| 100% | WAR | 3 | "The ___ of Art," book by Steven Pressfield |
| 79% | OLD | 3 | "Star Wars: Knights of the ___ Republic," monthly comic book series once published by Dark Horse Comics |
| 79% | WORLDS | 6 | The War of the __, novel by UK writer HG Wells |
| 78% | HORNETSNEST | 11 | The —, 2003 book by Jimmy Carter subtitled A Novel of the Revolutionary War |
| 72% | ERIKSON | 7 | Steven, wrote Malazan Book of the Fallen series |
| 71% | NOBODY | 6 | The Diary of a __, humorous book by the Grossmiths |
| 70% | ART | 3 | "The ___ of War," book by Sun Tzu |
| 70% | WORLDS | 6 | "The War of the ___," 1897 science fiction novel by H.G. Wells about alien invasion |
| 69% | OLGADAPOLGA | 11 | The Tales of —, 1971 children’s book by Michael Bond |
| 69% | SIS | 3 | "Revenge of the ___" ("Star Wars: Jedi Academy" book) |
| 68% | SOLITUDE | 8 | Book of essays by Octavio Paz, The Labyrinth of __ |
| 68% | CIA | 3 | Subj. of the 2005 Pulitzer-winning book "Ghost Wars" |
| 68% | SILENTSPRING | 12 | Book by 19-Across that challenged the use of chemical pesticides and sparked environmentalism: 2 wds. |
| 68% | OWN | 3 | "On My ___," 1958 book by the former first lady of the US, Eleanor Roosevelt |
| 68% | THIS | 4 | "___ I Remember," 1949 book by the former first lady of the US, Eleanor Roosevelt |
| 68% | SPYCATCHER | 10 | 1987 book by Peter Wright subtitled The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer |
| 67% | ILIAD | 5 | Book famously carried by Alexander the Great throughout his conquest of Asia |
| 67% | ANGLOZULU | 9 | War made famous by the Battle of Rorke's Drift |
| 67% | WORLDWARZ | 9 | An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks |
| 67% | QUEEN | 5 | 1905 children's book by L Frank Baum subtitled The Story of the Magic Cloak |
| 67% | FALLINGMAN | 10 | 2007 book by 44-Across about a survivor of the 9/11 attacks: 2 wds. |
| 67% | THESEAAROUNDUS | 14 | Best-selling book by 19-Across about the life history of our oceans: 4 wds. |
| 66% | END | 3 | “The Monster at the ___ of This Book” (suspenseful story narrated by Grover) |
| 66% | PRIZES | 6 | Awards won by best books of the years, e.g. Orange |
| 66% | ONE | 3 | "Ready Player ___," movie by Steven Spielberg which uses a lot of comic book and gaming references |
| 66% | QUEEN | 5 | & 1D 1905 children's book by L Frank Baum subtitled The Story of the Magic Cloak |
| 66% | GIFT | 4 | "The Supreme ___," 1991 book by Paulo Coelho that was adapted from the works of Henry Drummond |
| 65% | TRAIN | 5 | "Peace ___," 1971 song by Cat Stevens about peace and the Vietnam War |
| 65% | ERA | 3 | "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War ___" (1988 James M. McPherson book) |