| 100% | EDEN | 4 | "East of ___" John Steinbeck |
| 100% | EDEN | 4 | John Steinbeck novel "East of ___" |
| 100% | EDEN | 4 | John Steinbeck's "East of ___" |
| 94% | EDEN | 4 | "East of ___," John Steinbeck novel |
| 90% | EDEN | 4 | "East of ___" (John Steinbeck novel) |
| 89% | SALINAS | 7 | West Coast birthplace of John Steinbeck |
| 87% | EAST | 4 | John Steinbeck's "___ of Eden" |
| 86% | EAST | 4 | John Steinbeck's "___ of 35-Across" |
| 86% | EDEN | 4 | John Steinbeck's "11-Down of ___" |
| 86% | WRATH | 5 | John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of ___" |
| 84% | OFEDEN | 6 | 1952 John Steinbeck novel, East __ |
| 83% | SALINAS | 7 | Monterey County seat that's the birthplace of John Steinbeck |
| 83% | EDEN | 4 | "East of ___," novel by John Steinbeck |
| 81% | OKIES | 5 | John Steinbeck's characters from "The Grapes of Wrath" |
| 79% | EDEN | 4 | Steinbeck's East of __ |
| 77% | EDEN | 4 | "East of ___" (movie based on a John Steinbeck novel) |
| 74% | WRATH | 5 | The Grapes of __, John Steinbeck novel |
| 74% | EASTOFEDEN | 10 | John Steinbeck novel inspired by the biblical story of Cain and Abel: 3 wds |
| 73% | MICE | 4 | John Steinbeck novella "Of ___ and Men" |
| 70% | WRATH | 5 | "The Grapes of ___" (John Steinbeck novel) |
| 68% | EDEN | 4 | Steinbeck's "East of ___" |
| 68% | EDEN | 4 | Steinbeck’s “East of ___” |
| 66% | EAST | 4 | "___ of Eden," John Steinbeck novel |
| 65% | GOD | 3 | "To a ___ Unknown," novel by American author John Steinbeck about the relationship of a man to his land |
| 65% | MEN | 3 | "Of Mice and ___," John Steinbeck novella |
| 65% | MEN | 3 | "Of Mice and ___," John Steinbeck novel |
| 65% | EAST | 4 | "___ of Eden" (John Steinbeck novel) |
| 64% | THEMOONISDOWN | 13 | John Steinbeck novel |
| 64% | CANNERYROW | 10 | John Steinbeck novel |
| 64% | TOMJOAD | 7 | Protagonist of 1939 John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath |