| 100% | ALLTHATWESEE | 12 | With 33-, 40-, 45-, and 57-Across, a quote by Edgar Allan Poe |
| 48% | RAVEN | 5 | "The ___," poem by Edgar Allan Poe with the line "...Merely this, and nothing more." |
| 43% | DREAMSARE | 9 | With 36 Across and 61 Across, a quote by Lupita Nyong'o |
| 39% | ANNABEL | 7 | "___ Lee," last complete poem by Edgar Allan Poe which follows the death of a beautiful woman |
| 36% | THERAVEN | 8 | Work by Edgar Allan Poe |
| 36% | THERAVEN | 8 | Bird poem by Edgar Allan Poe |
| 36% | ANNABEL | 7 | "___ Lee," poem by Edgar Allan Poe |
| 36% | LEE | 3 | "Annabel ___," poem by Edgar Allan Poe |
| 36% | FALL | 4 | "The ___ of the House of Usher," gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe which is about two ailing siblings living in a strange mansion |
| 36% | ITENDSWITHUS | 12 | 2016 novel by 33-Across featuring a love triangle with florist Lily, her boyfriend, and an old flame: 4 wds. |
| 36% | MAYBESOMEDAY | 12 | 2014 novel by 33-Across featuring a love triangle with college student Sydney, her boyfriend, and her neighbor: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ELEONORA | 8 | Autobiographical short story by Edgar Allan Poe |
| 36% | ASILIVE | 7 | With 33-Down and 51-Across, "What a surprise!" |
| 35% | RAVEN | 5 | Spooky black bird in Edgar Allan Poe's titular poem where a distraught lover is paid visit by this mysterious bird |
| 35% | LOVEFORSALE | 11 | 2021 collaborative album with the single "I Get a Kick Out of You" by Lady Gaga and 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 35% | ROCKANDROLL | 11 | Genre with a Hall of Fame in Cleveland … or what can follow the respective halves of 17-, 33- and 40-Across |
| 35% | ANNABEL | 7 | Last complete poem by Edgar Allan Poe, __ Lee |
| 35% | THEPREMATURE | 12 | & 15A 1844 short story by Edgar Allan Poe |
| 35% | GOLDBUG | 7 | Edgar Allan Poe story, with "The" |
| 35% | BLACKCAT | 8 | Edgar Allan Poe story, with "The" |
| 35% | JACQUELINE | 10 | With 33-, 36- and 40-Across, American born 7/28/1929 |
| 35% | ITWASTHEBEST | 12 | With 36 and 57 Across, ''A Tale of Two Cities'' beginning |
| 34% | PENDULUM | 8 | Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the ___" |
| 34% | PIT | 3 | Edgar Allan Poe's "The ____ and the Pendulum" |
| 34% | PENDULUM | 8 | Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the __ |
| 34% | THERAVEN | 8 | Edgar Allan Poe poem about a black bird |
| 34% | CAT | 3 | Edgar Allan Poe owned a black one, appropriately |
| 34% | DONTBEGIN | 9 | With 40- and 60-Across, a cautionary message |
| 34% | RUE | 3 | "The Murders in the ___ Morgue" (short story by Edgar Allan Poe) |
| 34% | RUE | 3 | "The Murders in the ___ Morgue," short story by Edgar Allan Poe |