| 100% | INOUR | 5 | "The Fault ___ Stars," novel by John Green: 2 wds. |
| 70% | OUR | 3 | "The Fault In ___ Stars," the novel by John Green |
| 65% | OUR | 3 | "The Fault in ___ Stars" (YA novel by John Green) |
| 61% | OURSTARS | 8 | The Fault in __, young adult novel by John Green |
| 59% | OUR | 3 | "The Fault in ___ Stars," 2012 novel authored by John Green |
| 57% | HOLYGHOST | 9 | Book by John Sandford which was part of the "Virgil Flowers" novel series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 56% | OUR | 3 | "The Fault in ___ Stars," John Green novel |
| 56% | STRAIGHTMAN | 11 | Novel by 28-Across adapted as the 2023 AMC series "Lucky Hank" starring 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | OUR | 3 | "The Fault in ___ Stars" (John Green novel) |
| 54% | OURSTARS | 8 | The Fault in __, book by John Green |
| 54% | OUR | 3 | "The Fault in ___ Stars," book by John Green |
| 53% | FAULT | 5 | "The ___ in Our Stars," 2012 novel by John Green which depicts the story of Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters |
| 53% | AUTHORITYSONG | 13 | 1984 hit by John Mellencamp about fighting the rules: 2 wds. |
| 53% | WAKEUP | 6 | Collaborative studio album by John Legend and The Roots: 2 wds. |
| 52% | APAINTEDHOUSE | 13 | Novel by John Grisham which was made into a television film starring Scott Glenn in 2003: 3 wds. |
| 52% | ATIMETO | 7 | "___ Kill," novel by John Grisham which was made into a movie starring Sandra Bullock: 3 wds. |
| 52% | ALEGACYOFSPIES | 14 | 2017 novel by John le Carré that wraps up the story of 30-Across (4 wds.) |
| 51% | STRIPTEASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was made into a movie starring Demi Moore: 2 wds. |
| 51% | HANDMAIDSTALE | 13 | "The ___," 1985 dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood: 2 wds. |
| 51% | OUR | 3 | John Green's "The Fault in ___ Stars" |
| 51% | OUR | 3 | John Green's "The Fault in __ Stars" |
| 51% | THEUNCONSOLED | 13 | 1995 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro for which he won the Cheltenham Prize: 2 wds. |
| 51% | HOLYGHOST | 9 | 2018 novel by John Sandford featuring 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | THEDRY | 6 | Novel by Australian author Jane Harper that was adapted into a movie starring Eric Bana: 2 wds. |
| 50% | THEANTIDOTE | 11 | 2025 novel by 30-Across about a Nebraska town during the Great Depression: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SUNDAYSIMMONS | 13 | "___ and Charlie Brick," third novel by the English novelist Jackie Collins published in 1971: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ALASKA | 6 | "Looking for ___," 2005 debut novel by John Green |
| 49% | THEPILGRIMS | 11 | "___ Progress," book by John Bunyan which he worked on while in the Bedfordshire county prison: 2 wds. |
| 49% | CAREEROF | 8 | "___ Evil," 2015 crime fiction novel by J.K. Rowling published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith: 2 wds. |
| 49% | OUR | 3 | "The Fault in ___ Stars" (2014 film based on a John Green novel) |