and the Light,” the final installment of her “Wolf Hall” trilogy (March, 2020) |
| 28% | LILIES | 6 | "...And ___ face the March-winds in full blow..." (2nd line of a spring-themed poem written by 14a) |
| 28% | LINDBERGH | 9 | She wrote "The Wave of the Future" |
| 28% | SONTAG | 6 | She wrote "Under the Sign of Saturn" |
| 28% | RAES | 4 | Carson who wrote the Fire and Thorns Trilogy, a NYT best-seller, and poet Armantrout who penned "Versed", a Pulitzer winner |
| 28% | DDT | 3 | Subj. of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" |
| 28% | ARUNDHATI | 9 | She wrote The God of Small Things, __ Roy |
| 28% | CARSON | 6 | Rachel, environmentalist who wrote Silent Spring |
| 28% | ORESTEIA | 8 | The —, trilogy of plays by Aeschylus |
| 27% | UFO | 3 | Subject of three videos recently released by the Pentagon |
| 27% | JAMESBROWN | 10 | Subject of the new biopic "Get On Up," played by Chadwick Boseman: 2 wds. |
| 27% | TAXES | 5 | Subject of a major bill before the U.S. Senate |
| 27% | DDT | 3 | One target of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" |
| 27% | MAINE | 5 | Home of the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge |
| 26% | THEHUNGERGAMES | 14 | Dystopian trilogy written by Suzanne Collins in voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen who lives in the post-apocalyptic future: 3 wds. |
| 26% | ICEDRAGON | 9 | E.L. James wrote "Master Of The Universe" under her pen name Snowqueens ___ |
| 26% | FANTASY | 7 | Genre of the "Broken Earth" trilogy by N. K. Jemisin |
| 26% | URIGELLER | 9 | Subject of a 1975 exposé by the magician James Randi |
| 26% | ROBERTLANGDON | 13 | Protagonist of the thriller series written by 18a: 2 wds. |
| 26% | PERSEVERANCE | 12 | Subject of the adage formed by the starts of nine long answers in this puzzle |
| 26% | KING | 4 | "___ of the World," biography of "The Greatest" boxer written by David Remnick |
| 26% | BRIGHTON | 8 | First play of the Eugene Trilogy by Neil Simon, " ___ Beach Memoirs" |
| 26% | NIB | 3 | The very end of a pen, for writing with |
| 26% | CUSK | 4 | Novelist Rachel who wrote the “Outline” trilogy |
| 26% | THESHREW | 8 | Shakespeare wrote about The Taming of her |
| 25% | NATIVESON | 9 | First Book of the Month Club pick written by a Black American |