| 100% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," novel by Charlotte Bronte which tells the story of the eponymous character as a governess |
| 57% | JANE | 4 | "___ Eyre," 1847 novel by Charlotte Bronte which depicts the story of Mr. Rochester and the eponymous heroine |
| 50% | DRACULA | 7 | Gothic novel by Bram Stoker which tells the story of a vampire on the loose |
| 50% | OLDMANAND | 9 | "The ___ the Sea," short novel by Ernest Hemingway which tells the story of a Cuban fisherman: 3 wds. |
| 46% | DORIAN | 6 | "The Picture of ___ Gray," gothic novel by Oscar Wilde which tells the story of a man and his unusual portrait |
| 46% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," a novel by Charlotte Bronte that has become one of the most famous novels of all time |
| 44% | CASTLE | 6 | "The ___ of Otranto," gothic novel by Horace Walpole which tells the story of Manfred and his family |
| 44% | CHOKE | 5 | 2001 novel by Chuck Palahniuk which follows the story of a con man, Victor |
| 44% | INVISIBLE | 9 | "___ Monsters," 1999 novel by Chuck Palahniuk which follows the story of a former model |
| 44% | THELIONKING | 11 | Animated film released in 1994 which was influenced by Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and tells the story of a character named Simba: 3 wds. |
| 43% | GIVE | 4 | "___ the Dark My Love," dark fantasy novel by Beth Revis which follows the story of a young alchemist |
| 43% | PRIDE | 5 | "___ and Prejudice," 1813 novel by Jane Austen which depicts the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy |
| 40% | BABE | 4 | Adaption of "The Sheep-Pig" which tells the story of a pig raised as livestock |
| 40% | ABOUTGRACE | 10 | 28-Across's debut novel, which tells the story of a man who dreams events that later come true (2 wds.) |
| 40% | HOMECOMING | 10 | 2023 novel by 37-Across that tells the story of a journalist who uncovers secrets from the past |
| 39% | HYDE | 4 | "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr ___," gothic novella by Robert Louis Stevenson which tells the story of a legal practitioner, Gabriel John Utterson |
| 39% | EYRE | 4 | Jane ___, famous literary character from Charlotte Bronte's novel of the same name |
| 39% | STRANGER | 8 | "The ___," novel by Albert Camus published in 1942 which follows the life of a character named Meursault |
| 39% | DIAZ | 4 | Hernan whose novel “Trust,” which tells the story of a Depression-era financier through four linked narratives, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction (May, 2023) |
| 39% | EYRE | 4 | Jane ___ and Mr. Rochester, iconic couple from the eponymous period novel by Charlotte Bronte |
| 38% | DIARY | 5 | 2003 modern horror novel by Chuck Palahniuk which follows the story of Misty Wilmot |
| 37% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," novel about a governess by Charlotte Bronte |
| 37% | MANSFIELDPARK | 13 | Jane Austen's novel published in 1814 which is the story of the protagonist Fanny Price: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LAID | 4 | "The Best ___ Plans," 1997 novel by Sidney Sheldon which is the story of Oliver Russel and Leslie Stewart |
| 37% | YOU | 3 | "Me Before ___," 2012 novel by Jojo Moyes which depicts the story of Louisa Clark and Will Traynor |
| 37% | EYRE | 4 | Jane ___, novel by Charlotte Bronte about an orphan raised by a resentful aunt |
| 37% | VILLETTE | 8 | Novel by Charlotte Bronte about a fictional character named Lucy Snowe |
| 37% | FAULT | 5 | "The ___ in Our Stars," 2012 novel by John Green which depicts the story of Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters |
| 37% | INWHITE | 7 | "Vision ___," 2009 novel by Nora Roberts which depicts the story of Mac Elliot and Carter Maguire: 2 wds. |
| 36% | WIND | 4 | "Gone With the ___," 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell which depicts the story of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara |