| 100% | THEHOUSEOF | 10 | With 39-Across, 1982 debut novel by 29-Across: 3 wds. |
| 58% | ICANTGO | 7 | With 37-Across, 1982 #1 single by 41-Across: 3 wds. |
| 56% | HOUSEOFMIRTH | 12 | 1905 novel by 39-Across adapted as a film starring Gillian Anderson as socialite Lily Bart, with "The" (3 wds.) |
| 52% | SHELOOKSSO | 10 | With 42-Across, 2014 debut single by 5 Seconds of Summer: 3 wds. |
| 52% | THEREGOESMY | 11 | With 22-Across, 1959 hit cowritten and sung by Ben E. King (1938-2015) with 39-Across: 3 wds. |
| 51% | WINTERGARDEN | 12 | Novel by 29-Across that weaves a Russian fairy tale with a family's history (2 wds.) |
| 50% | AHISTORYOF | 10 | With 47-Across, 1997 graphic novel by John Wagner, later made into a David Cronenberg film: 3 wds. |
| 49% | THEBURIEDGIANT | 14 | 2015 novel by 41-Across featuring a married couple struggling with memory (3 wds.) |
| 49% | THETORNSKIRT | 12 | Novel by 47-Across about a high schooler who becomes obsessed with a homeless girl (3 wds.) |
| 49% | THEPILOTSWIFE | 13 | Novel by 29-Across about the aftermath of a plane crash (3 wds.) |
| 48% | THEDARKCRYSTAL | 14 | 1982 fantasy film, directed by 15-Across, with a 2019 prequel series on Netflix: 3 wds. |
| 48% | JALAWRENCE | 10 | Writer who collaborated with 39-Across on novels based on episodes of "Star Trek" (3 wds.) |
| 48% | AURORADAWN | 10 | Debut novel by 43-Across subtitled "Or, the True History of Andrew Reale" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | THEFOURWINDS | 12 | Novel by 29-Across set in the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl era (3 wds.) |
| 47% | SPOCKMUSTDIE | 12 | Original novel by 39-Across that was inspired by one of the principal characters of "Star Trek" (3 wds.) |
| 47% | KILLINGFLOOR | 12 | Debut novel by 25-Across that was the basis for the first season of "Reacher" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | THEBEACHCLUB | 12 | 2000 bestselling debut novel by Elin Hilderbrand featuring a Nantucket resort (3 wds.) |
| 46% | YOUNGJANEYOUNG | 14 | Novel by 44-Across about a political intern who changes her identity when an affair with her boss becomes public (3 wds.) |
| 46% | THEBLUESTEYE | 12 | 1970 novel by 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 46% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | 1977 novel by 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 46% | THEDOLLHOUSE | 12 | Novel by 39-Across set in New York City's Barbizon Hotel (2 wds.) |
| 46% | THEDUTCHHOUSE | 13 | 2019 bestselling novel by 28-Across (3 wds.) |
| 45% | THEUNCONSOLED | 13 | 1995 novel by 41-Across featuring a pianist struggling with memory (2 wds.) |
| 45% | THELASTLETTER | 13 | 2019 military romance novel by 47-Across (3 wds.) |
| 45% | THEADDRESS | 10 | Novel by 39-Across set in New York City's apartment building The Dakota (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ONTHECOMEUP | 11 | 2019 bestselling novel by 39-Across about an aspiring hip-hop artist (4 wds.) |
| 45% | HEARDITIN | 9 | With 20-Down, 2019 debut studio album by 9-Down (3 wds.) |
| 45% | THEGOODEARTH | 12 | 1932 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by 26-Across (3 wds.) |
| 44% | KINGOFSCARS | 11 | 2019 fantasy novel by 30-Across about a young ruler with dark powers trying to rebuild his country after a civil war (3 wds.) |
| 44% | KISSMEKATE | 10 | 1948 show with music and lyrics by 39-Across that won the first Tony Award for Best Musical (3 wds.) |