| 100% | MACHINE | 7 | "The ___ Stops," short story by E.M. Forster that predicted technologies like the Internet |
| 39% | POLE | 4 | "The Captain of the ___-Star," short story by Arthur Conan Doyle that was published in the Temple Bar |
| 38% | APASSAGE | 8 | & 14D 1924 novel by E M Forster featuring the character Adela Quested |
| 38% | FLYINGGOAT | 10 | The —, 1939 volume of short stories by H E Bates |
| 37% | APASSAGETOINDIA | 15 | E. M. Forster novel that depicts imperialism under the British Raj |
| 36% | LOT | 3 | "___ No. 249," gothic horror short story by Arthur Conan Doyle that influenced the Mummy horror genre |
| 34% | ALIVE | 5 | "Herman Wouk Is Still ___," short story by Stephen King that won the Bram Stoker Award in 2012 |
| 33% | AMESSAGEFROM | 12 | "___ the Sea," short story co-authored by Charles Dickens that revolves around Captain Jorgan's sea voyage: 3 wds. |
| 33% | HERCULES | 8 | "The Labours of ___," short story collection by Agatha Christie that references Greek mythology |
| 32% | SELFISH | 7 | Short story by Oscar Wilde: The __ Giant |
| 31% | RUE | 3 | "The Murders in the ___ Morgue," short story by Edgar Allan Poe |
| 31% | DISASTERAREA | 12 | The —, 1967 volume of short stories by J G Ballard |
| 31% | GARDENPARTY | 11 | The —, 1922 short story collection by Katherine Mansfield |
| 30% | ANGELS | 6 | Novel by E. M. Forster: Where __ Fear to Tread |
| 30% | EERIE | 5 | Like a ghost story by the campfire |
| 30% | PRICE | 5 | & 17A The —, 2009 volume of short stories by Peter Robinson |
| 30% | WILD | 4 | "The ___ Asses of the Devil," 1915 short story by H.G. Wells |
| 29% | INNOCENCEOF | 11 | & 7D The —, 1911 volume of short stories by G K Chesterton |
| 29% | GALATEA | 7 | Short story by Madeline Miller that's a retelling of Greek myths featuring Pygmalion |
| 29% | BAND | 4 | "The Adventure of the Speckled ___," Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 29% | WIFI | 4 | Technology that connects phones and laptops to the internet (Hyph.) |
| 29% | ANON | 4 | Like many users who comment on the Internet, for short |
| 29% | SHOUT | 5 | The —, 1978 horror film starring Alan Bates based on a short story by Robert Graves |
| 29% | HORNUNG | 7 | E W —, author of 1899 short story collection The Amateur Cracksman |
| 28% | TIKKI | 5 | "Rikki-___-Tavi," short story by Rudyard Kipling from 8a which is about the adventures of an Indian mongoose |