| 100% | SEIZE | 5 | "___ the Day," 1956 novel by Saul Bellow whose plot takes place over a single day |
| 75% | DALLOWAY | 8 | "Mrs. ___," 1925 novel by Virginia Woolf whose plot takes place over a single day |
| 70% | MAN | 3 | "A Single ___," 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood whose plot takes place over a single day |
| 68% | CAROL | 5 | "A Christmas ___," 1843 novella by Charles Dickens whose plot takes place over a single day |
| 63% | VOLCANO | 7 | "Under the ___," 1947 novel by Malcolm Lowry whose final eleven chapters take place over a single day |
| 43% | ULYSSES | 7 | Classic novel that takes place on a single day in Dublin |
| 36% | DOWN | 4 | "Long Way ___," novel by Jason Reynolds where the story takes place over just sixty seconds |
| 32% | MAGNOLIA | 8 | 2000 Paul Thomas Anderson epic that takes place over the course of one day |
| 32% | WREATH | 6 | (1/10) "We'll decorate for Christmas over the next few days in DTC! Start by placing a ___ on the door!" (Yule garland) |
| 32% | BLUSTERY | 8 | "Winnie the Pooh and the ___ Day" (short film that takes place on a "Winds-day") |
| 31% | BLUSTERY | 8 | "Winnie the Pooh and the ___ Day" (story that takes place on a "Winds-day") |
| 30% | OFTHEDEAD | 9 | Day ____, a Mexican holiday when families remember the deceased which takes place in Fall: 3 wds. |
| 30% | HERZOG | 6 | 1964 novel by Saul Bellow |
| 29% | ONTHEPLUSSIDE | 13 | 2023 romantic comedy novel by 26-Across that takes place within a fictional makeover show (4 wds.) |
| 29% | FALL | 4 | The —, 1956 novel by Albert Camus |
| 29% | LONGTERM | 8 | Not taking place over a short period of time |
| 29% | DUSTINDIAMOND | 13 | "Saved by the Bell" actor whose surname is a place for baseball: 2 wds. |
| 29% | EMMA | 4 | Novel that takes place in a Surrey village |
| 28% | PINCENEZ | 8 | Pair of glasses without arms held in place by a clip that fits over the nose |
| 28% | FAIRLADY | 8 | Musical based on a novel by George Bernard Shaw, "My ___" was the longest-running Broadway show between 1956 - 1962: 2 wds. |
| 28% | RADLEYS | 7 | The Boo ___, "Wake Up Boo!" band whose name is inspired by Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 28% | REMAINS | 7 | "The ___ of the Day," acclaimed novel by Kazuo Ishiguro |
| 28% | IKE | 3 | South Park's Broflovski whose body once was temporarily taken over by the spirit of Michael Jackson |
| 28% | SPA | 3 | Place to take a "me day" |
| 27% | LIONOFSTMARK | 12 | The —, 1889 novel by G A Henty |
| 27% | CITADEL | 7 | The —, 1937 novel by A J Cronin |
| 27% | FERMATA | 7 | The —, 1994 novel by Nicholson Baker whose central character is Arno Strine |
| 27% | CUSK | 4 | Rachel whose novel “Parade” features a procession of visual artists, all referred to by the initial “G“ (June, 2024) |