| 100% | BANK | 4 | "The Cat Who Robbed a ___" (novel by Lilian Jackson Braun) |
| 57% | ARAT | 4 | Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who Smelled ___" |
| 46% | THELITTLELIAR | 13 | Novel by 43-Across about a boy who always tells the truth (3 wds.) |
| 46% | LILIAN | 6 | "The Cat Who Played Brahms" author ___ Jackson Braun |
| 45% | WHO | 3 | Word after "The Cat" in the titles of 29 Lilian Jackson Braun novels |
| 43% | HOMECOMING | 10 | 2023 novel by 37-Across that tells the story of a journalist who uncovers secrets from the past |
| 42% | SYLVESTER | 9 | The cat who says sufferin' succotash a lot |
| 41% | LASTSONG | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a 17 year old teen who is sent to stay with her father in the summer, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 40% | PEOPLE | 6 | Novel by Chinua Achebe: A Man of the __ |
| 40% | UNPERSON | 8 | Someone who's been erased by the Party, in a classic dystopian novel |
| 39% | 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 |
| 38% | DOMBEYANDSON | 12 | Novel by Charles Dickens that deals with the story of a shipping firm owner who is frustrated at not having a son to take care of the business: 3 wds. |
| 37% | THEPILOTSWIFE | 13 | Novel by 29-Across about the aftermath of a plane crash (3 wds.) |
| 37% | NOSTROMO | 8 | 1904 novel by Joseph Conrad subtitled A Tale of the Seaboard |
| 37% | BENHUR | 6 | 1880 novel by Lew Wallace subtitled A Tale of the Christ |
| 37% | CLARISSA | 8 | 1748 novel by Samuel Richardson subtitled The History of a Young Lady |
| 37% | CATS | 4 | Pets in a Lilian Jackson Braun mystery series |
| 37% | MASTERKEY | 9 | The __, L. Frank Baum novel about a boy called Rob |
| 37% | EDIBLEWOMAN | 11 | "The ___," 1969 novel by Margaret Atwood about a young woman named Marian who is a market researcher: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BOOK | 4 | "The Graveyard ___," dark fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman which follows a boy who is adopted by ghosts |
| 36% | MYGGGGENERATION | 15 | Refrain in a 1965 hit by the Who |
| 36% | GARFIELD | 8 | Fictional lasagna-loving cat who is the title character of a comic strip |
| 36% | DOCTORSYN | 9 | 1915 novel by Russell Thorndike subtitled A Smuggler Tale of the Romney Marsh |
| 36% | EYE | 3 | "Cat's ___," 1988 novel by Margaret Atwood about a painter, Elaine Risley who looks back at her younger days |
| 36% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," a novel by Charlotte Bronte that has become one of the most famous novels of all time |
| 36% | PERSUASION | 10 | Novel by 18-Across about Anne Elliot, a young woman who marries a ship's captain |
| 36% | FORTUNESROCKS | 13 | Novel by 29-Across set at a beach house on the New Hampshire coast (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ELEKTRA | 7 | Novel by Jennifer Saint that's a retelling of Greek myths featuring the daughter of Agamemnon |