| 100% | OCTOBER | 7 | "Poppies in ____," poem written by Sylvia Plath about the complexities of life which is included in the collection, "Ariel" |
| 68% | DADDY | 5 | 1962 poem written by Sylvia Plath about the complex relationship with her father which was included in the collection, "Ariel" |
| 67% | TULIPS | 6 | 1961 poem written by Sylvia Plath about the flowers she received in a hospital which was included in the collection "Ariel" |
| 67% | SONG | 4 | "Morning ___," poem by Sylvia Plath written in 1961 about an artist's freedom of expression which was included in the collection, "Ariel" |
| 52% | LADY | 4 | "___ Lazarus," 1965 poem by Sylvia Plath in which she alludes to the mythical phoenix and which was included in the collection "Ariel" |
| 40% | DECAY | 5 | "The ___ of Lying - An Observation," 1891 essay by Oscar Wilde which is included in his collection of essays, "Intentions" |
| 38% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | 1977 novel by Toni Morrison which is about the life of an African-American man living in Michigan: 3 wds. |
| 35% | ALI | 3 | The 2001 sports film which is about ten critical years in the life of America's greatest boxer |
| 35% | SORROWSONG | 10 | Poem about the innocence of children by 49-Across in her 1987 Pulitzer Prize-nominated collection "Next: New Poems" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ROAD | 4 | "Song of the Open ___," poem by Walt Whitman which is about the expansion of America |
| 34% | NEUTRALTONES | 12 | 1867 melancholic poem written by Thomas Hardy about the end of a relationship: 2 wds. |
| 34% | EYE | 3 | "The Bluest ___," 1970 novel written by Toni Morrison which is about a young girl growing up during the years of Great Depression |
| 33% | MEMOIR | 6 | Kind of book, written by 14-/18-Across in 1853 after being rescued, on which the movie is based |
| 32% | TRIPOLI | 7 | Capital of Libya which was founded in 7th century BC by the Phoenicians |
| 32% | FALL | 4 | "The ___ of the House of Usher," gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe which is about two ailing siblings living in a strange mansion |
| 32% | DONTBECRUEL | 11 | Elvis Presley's song of 1956 written by Otis Blackwell which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002: 3 wds. |
| 32% | FEARS | 5 | "___ in Solitude," conversational poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge with notes of patriotism for the British people |
| 31% | FLESH | 5 | "I, to you, am lost in the gorgeous errors of ___": Sylvia Plath |
| 31% | KHAN | 4 | "Kubla ___," poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge which is also subtitled as "A Vision in a Dream" |
| 31% | MRSROBINSON | 11 | Song by Simon & Garfunkel which was included in the 1967 film "The Graduate" and originally appeared on the album "Bookends": 2 wds. |
| 31% | BOOK | 4 | "The Ring and the ___," narrative poem written by Robert Browning that is set in Rome |
| 31% | FALL | 4 | "The ___ of Gondolin," one of the original Lost Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien which is about a secret city of elves in the First Age of Middle-earth |
| 31% | BOYS | 4 | Retro funk and pop song by Lizzo which was included in Time's Top Ten Best Songs of 2018 |
| 30% | BYTHEROLLINGOFTWODICE | 21 | Mystery Person once wrote a waltz in which the choice of measures played was determined ... |
| 30% | NOPE | 4 | Song Jeff Tweedy of "Wilco" wrote which was released on the album "Schmilco" in 2016 |
| 30% | NEO | 3 | Anagram of "one" which is the character played by Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" |
| 30% | LAWLORDS | 8 | Name by which the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary were also known |
| 30% | MEET | 4 | "___ the Beatles!" 1964 album by The Beatles which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 |
| 30% | LANE | 4 | "Penny ___," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011 |
| 30% | GEORGEPEABODY | 13 | 19th-century research library in Baltimore which was funded by the father of modern philanthropy: 2 wds. |