100% | SLEEPLESS | 9 | With 36-Across, 1993 Meg Ryan rom-com about a single woman and a widowed dad, written and directed by Nora Ephron |
41% | BEWITCHED | 9 | 2005 Nicole Kidman comedy about a woman with magical powers, cowritten and directed by Nora Ephron |
37% | HEARTBURN | 9 | 1986 Meryl Streep comedy/drama about a woman with a cheating husband, written by Nora Ephron |
33% | JULIE | 5 | "___ & Julia," 2009 biographical film written and directed by Nora Ephron |
32% | WHENHARRY | 9 | "___ Met Sally...," 1989 romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal: 2 wds. |
30% | DREAMSARE | 9 | With 36 Across and 61 Across, a quote by Lupita Nyong'o |
29% | BOOGIE | 6 | With 31-Across, 1997 film about the adult film industry written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson |
29% | DIARY | 5 | "___ of a Mad Black Woman," 2005 rom-com written by and starring Tyler Perry |
28% | BIRD | 4 | "Summer ___ Blue," novel by Akemi Dawn Bowman about a young woman who writes songs with her sister |
27% | PHANTOMTHREAD | 13 | 2017 film about a fashion designer written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (2 wds.) |
27% | SIXTEEN | 7 | With 44-Across, 1984 coming-of-age film written and directed by John Hughes |
26% | SONGSINAMINOR | 13 | 2001 Grammy-winning album by 42-Across with the singles "Fallin'" and "A Woman's Worth" (4 wds.) |
26% | NICHOLAS | 8 | With 62 Across, Charles Dickens novel about a man trying to support his sister and widowed mother, featuring a Maine college |
26% | MARGARETTOWN | 12 | Novel by 44-Across about a woman with multiple personalities |
26% | MATCHPOINT | 10 | Scarlett Johansson starrer psychological thriller movie about a clandestine love affair, written and directed by Woody Allen: 2 wds. |
26% | LITTLE | 6 | "___ Women," 2019 adaptation written and directed by Greta Gerwig that follows the March sisters |
26% | ALAMO | 5 | 1960 historical film written and directed by John Wayne, with "The" |
25% | EIGHT | 5 | "Twenty ___ Dresses," 2008 rom-com about a woman who seems destined to be a bridesmaid ... with 40a added in |
25% | WEATHERVANES | 12 | 2023 album by 36-Across and the 400 Unit featuring the singles "Strawberry Woman" and "Death Wish" |
25% | LICORICEPIZZA | 13 | 2021 film about 1970s California culture written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (2 wds.) |
25% | THEWARGAME | 10 | 1965 film written and directed by Peter Watkins that won a Best Documentary Academy Award |
24% | LOVELYRITA | 10 | A track from 15-Across, written and sung by Paul McCartney, that is about affection towards a female traffic warden: 2 wds. |
24% | KENAN | 5 | TV series starring "SNL" comedian Thompson that is about a single dad and his two kids |
24% | ITSTARTSWITHUS | 14 | 2022 bestseller by 41-Across about a woman who reconnects with an old flame (4 wds.) |
24% | THEGIANTPEACH | 13 | "James and ___," children's novel written by Roald Dahl in 1961, about a young boy's adventure with seven magically-altered garden bugs: 3 wds. |
24% | COOKIE | 6 | 1989 film written by Nora Ephron starring Dianne Wiest and Peter Falk |
24% | REGRETTINGYOU | 13 | 2019 bestseller by 41-Across about a mother and daughter coping with a family tragedy (2 wds.) |
24% | ADEDICATEDFOLLOWER | 18 | With 84 Across, a 1966 song by the Kinks about Mussolini? |
24% | BEWITCHED | 9 | 2005 American romantic comedy film based on a TV show of the same name directed by Nora Ephron |
24% | BUTDOCTOR | 9 | With 14 and 19 Across, punchline of a joke about a clown |