| 100% | OIL | 3 | Upton Sinclair novel on which "There Will Be Blood" is based |
| 59% | OIL | 3 | Upton Sinclair work that inspired There Will Be Blood |
| 58% | OIL | 3 | Upton Sinclair novel that inspired the film "There Will Be Blood" |
| 57% | OIL | 3 | Upton Sinclair novel that inspired the 2007 film "There Will Be Blood" |
| 55% | EMMA | 4 | Novel on which "Clueless" is based |
| 54% | EMMA | 4 | Novel on which the film "Clueless" is based |
| 53% | EMMA | 4 | Jane Austen novel on which "Clueless" is based |
| 53% | PORGY | 5 | DuBose Heyward novel on which an opera was based |
| 53% | EMMA | 4 | 1815 novel on which the film "Clueless" was based |
| 52% | EMMA | 4 | Jane Austen novel on which “Clueless” is based |
| 50% | GROOM | 5 | Winston ___, author of the 1986 novel on which the movie "Forrest Gump" is based |
| 47% | ROWLING | 7 | J.K. ___, author of the novels on which the "Harry Potter" film series is based |
| 47% | WHITE | 5 | & 3D The —, Mikhail Bulgakov novel on which stage play The Days of the Turbins was based |
| 46% | ARK | 3 | "Schindler's ___" (novel on which "Schindler's List" is based) |
| 46% | ARK | 3 | "Schindler's ___" (novel on which "Schindler's List" was based) |
| 46% | RODERICKTHORP | 13 | Author who wrote "Nothing Lasts Forever," the novel on which movie in 17a was based: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ICEANDFIRE | 10 | "A Song of ___," the epic fantasy novel by George R. R. Martin on which 30a is based: 3 wds. |
| 44% | OBJECTS | 7 | 2018 HBO series "Sharp ___" which stars Amy Adams and is based on Gillian Flynn's novel of the same name |
| 44% | SUITABLE | 8 | "A ___ Boy," television drama miniseries on Netflix which is based on a novel by Vikram Seth |
| 44% | BLOOM | 5 | 2003 Irish film directed by Sean Walsh which is based on a novel by James Joyce |
| 44% | THELOSTWORLD | 12 | Novel by Michael Crichton on which the sequel to 26a which was released in 1997 was based: 3 wds. |
| 43% | BARBERINGSEA | 12 | Body of water on which there are frequent haircutters’ cruises? |
| 43% | HOUSE | 5 | 2018 Netflix series "The Haunting of Hill ___" which is based on Shirley Jackson's novel of the same name |
| 43% | RICH | 4 | Jon M. Chu's 2018 film "Crazy ___ Asians" which is based on a 2013 novel of the same name |
| 43% | JACKLONDON | 10 | Author of the 1903 novel, "The Call of the Wild," on which the 2020 movie is based: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GOLDFINGER | 10 | 1964 British spy film which is based on Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, starring Sean Connery |
| 42% | IAMACAMERA | 10 | Play on which "Cabaret" is based |
| 42% | LABOHEME | 8 | Opera on which "Rent" is based |
| 42% | LILI | 4 | Film on which "Carnival" was based |