| 100% | WOOD | 4 | "The Hazel ___," dark fantasy novel by Melissa Albert which follows Alice on a quest to unravel her family's history |
| 33% | BOOK | 4 | "The Graveyard ___," dark fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman which follows a boy who is adopted by ghosts |
| 33% | GIVE | 4 | "___ the Dark My Love," dark fantasy novel by Beth Revis which follows the story of a young alchemist |
| 33% | THEHOBBIT | 9 | Fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien which follows Bilbo Baggins' quest to find a treasure: 2 wds. |
| 30% | CALLS | 5 | "A Monster ___," dark fantasy novel by Patrick Ness which follows a boy and his monster friend |
| 29% | STRANGER | 8 | "The ___," novel by Albert Camus published in 1942 which follows the life of a character named Meursault |
| 29% | CORALINE | 8 | Dark fantasy children's novella by Neil Gaiman which follows the titular character to the "Other World" |
| 27% | BEAUTY | 6 | "On ___," 2005 novel by Zadie Smith following the lives of a mixed-race British-American family |
| 26% | SHINING | 7 | "The ___," horror novel by Stephen King about a family's trip in the peak of winter to a desolate hotel |
| 26% | CHOKE | 5 | 2001 novel by Chuck Palahniuk which follows the story of a con man, Victor |
| 26% | IRONFLAME | 9 | 2023 novel by 47-Across that's a sequel to her 2023 fantasy novel "Fourth Wing" (2 wds.) |
| 25% | THELOSTWORLD | 12 | Novel by Michael Crichton on which the sequel to 26a which was released in 1997 was based: 3 wds. |
| 25% | DRINKME | 7 | Words on a bottle that Alice finds in 17a which causes her to shrink in size: 2 wds. |
| 25% | BRIDGET | 7 | "___ Jones's Diary," 1996 novel by Helen Fielding in which the titular character meets her lover at a New Year's party |
| 25% | LOVEYOU | 7 | "P.S. I ___," film based on a novel which shares its title with a 1962 song by The Beatles: 2 wds. |
| 24% | DRACULA | 7 | Gothic novel by Bram Stoker which tells the story of a vampire on the loose |
| 24% | KINGOFSCARS | 11 | 2019 fantasy novel by 30-Across about a young ruler with dark powers trying to rebuild his country after a civil war (3 wds.) |
| 24% | DEAD | 4 | "___ Poets Society," novel by Nancy H. Kleinbaum which is based on the dark academia-themed movie of the same name |
| 24% | 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. |
| 24% | DANCEIN | 7 | "___ The Dark," song by Lady Gaga from her album "The Fame Monster" which has a spoken interlude: 2 wds. |
| 24% | INVISIBLE | 9 | "___ Monsters," 1999 novel by Chuck Palahniuk which follows the story of a former model |
| 23% | THEGLASSMAKER | 13 | 2024 novel by 34-Across that follows an artisan family from Renaissance-era Italy to the present day (2 wds.) |
| 23% | ICEANDFIRE | 10 | "A Song of ___," the epic fantasy novel by George R. R. Martin on which 30a is based: 3 wds. |
| 23% | GEO | 3 | Tourism prefix which refers to the kind preferred by travelers who are keen on geographical characteristics of a place |
| 23% | EVELINA | 7 | 1778 novel by Frances Burney subtitled The History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World |
| 23% | NARNIA | 6 | Setting of seven fantasy novels by C S Lewis published in the 1950s |
| 22% | MIDDLEMARCH | 11 | Sixth novel by George Eliot (birthday yesterday) which was written in two pieces that holds a lot of historical value and is considered to be her best work |
| 22% | BROMELIAD | 9 | The plant family to which a pineapple belongs |
| 22% | DOWN | 4 | "I am reading a book on the history of glue. It's impossible to put ___!" |
| 22% | BANDWAGON | 9 | To follow a trend is to "jump on the __" |