| 100% | THEPHILOSOPHERS | 15 | With 25-Down, alchemists' quest in a book released on June 26, 1997 |
| 35% | THEDIRTYDOZEN | 13 | Hit movie released on June 15, 1967 ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 31% | JAI | 3 | With 26-Down, game played on a fronton |
| 31% | THEARTOFWAR | 11 | Book with early versions written on bamboo slips ... or a hint to four entries in this puzzle |
| 31% | DATA | 4 | With 26-Down, information stored locally on a computer |
| 30% | DRAW | 4 | Make pictures in a book with a pencil, say |
| 30% | DANNYTREJO | 10 | "Machete" actor who zip-lined down a mountain on "Running Wild With Bear Grylls" in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 30% | FRANKIEMUNIZ | 12 | "Malcolm in the Middle" actor who was a finalist on season 25 of "Dancing with the Stars" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | YELLOW | 6 | With 25 Across, caution, on a soccer pitch |
| 29% | MAKEYOURWAY | 11 | With 26-Down, how to succeed in business, and a hint to this puzzle |
| 29% | JEKYLL | 6 | One of two title characters in a book with one title character |
| 28% | LINA | 4 | With 25 Across, Federal Trade Commission chair appointed in June 2021 |
| 28% | UNA | 3 | With 8 Down, a girl in Guadalajara |
| 28% | PAR | 3 | On a ___ with (equal in importance to) |
| 28% | HALFREAD | 8 | Like a book with a bookmark in the middle, say |
| 28% | MEMO | 4 | With 26 Down, box on an office desk |
| 28% | ASNEAT | 6 | On a par with, in terms of tidiness |
| 28% | READ | 4 | Sit down with a good book |
| 28% | LIBRARIAN | 9 | Person urges you to be quiet in a place with books |
| 27% | FIVE | 4 | With 25-Down, phrase on some coins |
| 27% | LOLA | 4 | Girl in a Manilow song with "a dress cut down to there" |
| 27% | LOLA | 4 | Woman in a Manilow song with "a dress cut down to there" |
| 27% | FOLEY | 5 | Matt who lived in a van down by the river on "SNL" |
| 27% | DIET | 4 | With 25 Across, canonical brand for a 10 Down/11 Across |
| 27% | ZOOM | 4 | ___ in on (come in really close with a camera) |
| 27% | DAD | 3 | Family member honored on a Sunday in June |
| 27% | CURL | 4 | ___ up with a good book (read in comfort) |
| 27% | TOTEM | 5 | With 25-Down, sights in some Indian villages |
| 27% | REESES | 6 | Candy brand with a "Peanut Butter & Banana Creme" variety released as a tribute to Elvis in 2007 |
| 27% | NOMADLAND | 9 | Best Picture winner based on a book with the subtitle Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century |