| 100% | READER | 6 | The __, book by Bernhard Schlink. Later a movie. |
| 46% | ELI | 3 | The Book of ___, a movie starring Denzel Washington |
| 44% | REVIEW | 6 | Report of a movie or a book by critics |
| 44% | JUNGLE | 6 | The __ Book, story about a boy raised by animals |
| 43% | NARRATOR | 8 | The storyteller in a play, movie, or book |
| 43% | EMPEROR | 7 | The Last __, movie about a monarch of China |
| 42% | MASK | 4 | "The ___," 1994 Jim Carrey movie that is based on a comic book series by Dark Horse Comics |
| 41% | BOTTOMROW | 9 | Last line of a spreadsheet (as suggested by the shaded squares?) |
| 41% | PRADA | 5 | Designer sported by the Devil, per a 2003 book |
| 41% | SPYCATCHER | 10 | 1987 book by Peter Wright subtitled The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer |
| 41% | FULLFRONTAL | 11 | The only current late-night program hosted by a woman: 2 wds. |
| 41% | IMNO | 4 | "You Know ___ Good," a hit by the late Amy Winehouse |
| 40% | SOUL | 4 | "Operation Wandering ___," book by Richard Powers which was a finalist for the National Book Award |
| 40% | MOANA | 5 | Movie with a theme song performed by Alessia Cara (not the Red Herring!) |
| 40% | SANTA | 5 | Christmas figure impersonated by the Grinch in a Dr. Seuss book |
| 40% | THEBORROWERS | 12 | & 15A 1959 children’s book by Mary Norton; third in a series featuring the Clock family |
| 39% | NATIVESON | 9 | First Book of the Month Club pick written by a Black American |
| 39% | ANNE | 4 | "___ of Green Gables," book by Lucy Maud Montgomery featuring a famous literary character of the same name |
| 39% | CELLULOIDCLOSET | 15 | With “The,” 1995 documentary adapted from a book subtitled “Homosexuality in the Movies” |
| 38% | END | 3 | Last words in many a book, "The __" |
| 38% | THEROGUECREW | 12 | Last book in the "Redwall" series of children's fantasy novels by 50-Across (3 wds.) |
| 38% | KITE | 4 | "The ___ Runner," book by Khaled Hosseini which features the line "For you, a thousand times over" |
| 38% | LETITBE | 7 | Last studio album from the Beatles that features a track by the same name: 3 wds. |
| 38% | FALLINGMAN | 10 | 2007 book by 44-Across about a survivor of the 9/11 attacks: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ISBN | 4 | Number on your library book whose last digit is determined by the previous 12 |
| 38% | HOLYGHOST | 9 | Book by John Sandford which was part of the "Virgil Flowers" novel series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TINY | 4 | "___ Beautiful Things," book by Cheryl Strayed that was adapted into a miniseries of the same name starring Kathryn Hahn |
| 38% | BATMANFOREVER | 13 | Comic book adaptation of the 1995 movie based on a DC Comics character: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SOLARIS | 7 | Planet from the eponymous book that is depicted as covered by a single massive ocean |