| 100% | LOVERS | 6 | "The ___ Dictionary," novel by David Levithan where the story is told through dictionary entries |
| 72% | ATLAS | 5 | "Cloud ___," novel by David Mitchell where the story is told through interconnected nested stories |
| 37% | DOWN | 4 | "Long Way ___," novel by Jason Reynolds where the story takes place over just sixty seconds |
| 35% | OTHER | 5 | "Of Love and ___ Demons," 1994 novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that tells the story of a 12 year old girl who is bitten by a dog |
| 32% | EVERY | 5 | "___ Day," fantasy novel by David Levithan |
| 32% | OCCUPATION | 10 | The —, 1971 novel by David Caute |
| 32% | PICTUREGOERS | 12 | The —, 1960 novel by David Lodge |
| 32% | DRACULA | 7 | Gothic novel by Bram Stoker which tells the story of a vampire on the loose |
| 32% | CASTLE | 6 | "The ___ of Otranto," gothic novel by Horace Walpole which tells the story of Manfred and his family |
| 32% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," novel by Charlotte Bronte which tells the story of the eponymous character as a governess |
| 31% | OLDMANAND | 9 | "The ___ the Sea," short novel by Ernest Hemingway which tells the story of a Cuban fisherman: 3 wds. |
| 31% | LAID | 4 | "The Best ___ Plans," 1997 novel by Sidney Sheldon which is the story of Oliver Russel and Leslie Stewart |
| 31% | TIME | 4 | "Only ___ Will Tell," 2011 novel by Jeffrey Archer which is the first in the "Clifton Chronicles" series |
| 31% | YOU | 3 | "Me Before ___," 2012 novel by Jojo Moyes which depicts the story of Louisa Clark and Will Traynor |
| 31% | HOMECOMING | 10 | 2023 novel by 37-Across that tells the story of a journalist who uncovers secrets from the past |
| 31% | DORIAN | 6 | "The Picture of ___ Gray," gothic novel by Oscar Wilde which tells the story of a man and his unusual portrait |
| 30% | BENEATHME | 9 | Where "menial" is in the dictionary? |
| 30% | UNDERFIRE | 9 | Where "flanked" is in the dictionary? |
| 30% | BYITSELF | 8 | Where "isolated" is in the dictionary? |
| 30% | NEARMINT | 8 | Where "new" is in the dictionary? |
| 30% | BUTT | 4 | The —, 2008 novel by Will Self |
| 30% | AFTERHOURS | 10 | Where "house party" is in the dictionary? |
| 30% | FERMATA | 7 | The —, 1994 novel by Nicholson Baker whose central character is Arno Strine |
| 30% | SHIP | 4 | "___ of Theseus," novel by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst where the story includes notes in the margins and hidden letters |
| 30% | HOWCATCHEM | 10 | Crime story where the perpetrator is revealed early |
| 30% | ELAH | 4 | Where Goliath was slain by David |
| 29% | TOLLGATE | 8 | The —, 1954 novel by Georgette Heyer novel whose protagonist is Captain John Staple |
| 29% | ENDS | 4 | "Here's Where the Story ___" (song by the Sundays) |
| 29% | AHEADOFSTEAM | 12 | Where stealth is found in the dictionary? |
| 29% | THELIONKING | 11 | Animated film released in 1994 which was influenced by Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and tells the story of a character named Simba: 3 wds. |