| 100% | CURIE | 5 | "Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie ___" (book by Barbara Goldsmith) |
| 39% | LOST | 4 | "The ___ World," first book featuring the character of Professor Challenger created by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 37% | ATLAS | 5 | Book of the world |
| 36% | PAST | 4 | "Remembrance of Things ___," book by Marcel Proust that holds the world record for longest novel |
| 35% | TOP | 3 | "___ of the World" by The Carpenters |
| 35% | TOP | 3 | "___ of the World" (song by The Carpenters) |
| 34% | SOLITUDE | 8 | Book of essays by Octavio Paz, The Labyrinth of __ |
| 34% | ANTS | 4 | 2021 book subtitled "Workers of the World" |
| 33% | IONA | 4 | Island in the Inner Hebrides; site of an abbey founded by St Columba |
| 33% | JUDGES | 6 | Book of the Old Testament preceded by the Book of Joshua |
| 33% | SILENTSPRING | 12 | Book by 19-Across that challenged the use of chemical pesticides and sparked environmentalism: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JURA | 4 | Island in the Inner Hebrides separated from the Scottish mainland by the Sound of — |
| 33% | OWN | 3 | "On My ___," 1958 book by the former first lady of the US, Eleanor Roosevelt |
| 33% | THIS | 4 | "___ I Remember," 1949 book by the former first lady of the US, Eleanor Roosevelt |
| 33% | SPYCATCHER | 10 | 1987 book by Peter Wright subtitled The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer |
| 33% | ILIAD | 5 | Book famously carried by Alexander the Great throughout his conquest of Asia |
| 33% | DEADSOULS | 9 | Gogol's book on the owning of serfs by Tchitchikov |
| 33% | BBC | 3 | Largest television network in the world, by number of employees |
| 33% | BBC | 3 | Largest TV network in the world, by number of employees |
| 33% | INFECTION | 9 | Invaders were killed by this in War of the Worlds |
| 32% | CENTENARY | 9 | The __ of the Crossword, book by John Halpern |
| 32% | QUEEN | 5 | 1905 children's book by L Frank Baum subtitled The Story of the Magic Cloak |
| 32% | FALLINGMAN | 10 | 2007 book by 44-Across about a survivor of the 9/11 attacks: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THESEAAROUNDUS | 14 | Best-selling book by 19-Across about the life history of our oceans: 4 wds. |
| 32% | TEAM | 4 | "___ of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" (Doris Kearns Goodwin book) |
| 32% | KING | 4 | "___ of the World," biography of "The Greatest" boxer written by David Remnick |
| 32% | ATLAS | 5 | A book in which you find the map of the world |
| 32% | PRIZES | 6 | Awards won by best books of the years, e.g. Orange |