| 100% | HGWELLS | 7 | "The Time Machine" author: 3 wds. |
| 95% | HGWELLS | 7 | "The Time Machine" author whose image appears on the "Sgt. Pepper" cover: 3 wds. |
| 77% | WELLS | 5 | The Time Machine author |
| 64% | HGWELLS | 7 | "The Time Machine" author |
| 64% | WELLS | 5 | ''The Time Machine'' author |
| 64% | WELLS | 5 | "the time machine" author |
| 57% | ELOI | 4 | The Time Machine race |
| 57% | SUSANNAKAYSEN | 13 | Author of the 1993 New York Times best seller "Girl, Interrupted": 2 wds. |
| 57% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author of the 2012 New York Times best seller "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| 56% | TRAVELOGS | 9 | The Time Machine and others |
| 55% | TARDIS | 6 | The time machine on "Doctor Who" |
| 55% | ELOI | 4 | The Time Machine race opposite to Morlocks |
| 54% | STIEGLARSSON | 12 | Author of the 2005 New York Times best seller "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo": 2 wds. |
| 53% | WEENA | 5 | Eloi girl in The Time Machine |
| 53% | YVETTE | 6 | She played Weena in The Time Machine |
| 52% | AWHILEAGO | 9 | Some time in the distant past: 3 wds. |
| 52% | MORLOCKS | 8 | Brutish workers in Wells's The Time Machine |
| 51% | ALOT | 4 | Much of the time (2 wds.) |
| 51% | MORLOCKS | 8 | Eloi hunters in H.G. Wells' The Time Machine |
| 50% | SEALE | 5 | “Seize the Time” author Bobby |
| 50% | OLDHAT | 6 | Behind the times (2 wds.) |
| 48% | ITSONME | 7 | "I'll get the check this time": 3 wds. |
| 48% | RLSTINE | 7 | Initialed author of the "Goosebumps" series: 3 wds. |
| 48% | ASIGN | 5 | "It's ____ of the times" (hint): 2 wds. |
| 48% | ASIGN | 5 | "It's ___ of the times." (indication): 2 wds. |
| 48% | ONCUE | 5 | At the right time: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ELOI | 4 | Race of decadent people in 1895 H G Wells novel The Time Machine |
| 47% | PAL | 3 | George —, director of films 7 Faces of Dr Lao and The Time Machine |
| 47% | MUMBA | 5 | Samantha —, singer-actress who played Mara in 2002 adventure film The Time Machine |
| 47% | DANBROWN | 8 | Author of the novel "Inferno": 2 wds. |