| 100% | ROUGHINGIT | 10 | 1872 semi-autobiographical work by Mark Twain describing his travels in Nevada, California and the Sandwich Islands |
| 27% | PUDDNHEAD | 9 | & 21A 1894 novel by Mark Twain set in the town of Dawson's Landing |
| 27% | TOLLS | 5 | "For Whom the Bell ___," novel by Ernest Hemingway, set in the Spanish Civil War and is regarded as one of his best works |
| 26% | EVESDIARY | 9 | Mark Twain tale narrated in the first person by a noted first woman |
| 25% | JASON | 5 | ___ Robards, actor who portrayed Mark Twain in the 1991 TV movie "Mark Twain and Me" |
| 24% | TOMCANTY | 8 | The pauper in Mark Twain’s “The Prince and the Pauper” |
| 24% | MEAD | 4 | Lake —, reservoir in Arizona and Nevada formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River |
| 23% | MEINKAMPF | 9 | Autobiographical work by Adolf Hitler first published in 1925 |
| 23% | MEAD | 4 | Lake —, reservoir in Arizona and Nevada, US, formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River |
| 23% | HUCK | 4 | "Saint ___," song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds based on a famous literary character from Mark Twain's work |
| 23% | PELOPS | 6 | Son of Tantalus in Greek mythology killed by his father and served to the gods as a meal |
| 23% | PAUPER | 6 | Mark Twain's "The Prince and the ___" |
| 22% | ISHEDEAD | 8 | 1898 play by Mark Twain that opened on Broadway in 2007 |
| 22% | ALEX | 4 | ___ Cross, fictional former FBI agent and psychologist created by James Patterson who is the protagonist in many of his books |
| 22% | CANDIDA | 7 | Comedy play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1894 that revolves around the lives of a clergyman and his wife |
| 22% | RUMI | 4 | Poet whose work was set to music by Philip Glass and Robert Wilson in the chamber opera “Monsters of Grace” |
| 22% | FROST | 5 | "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by" poet |
| 22% | ELLIS | 5 | Island over which New York and New Jersey had a long-standing territorial dispute that was settled by the Supreme Court in 1998 |
| 22% | JAMESBOND | 9 | A spy for "MI6" known for his flair and Aston Martins, portrayed by Daniel Craig in the recent films: 2 wds. |
| 22% | THE | 3 | "All in ___ Family," CBS sitcom about the life of a working-class father and his family that ran from 1971 - 1979 |
| 22% | LESLIEODOMJR | 12 | Nominee for the Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Song Oscars for his work in "One Night in Miami ...": 3 wds., abbr. |
| 22% | PINA | 4 | "If you like ___ coladas and getting caught in the rain ...," lyrics from "Escape" by Rupert Holmes which may be his preferred drink |
| 22% | LEAD | 4 | "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to ___" (bestseller by Sheryl Sandberg) |
| 21% | TOTHEFUTURE | 11 | "Back ___," 1985 science fiction film in which the protagonist travels back in time and accidentally becomes his mother's romantic interest: 3 wds. |
| 21% | CHIMERA | 7 | Mythological creature described by Homer as "in the fore part a lion, in the hinder a serpent, and in the midst a goat" |
| 21% | LEAN | 4 | "___ In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead" (bestseller by Sheryl Sandberg) |
| 21% | TOMSAWYER | 9 | Mark Twain's character, appears in 4 of his books |
| 21% | MANET | 5 | His works mark the start of modern art |
| 21% | GRITTY | 6 | Describes the taste when sand gets in sandwiches |