| 100% | HOME | 4 | "Lassie Come-___," novel written by Eric Knight about a rough collie's journey |
| 35% | BFG | 3 | "The ___," children's novel written by Roald Dahl in 1982 about a young girl named Sophie who meets a colossal man |
| 34% | THANKYOUFOR | 11 | "___ Smoking," satirical novel written by Christopher Buckley which tells a story about a tobacco lobbyist, Nick Naylor: 3 wds. |
| 34% | UNICORN | 7 | Peter S. Beagle wrote a novel about the last one |
| 33% | 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. |
| 33% | EYE | 3 | "The Bluest ___," 1970 novel written by Toni Morrison which is about a young girl growing up during the years of Great Depression |
| 32% | FACTOTUM | 8 | A novel written by Charles Bukowski |
| 31% | COLDMOUNTAIN | 12 | One of the best-selling historical novels of the 90s written by Charles Frazier about a soldier's journey back home during the Civil war: 2 wds. |
| 29% | THEGREMLINS | 11 | First children's novel written by Roald Dahl (birthday today) in 1943 about mischievous mythical creatures: 2 wds. |
| 29% | AGNESGREY | 9 | Novel by Anne Bronte about a governess |
| 29% | CHOCOLAT | 8 | Novel by Joanne Harris about a confectioner |
| 29% | WRINKLEINTIME | 13 | "A ___," young adult book written by Madeleine L'Engle about a journey of a group of children from universe to universe: 3 wds. |
| 29% | STARDUST | 8 | 1999 fantasy novel written by 18-Across, later made into a Claire Danes movie |
| 29% | SEED | 4 | "The Bad ___," horror novel written by William March which was adapted into a movie |
| 29% | PURPOSE | 7 | "A dog's ___" (2010 novel written by W. Bruce Cameron) |
| 29% | BOOKREPORT | 10 | Write-up about a novel, for example |
| 29% | FACTOTUM | 8 | Second novel written by Charles Bukowski which was adapted into a film starring Marisa Tomei |
| 29% | STILLLIFE | 9 | 1985 novel by A S Byatt |
| 29% | INVISIBLEMAN | 12 | Ralph Ellison novel about a nameless protagonist's journey in racist America |
| 28% | DEARJOHN | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a US Army soldier whose father suffers from Asperger's syndrome: 2 wds. |
| 28% | HEART | 5 | "___-Shaped Box," horror novel written by Joe Hill whose title is inspired by a Nirvana song |
| 28% | THEVELVETEEN | 12 | "___ Rabbit," children's book written by Margery Williams about a stuffed rabbit's desire to come to life through the owner's love: 2 wds. |
| 28% | PERSUASION | 10 | Novel by 18-Across about Anne Elliot, a young woman who marries a ship's captain |
| 28% | PLAGUE | 6 | Disease that Daniel Defoe wrote a novel about |
| 28% | VILLETTE | 8 | Novel by Charlotte Bronte about a fictional character named Lucy Snowe |
| 28% | ODYSSEY | 7 | Long epic journey such as written about by Homer |
| 28% | LAD | 3 | Title collie in a novel by Albert Payson Terhune |
| 27% | SARGASSO | 8 | "Wide ___ Sea," 1966 novel by Jean Rhys that was written as a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" |