| 100% | PLAGUE | 6 | "The ___," novel by Albert Camus published in 1947 which was inspired by the 1849 cholera epidemic |
| 53% | STRANGER | 8 | "The ___," novel by Albert Camus published in 1942 which follows the life of a character named Meursault |
| 51% | NUN | 3 | "Requiem for a ___," play by Albert Camus published in 1962 which was adapted from William Faulkner's novel |
| 43% | DEATH | 5 | "A Happy ___," novel by Albert Camus published posthumously in 1971 which recounts his travels in Europe |
| 38% | INFERNO | 7 | Mystery thriller novel written by Dan Brown set in Florence which is inspired by Dante's work |
| 36% | MYTH | 4 | "The ___ of Sisyphus," philosophical essay by Albert Camus published in 1942 |
| 35% | MANSFIELDPARK | 13 | Jane Austen's novel published in 1814 which is the story of the protagonist Fanny Price: 2 wds. |
| 35% | COME | 4 | "Kingdom ___," comic book miniseries published by DC Comics, which is set in the future |
| 34% | FALL | 4 | The —, 1956 novel by Albert Camus |
| 33% | SURVIVOR | 8 | 1999 satirical novel by Chuck Palahniuk in which the chapters and pages are numbered backwards |
| 33% | LOVEONTOP | 9 | Song by Beyonce - whose birthday it is today - which was inspired by her performance as Etta James in the film "Cadillac Records": 3 wds. |
| 33% | INACROWN | 8 | "You Should See Me ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 and the title of which was inspired by a scene from "Sherlock": 3 wds. |
| 33% | COSMIC | 6 | "The ___ Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective," book by the astronomer Carl Sagan which was originally published in 1973 |
| 33% | THELOSTWORLD | 12 | Novel by Michael Crichton on which the sequel to 26a which was released in 1997 was based: 3 wds. |
| 33% | TIME | 4 | "Only ___ Will Tell," 2011 novel by Jeffrey Archer which is the first in the "Clifton Chronicles" series |
| 32% | GOLDEN | 6 | "The Man with the ___ Gun," twelfth novel of Ian Fleming's James Bond series which was published in 1965 |
| 32% | FURS | 4 | "Venus In ___," song by The Velvet Underground that was inspired by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's eponymous novel |
| 32% | TIME | 4 | "Love in the ___ of Cholera," 1988 novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez which depicts the story of Florentino and Fermina |
| 32% | MADDINGCROWD | 12 | "Far from the ____," 1874 novel by Thomas Hardy which is about the farming community in Victorian England: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ATOM | 4 | ___ bomb, nuclear weapon which was first mentioned in the sci-fi novel "The World Set Free" by HG Wells |
| 32% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | 1977 novel by Toni Morrison which is about the life of an African-American man living in Michigan: 3 wds. |
| 31% | SHOWMAN | 7 | "The Greatest ___," 2017 musical starring Hugh Jackman which is inspired by the story of P.T. Barnum |
| 31% | GIRLFRIDAY | 10 | 2009 novel by Jane Green published in the US as Dune Road |
| 31% | NEWLOOK | 7 | Name by which the women's fashion lines Corolle and Huit, introduced in 1947 by Christian Dior, came to be known |
| 31% | GEORGEPEABODY | 13 | 19th-century research library in Baltimore which was funded by the father of modern philanthropy: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ANNASEWELL | 10 | English novelist who published only one novel in her lifetime, "Black Beauty," which is one of the top ten best selling children's novels: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BODYSNATCHERS | 13 | Third single from Radiohead's album in 18a, which was inspired by Victorian ghost stories |
| 31% | THECONJURING | 12 | 2013 supernatural horror film directed by James Wan starring Patrick Wilson which is inspired by the work of the Warrens: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SNOWBOARDING | 12 | Winter Olympic sport inspired by skiing which involves descending down the white winter blanket without poles and was first played in 1965 |
| 31% | LUCY | 4 | "___ in the Sky with Diamonds," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inspired by a drawing that Lennon's son made of his classmate |