| 100% | WERE | 4 | "On Earth ___ Briefly Gorgeous" (novel by Ocean Vuong) |
| 93% | WERE | 4 | "On Earth ___ Briefly Gorgeous" (National Book Award-nominated novel by Ocean Vuong) |
| 76% | WERE | 4 | Ocean Vuong's "On Earth ___ Briefly Gorgeous" |
| 65% | EARTH | 5 | "On ___ We're Briefly Gorgeous" (Ocean Vuong novel) |
| 65% | VUONG | 5 | On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous author, Ocean __ |
| 59% | OCEAN | 5 | "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" writer Vuong |
| 51% | OCEAN | 5 | ___ Vuong, millennial author known for his novel "On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous" |
| 47% | OCEAN | 5 | ____ Vuong, author of "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" |
| 45% | ONEG | 4 | Force on earth, briefly |
| 43% | EXIT | 4 | "Night Sky with ___ Wounds" (poetry collection by Ocean Vuong) |
| 43% | EXIT | 4 | "Night Sky With __ Wounds": poetry collection by Ocean Vuong |
| 41% | OCEANVUONG | 10 | “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” novelist |
| 41% | IRON | 4 | Most common element on Earth by mass |
| 41% | EARTHSEACYCLE | 13 | Series of high fantasy novels and stories by 44-Across set on an otherworldly archipelago in an uncharted ocean (2 wds.) |
| 41% | IRON | 4 | The most common element on Earth, by mass |
| 39% | ULYSSES | 7 | 1922 novel by James Joyce set on June 16, 1904 |
| 39% | PACIFIC | 7 | Largest ocean on Earth |
| 38% | WATCHMEN | 8 | Graphic novel by Alan Moore that is a satire on superheroes |
| 38% | BEAUTY | 6 | On __, novel by Zadie Smith based on Howards End |
| 38% | AMERICANWOMAN | 13 | Novel by 52-Across based on the 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst (2 wds.) |
| 38% | LIFE | 4 | "An Astronaut's Guide to ___ on Earth," nonfiction book by Chris Hadfield |
| 38% | ASMODEUS | 8 | 1707 novel by Alain-Rene Lesage subtitled The Devil on Two Sticks |
| 38% | THEIDENTICALS | 13 | Bestselling novel by Elin Hilderbrand featuring twin sisters on Nantucket (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ORFEO | 5 | Novel by Richard Powers which was on the longlist for the 2014 Man Booker Prize |
| 37% | BLONDE | 6 | Novel by Joyce Carol Oates whose character "The Ex-Athlete" is based on Joe DiMaggio |
| 37% | TEETH | 5 | "White ___," 2000 novel by Zadie Smith which begins on New Year's day |
| 37% | FRANKENSTEIN | 12 | Sci-fi novel by Mary Shelley that was published on 1st January 1818 |
| 37% | BEAUTIFULDAY | 12 | Bestselling novel by Elin Hilderbrand featuring a summer wedding on Nantucket (2 wds.) |
| 37% | OCEANVUONG | 10 | "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" author whose first name is a large body of water: 2 wds. |