| 100% | MUSKETEERS | 10 | "The Three ___," adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas that was originally written in French |
| 57% | MISERABLES | 10 | "Les ___," classic historical novel by Victor Hugo that was originally written in French |
| 52% | ROSE | 4 | "The Name of the ___," best-selling novel by Umberto Eco that was originally written in Italian |
| 49% | DRAGON | 6 | "The Girl with the ___ Tattoo," best-selling novel by Stieg Larsson that was originally written in Swedish |
| 45% | ARAMIS | 6 | One of The Three Musketeers in the novel of that name by Alexandre Dumas |
| 45% | EXIT | 4 | "No ___," existentialist play by Jean-Paul Sartre that was originally written in French |
| 42% | THEBODYGUARD | 12 | Mick Jackson's 1992 movie that was originally written in the mid-70s for Steve McQueen and Diana Ross: 3 wds. |
| 39% | RAMA | 4 | "Rendezvous with ___," 1973 novel by Arthur C. Clarke that is set in the 2130s |
| 39% | TOOMUCHHEAVEN | 13 | Song that was the first of three #1 singles by 42-Across in 1979 (3 wds.) |
| 38% | SAINT | 5 | "___ Joan," play written in 1923 by George Bernard Shaw that is based on a legendary French heroine |
| 38% | PYGMALION | 9 | Play written in 1912 by George Bernard Shaw that was adapted into the film "My Fair Lady" |
| 38% | GOLDEN | 6 | "The ___ Compass," fantasy novel by Philip Pullman that is set in the Arctic |
| 37% | NYLON | 5 | Substance originally developed by DuPont that in 1935 was given the name "polymer 6-6" |
| 37% | CHANGE | 6 | Autobiographical novel by Édouard Louis that begins with the intention “to fix the past in writing” (March, 2024) |
| 36% | THREAT | 6 | "___ Level Midnight," movie that is written and directed by Michael Scott in "The Office" |
| 36% | WRATH | 5 | "The Grapes of ___," novel by John Steinbeck, set in the Great Depression, that was a major reason for him winning the Nobel Prize |
| 36% | AJACOBITE | 9 | & 17A 1893 novel by G A Henty subtitled Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles XII of Sweden |
| 36% | ATHOS | 5 | One of the Three Musketeers in works by Alexandre Dumas |
| 36% | LIGNE | 5 | Unit of length that became obsolete in the 18th century, but is still used by French and Swiss watchmakers |
| 35% | HAMMER | 6 | "The ___ of God," 1993 sci-fi novel by Arthur C. Clarke that is set in the year 2109 |
| 35% | ROBOT | 5 | Invention that was first mentioned in the sci-fi novel "R.U.R" by Karel Capek from which the name was derived |
| 35% | SHADESOFGREY | 12 | "Fifty ___," erotic novel trilogy written by E.L. James in which the main characters are Christian Grey and Ana Steele: 3 wds. |
| 35% | SONGS | 5 | "The ___ of Distant Earth," 1986 sci-fi novel by Arthur C. Clarke that is set in the early 3800s |
| 34% | CARD | 4 | Credit ___, invention that was first mentioned in the sci-fi novel "Looking Backward" by Edward Bellamy |
| 34% | LESS | 4 | Novel by Andrew Sean Greer that won the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 |
| 34% | 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 |
| 34% | BRA | 3 | Garment that was burned by some feminists in the 1970s |
| 34% | AGE | 3 | "The ___ of Innocence," novel by Edith Wharton that is set in New York City |
| 34% | BLACK | 5 | 1991 song written by Eddie Vedder that was featured in the sixth season finale of the TV series "Cold Case" |