| 100% | STEIG | 5 | William ___, author whose eponymous book the movie "Shrek" is based on |
| 54% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Author of "It," based on whose books movies such as "The Shining" have been also been made: 2 wds. |
| 46% | PATCH | 5 | ___ Adams, character based on a real-life doctor who was played by Robin Williams in the eponymous 1998 film |
| 41% | HELENHAYES | 10 | Tony winner whose eponymous theater is the smallest on Broadway |
| 41% | WRITER | 6 | One whose work is on the books? |
| 41% | STREET | 6 | "___ Fighter," 1994 action film starring Kylie Minogue that was based on the eponymous video game series |
| 41% | ALISMITH | 8 | Author whose novel “Summer” is the final book in her Seasonal Quartet (August, 2020) |
| 40% | BABE | 4 | Movie based on the children's book "The Sheep-Pig" |
| 40% | STAR | 4 | "___ Wars: Rebellion," 2016 board game based on the eponymous sci-fi movie series |
| 40% | DAHL | 4 | Author Roald whose book "The BFG" was made into a 2016 movie |
| 40% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of the book whose title is circled in the grid |
| 40% | BLADERUNNER | 11 | Movie based on the book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" |
| 40% | EMMA | 4 | Jane Austen novel that the movie "Clueless" is loosely based on |
| 40% | BENCHLEY | 8 | Peter, author of the book on which Jaws was based |
| 40% | EURO | 4 | Currency whose symbol is based on the letter epsilon |
| 39% | ROSIE | 5 | "Love, ___," romantic comedy film starring Lily Collins which was based on the book "Where Rainbows End" by Cecelia Ahern |
| 39% | ILIAD | 5 | Greek epic poem the movie "Troy" was based on |
| 39% | MERMAID | 7 | "The Little ___," Disney series that is based on the 1989 eponymous musical fantasy film |
| 39% | NASH | 4 | John ___, renowned mathematician on whose life the movie "A Beautiful Mind" is based |
| 39% | RICEARONI | 9 | Product whose jingle was based on the 1923 hit "Barney Google" |
| 39% | LIST | 4 | "Mr. Malcolm's ___," 2022 period drama film starring Freida Pinto, that is based on the eponymous novel by Suzanne Allain |
| 39% | LANE | 4 | "Firefly ___," show starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke as friends that is based on the eponymous novel by Kristin Hannah |
| 39% | DEAD | 4 | "___ Poets Society," novel by Nancy H. Kleinbaum which is based on the dark academia-themed movie of the same name |
| 39% | IRONWEED | 8 | American Drama film of 1987 starring Meryl Streep which is based on William Kennedy's novel of the same name |
| 39% | WYNONNAEARP | 11 | 2016 TV series developed by Emily Andras which is based on the comic book series by Beau Smith: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JAYASHER | 8 | Author whose book "Thirteen Reasons Why" was adapted into a Netflix show of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ROUGE | 5 | "Moulin ___!" musical based on the eponymous film that is one of the highest-grossing Broadway musicals |
| 39% | CUJO | 4 | 1983 horror movie based on a Stephen King book and featuring a rabid dog that was set largely in one location, the Trenton family home |
| 38% | LADY | 4 | "___ Chatterley's Lover," 2022 period drama film starring Emma Corrin, that is based on the eponymous novel by D.H. Lawrence |
| 38% | MASK | 4 | "The ___," 1994 Jim Carrey movie that is based on a comic book series by Dark Horse Comics |