| 100% | PURPOSE | 7 | "A dog's ___" (2010 novel written by W. Bruce Cameron) |
| 49% | THEFAMOUSFIVE | 13 | Series of children's novels written by Enid Blyton featuring the adventures of a group of young children and their dog Timmy: 3 wds. |
| 48% | HOME | 4 | "Lassie Come-___," novel written by Eric Knight about a rough collie's journey |
| 46% | FACTOTUM | 8 | A novel written by Charles Bukowski |
| 45% | SIREN | 5 | The —, 2010 novel by Alison Bruce |
| 44% | LAD | 3 | "___: A Dog," 1919 novel by Albert Payson Terhune |
| 42% | STARDUST | 8 | 1999 fantasy novel written by 18-Across, later made into a Claire Danes movie |
| 42% | SEED | 4 | "The Bad ___," horror novel written by William March which was adapted into a movie |
| 42% | NINETEENEIGHTY | 14 | "___-Four," dystopian satirical novel written by George Orwell as a warning against totalitarianism: 2 wds. |
| 42% | FACTOTUM | 8 | Second novel written by Charles Bukowski which was adapted into a film starring Marisa Tomei |
| 42% | STILLLIFE | 9 | 1985 novel by A S Byatt |
| 41% | HEART | 5 | "___-Shaped Box," horror novel written by Joe Hill whose title is inspired by a Nirvana song |
| 41% | ROOM | 4 | 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue that was adapted into a movie starring Brie Larson |
| 41% | BFG | 3 | "The ___," children's novel written by Roald Dahl in 1982 about a young girl named Sophie who meets a colossal man |
| 41% | THESMALLHAND | 12 | 2010 short novel by Susan Hill subtitled A Ghost Story |
| 41% | ATTHE | 5 | & 24A 1910 novel by A E W Mason |
| 40% | HOOLIGAN | 8 | The —, 1911 one-act stage play by W S Gilbert subtitled A Character Study |
| 39% | THANKYOUFOR | 11 | "___ Smoking," satirical novel written by Christopher Buckley which tells a story about a tobacco lobbyist, Nick Naylor: 3 wds. |
| 39% | SARGASSO | 8 | "Wide ___ Sea," 1966 novel by Jean Rhys that was written as a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" |
| 39% | MEPHISTO | 8 | 1936 written work by Klaus Mann subtitled Novel of a Career |
| 39% | HUCKLEBERRY | 11 | "Adventures of ___ Finn," satirical novel written by Mark Twain which is a direct sequel to the "Adventures of Tom Sawyer" |
| 39% | ULYSSES | 7 | Novel written by James Joyce |
| 38% | UNICORN | 7 | Peter S. Beagle wrote a novel about the last one |
| 38% | 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. |
| 38% | EYE | 3 | "The Bluest ___," 1970 novel written by Toni Morrison which is about a young girl growing up during the years of Great Depression |
| 37% | THESIS | 6 | Long paper written by a Master's student, perhaps |
| 37% | BIOGRAPHY | 9 | A person's life story written by another |
| 37% | LES | 3 | "___ Miserables", a French novel written by Victor Hugo |