| 100% | PROFESSOR | 9 | "The ___," Charlotte Bronte's first novel about a teacher, which was published posthumously |
| 43% | AUSTEN | 6 | Author whose first novel was anonymously published under the byline “By a Lady” |
| 43% | SHIRLEY | 7 | "___, A Tale," Charlotte Bronte's second published novel about an heiress |
| 42% | SHIRLEY | 7 | Charlotte Bronte's second novel that was published in 1849 |
| 39% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," novel about a governess by Charlotte Bronte |
| 39% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," Charlotte Bronte's novel about an orphan, published under her pen name "Currer Bell" |
| 39% | HOME | 4 | 2012 novel by Toni Morrison which is about a young veteran of the Korean War |
| 38% | JANEEYRE | 8 | Charlotte Brontë's novel about a governess |
| 36% | BRIDGEOFSPIES | 13 | 2015 film starring Tom Hanks which is about a lawyer who negotiates the release of a U.S. pilot: 3 wds. |
| 36% | THEPROFESSOR | 12 | Novel by Charlotte Bronte published posthumously in 1857 |
| 36% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," novel by Charlotte Bronte which tells the story of the eponymous character as a governess |
| 35% | YESTERDAY | 9 | Beatles song about a breakup, on which Paul McCartney is the only credited Beatle |
| 35% | LOLITA | 6 | Noted novel in the guise of a posthumously published memoir |
| 35% | STARTER | 7 | The first course of a meal, which is often a salad |
| 34% | VILLETTE | 8 | Novel by Charlotte Bronte about a fictional character named Lucy Snowe |
| 34% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," Charlotte Bronte novel that's a "Bildungsroman" |
| 34% | SHOUT | 5 | Author and journalist Philip Norman's first book which is considered a biography of The Beatles |
| 33% | WEB | 3 | "Charlotte's ___," 2006 film about a farm pig and spider, based on the eponymous children's novel |
| 33% | RASSELAS | 8 | Name by which Samuel Johnson's 1759 novel The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale is also known |
| 33% | DAYBOOK | 7 | This clue is about the Elie Wiesel novel, not the portion of a week |
| 33% | ATOM | 4 | ___ bomb, nuclear weapon which was first mentioned in the sci-fi novel "The World Set Free" by HG Wells |
| 33% | EYRE | 4 | Jane ___, famous literary character from Charlotte Bronte's novel of the same name |
| 33% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | 1993 sci-fi adventure film about cloned dinosaurs which was based on a Michael Crichton novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SWEETBITTER | 11 | American drama TV series starring Ella Purnell which is based on a novel of the same name by Stephanie Danler |
| 32% | RICH | 4 | Jon M. Chu's 2018 film "Crazy ___ Asians" which is based on a 2013 novel of the same name |
| 32% | STRANGER | 8 | "The ___," novel by Albert Camus published in 1942 which follows the life of a character named Meursault |
| 32% | STYMIE | 6 | Former situation on a golf green in which an opponent's ball blocked the line between the hole and the ball about to be played |
| 32% | WEB | 3 | "Charlotte's ___," by E. B. White which is about a pig and a spider |
| 32% | HOLYGHOST | 9 | Book by John Sandford which was part of the "Virgil Flowers" novel series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 32% | FLAVIA | 6 | ___ Bujor, "The Prophecy of the Stones" author who published her first book when she was a teen |