| 100% | FOLKTALE | 8 | The story of John Henry, e.g. |
| 61% | TALE | 4 | The story of the one that got away, e.g. |
| 61% | SAGA | 4 | Story of the Corleones, e.g. |
| 60% | TALLTALE | 8 | Account of John Henry or Pecos Bill, e.g. |
| 59% | LEGENDS | 7 | Stories of the Loch Ness Monster, e.g. |
| 52% | SLOOP | 5 | The John B of song, e.g. |
| 52% | TLC | 3 | "Untold Stories of the E.R." channel |
| 50% | MAGI | 4 | "The Gift of the ___," O. Henry story |
| 50% | MAGI | 4 | "The Gift of the ___" (O. Henry story) |
| 50% | NEWMAN | 6 | John Henry —, 19th-century theologian; one of the founders of the Oxford Movement |
| 49% | GANGS | 5 | The Sharks and the Jets of "West Side Story," e.g. |
| 49% | MAGI | 4 | "The Gift of the ___" (O. Henry short story) |
| 49% | GIFT | 4 | "The ___ of the Magi" (O. Henry short story) |
| 49% | LEGEND | 6 | Story of Robin Hood, e.g. |
| 48% | DISASTERAREA | 12 | The —, 1967 volume of short stories by J G Ballard |
| 48% | FLYINGGOAT | 10 | The —, 1939 volume of short stories by H E Bates |
| 48% | HORNUNG | 7 | E W —, author of 1899 short story collection The Amateur Cracksman |
| 48% | MAGI | 4 | "The Gift of the ___," story by O. Henry |
| 47% | PUN | 3 | The title of this puzzle, e.g. |
| 47% | PENTAD | 6 | The fingers of a hand, e.g. |
| 47% | ERA | 3 | The time of soul music, e.g |
| 47% | WOMEN | 5 | The editors of Inkubator crosswords, e.g. |
| 47% | ROOT | 4 | The C of C major, e.g. |
| 47% | TRIO | 4 | The constructors of this puzzle, e.g. |
| 47% | AGE | 3 | The “13” of PG-13, e.g. |
| 47% | DIVISOR | 7 | The “4” of 16/4, e.g. |
| 47% | OGRE | 4 | The oni of Japanese folklore, e.g. |
| 47% | BLANDINGS | 9 | Seat of Lord Emsworth in the P G Wodehouse stories |
| 46% | SLOOP | 5 | The John B, e.g. |