| 100% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | Musical based on children's books by P.L. Travers and 1964 Disney film of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MARLEYANDME | 11 | Movie starring Owen Wilson that is based on the true story of writer John Grogan's dog: 3 wds. |
| 41% | TOMWOLFE | 8 | Author of the 1979 book about space flight that 34-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GOSSIPGIRL | 10 | TV series with Blake Lively and Leighton Meester that is based on Cecily von Ziegesar's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CAMPROCK | 8 | Disney's made-for-tv movie that was directed by Matthew Diamond starring Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MEMOIR | 6 | Kind of book, written by 14-/18-Across in 1853 after being rescued, on which the movie is based |
| 39% | ORNEVER | 7 | "It's Now ___," a song by Elvis Presley that is based on the Italian song "O Sole Mio" and Tony Martin's "There's No Tomorrow": 2 wds. |
| 38% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | Children's classic by 50-Across with the line, "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | GREENGABLES | 11 | Name of the Cuthbert farmstead in Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel that 18-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 38% | APTPUPIL | 8 | Brad Renfro and Ian McKellen star in this movie which is based on a Stephen King novella and is directed by Bryan Singer: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DRSEUSS | 7 | Writer of the children's book, "The Cat in the Hat": 2 wds. |
| 37% | SILENTSPRING | 12 | Book by 19-Across that challenged the use of chemical pesticides and sparked environmentalism: 2 wds. |
| 37% | WALTLONGMIRE | 12 | Sheriff of the fictional county of Absaroka, Wyoming, who is featured in 20 books by 40-Across and a 2012-2017 television series (2 wds.) |
| 37% | OCTOBERSKY | 10 | 1999 movie that is an adaptation, and an anagram, of 20-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SOMENIGHTS | 10 | #3 fun. hit with the same title as the album that 14-, 19- and 44-Across are on: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CAMPTIGER | 9 | Children's book by 52-Across and illustrator John Rocco that features a big cat in the woods (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ROGUETRADER | 11 | Ewan McGregor's movie which is based on a derivatives broker who caused the collapse of Barings Bank: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THEAVENGERS | 11 | Team of superheroes created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for Marvel Comics on which the highest-grossing film of 2018 was based: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ARK | 3 | "Schindler's ___", original title of the book by Thomas Keneally that "Schindler's List" was based on |
| 36% | BADNEWSBEARS | 12 | Sports comedy, directed by Richard Linklater, based on an alcoholic baseball player and is also a reboot of 1976 film of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 36% | BIGLITTLELIES | 13 | TV series with Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman that is based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 36% | RICHARDRUSSO | 12 | Writer of 17-Across, 36-Across, and the 2019 novel "Chances Are ... " (2 wds.) |
| 36% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Author of "It," based on whose books movies such as "The Shining" have been also been made: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MARSATTACKS | 11 | "___!," 1996 comic sci-fi film directed by Tim Burton, starring Pierce Brosnan which is based on spaceship that left Earth to return to the red planet: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of the children's book "James and the Giant Peach": 2 wds. |
| 35% | HOP | 3 | "___ on Pop," 1963 book by Dr. Seuss that ranked sixteenth on Publisher Weekly's list which is one of the best-selling books for children |
| 35% | SPINNINGSILVER | 14 | 2019 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel winner by 27-Across that's loosely based on the tale of "Rumpelstiltskin" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | SWEETDAY | 8 | "One ___," a song by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, that was Billboard's most successful song of the 1990s: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | 1964 film starring 17-Across and 30-Across based on children's books by P.L. Travers about a magical nanny (2 wds.) |