100% | SARGASSO | 8 | "Wide ___ Sea," 1966 novel by Jean Rhys that was written as a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" |
40% | SEA | 3 | “Wide Sargasso ___” (Jean Rhys novel that is a prequel to “Jane Eyre”) |
40% | WIDESARGASSOSEA | 15 | Jean Rhys novel that's a response to "Jane Eyre" |
38% | JEANRHYS | 8 | Wrote Wide Sargasso Sea, a prequel to Jane Eyre |
31% | STELLAMARIS | 11 | 2022 prequel to "The Passenger" that is the first novel by 34-Across to feature a female protagonist (2 wds.) |
30% | ELIGIBLE | 8 | 2016 novel by Curtis Sittenfeld that is a modern retelling of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" |
30% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," novel by Charlotte Bronte which tells the story of the eponymous character as a governess |
30% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," Charlotte Bronte novel that's a "Bildungsroman" |
30% | MAGICLESSONS | 12 | 2020 novel by 46-Across that's a prequel to her 1995 novel adapted as a film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman (2 wds.) |
29% | 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 |
28% | WHITENOISE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was adapted as a 2022 film by Noah Baumbach (2 wds.) |
28% | SHIRLEY | 7 | Charlotte Bronte's second novel that was published in 1849 |
28% | UNDERTHEBRIDGE | 14 | Novel by 47-Across that was adapted as a 2024 Hulu miniseries starring Lily Gladstone (3 wds.) |
27% | CONCRETEROSE | 12 | 2021 bestselling novel by Angie Thomas that is a prequel of 13-Across (2 wds.) |
27% | WIDESARGASSOSEA | 15 | *1966 novel by Jean Rhys |
27% | EYRE | 4 | Jane ___, novel by Charlotte Bronte about an orphan raised by a resentful aunt |
27% | PROFESSOR | 9 | "The ___," Charlotte Bronte's first novel about a teacher, which was published posthumously |
27% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," a novel by Charlotte Bronte that has become one of the most famous novels of all time |
25% | DOUBLE | 6 | "A ___ Barrelled Detective Story," short story by Mark Twain that was written as a parody of Sherlock Holmes |
25% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," a novel by Charlotte Bronte |
25% | VILLETTE | 8 | Novel by Charlotte Bronte about a fictional character named Lucy Snowe |
25% | DOCTORSLEEP | 11 | 2013 horror novel by 17-Across that's a sequel to "The Shining" (2 wds.) |
24% | WATCHMEN | 8 | Graphic novel by Alan Moore that is a satire on superheroes |
24% | IRONFLAME | 9 | 2023 novel by 47-Across that's a sequel to her 2023 fantasy novel "Fourth Wing" (2 wds.) |
24% | BUFFALOGIRLS | 12 | Fictionalized biography of Calamity Jane by 32-Across that was adapted as a TV miniseries (2 wds.) |
24% | ORAL | 4 | Like a contract that's said to be "not worth the paper it's written on" |
24% | ROCHESTER | 9 | Edward —, master of Thornfield Hall in 1847 Charlotte Bronte novel Jane Eyre |
24% | DOMBEYANDSON | 12 | Novel by Charles Dickens that deals with the story of a shipping firm owner who is frustrated at not having a son to take care of the business: 3 wds. |
24% | OLDMAN | 6 | *"The ___ and the Sea," 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway that was adapted into a 1958 film: 2 wds. |
24% | THEDRY | 6 | Novel by Australian author Jane Harper that was adapted into a movie starring Eric Bana: 2 wds. |