| 100% | LIFEOFPI | 8 | Yann Martel book, adapted into a film and a play |
| 60% | TANK | 4 | "___ Girl" (British comic book series adapted into a film starring Lori Petty and Naomi Watts) |
| 56% | OSAGE | 5 | “Killers of the Flower Moon: The ___ Murders and the Birth of the F.B.I.” (nonfiction book adapted into a 2023 film) |
| 54% | HES | 3 | "___ Just Not That Into You," self-help book adapted into a film |
| 54% | OFTHEDAY | 8 | "The Remains ___," 1989 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro (birthday today) for which he won the Booker Prize and which was also adapted into a film: 3 wds. |
| 51% | OSCAR | 5 | "___ and Lucinda" (Peter Carey novel adapted into a film starring Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett) |
| 51% | LION | 4 | "Paper ___" (George Plimpton book about pro football adapted into a film starring Alan Alda) |
| 50% | ONE | 3 | “___ Night in Miami” (Kemp Powers play adapted into a 2020 film) |
| 50% | OSAGE | 5 | “August: ___ County” (Pulitzer Prize-winning play adapted into a 2013 film) |
| 48% | NATIVESON | 9 | Best-selling 1940 novel that was adapted into a film, with its author playing the protagonist, in 1951 |
| 47% | BARBWIRE | 8 | Comic book series published by Comics Greatest World, which was later adapted into a film starring Pamela Anderson: 2 wds. |
| 47% | HANDMAIDSTALE | 13 | Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, "The ___" which has been adapted into a film, an opera and a TV series: 2 wds. |
| 47% | THEPRODUCERS | 12 | Mel Brooks film of 1967 adapted into a 2001 Broadway musical and 2005 movie musical: 2 wds. |
| 47% | GOODBYEMRCHIPS | 14 | James Hilton novella adapted into a 1969 musical film starring 19-Across and 45-Across (3 wds.) |
| 46% | FEVERPITCH | 10 | 50-Across memoir adapted into a British film about soccer and an American film about baseball (2 wds.) |
| 46% | OLDMAN | 6 | *"The ___ and the Sea," 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway that was adapted into a 1958 film: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DEATHONTHENILE | 14 | Novel by 19-Across set in Egypt adapted into a 2022 film starring and directed by 33-Across (4 wds.) |
| 44% | JOHN | 4 | I wrote "The Fault in Our Stars" and two of my books have been adapted into films |
| 44% | LIFEOFPI | 8 | Yann Martel novel about a young man and a big cat |
| 43% | NAUGHTYDOG | 10 | Video game company that created the "Uncharted" action-adventure game series, which has been adapted into a film starring Antonio Banderas, 31-Across, and 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | BRIDGETJ1SSDIARY | 16 | 1996 Helen Fielding book made into a film starring Renée Zellweger |
| 42% | ADAPT | 5 | Rework, as a book into a film |
| 42% | ADAPT | 5 | Turn a book into a film, say |
| 42% | HIGHFIDELITY | 12 | 50-Across novel that was adapted into a feature film in 2000, a Broadway musical in 2006, and a TV series in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | NEVERLETMEGO | 12 | 2005 dystopian novel adapted into a 2010 film |
| 42% | ADAPT | 5 | Turn a book into a film, for example |
| 42% | MILE | 4 | "The Green ___" (Stephen King serial novel adapted into a film starring Tom Hanks) |
| 41% | ATONEMENT | 9 | Booker Prize-shortlisted novel made into a film starring Keira Knightley |
| 41% | THEHATEUGIVE | 12 | Angie Thomas best-seller adapted into a 2018 film |
| 41% | DUNE | 4 | Sci-fi novel adapted into a hit 2021 film |