| 100% | TULIPS | 6 | 1961 poem written by Sylvia Plath about the flowers she received in a hospital which was included in the collection "Ariel" |
| 62% | DADDY | 5 | 1962 poem written by Sylvia Plath about the complex relationship with her father which was included in the collection, "Ariel" |
| 58% | OCTOBER | 7 | "Poppies in ____," poem written by Sylvia Plath about the complexities of life which is included in the collection, "Ariel" |
| 57% | SONG | 4 | "Morning ___," poem by Sylvia Plath written in 1961 about an artist's freedom of expression which was included in the collection, "Ariel" |
| 49% | LADY | 4 | "___ Lazarus," 1965 poem by Sylvia Plath in which she alludes to the mythical phoenix and which was included in the collection "Ariel" |
| 31% | KHAN | 4 | "Kubla ___," poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge which is also subtitled as "A Vision in a Dream" |
| 30% | DECAY | 5 | "The ___ of Lying - An Observation," 1891 essay by Oscar Wilde which is included in his collection of essays, "Intentions" |
| 30% | JETSONS | 7 | "The ___," animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera which is about a family in the future |
| 29% | BRIEFHISTORYOF | 14 | "A ___Time," 1988 book on cosmology by Stephen Hawking which is written in a non-technical way for the masses: 3 wds. |
| 28% | SORROWSONG | 10 | Poem about the innocence of children by 49-Across in her 1987 Pulitzer Prize-nominated collection "Next: New Poems" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | NEUTRALTONES | 12 | 1867 melancholic poem written by Thomas Hardy about the end of a relationship: 2 wds. |
| 28% | EYE | 3 | "The Bluest ___," 1970 novel written by Toni Morrison which is about a young girl growing up during the years of Great Depression |
| 28% | DIANA | 5 | Ross who received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Music Awards, which were hosted by her daughter Tracee Ellis Ross |
| 28% | WOMAN | 5 | "God Is a ___," hit song by Ariana Grande from her album "Sweetener" which features a monologue by Madonna in the music video |
| 27% | FALL | 4 | "The ___ of the House of Usher," gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe which is about two ailing siblings living in a strange mansion |
| 27% | 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 |
| 27% | LASTSONG | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a 17 year old teen who is sent to stay with her father in the summer, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 27% | INTOTHE | 7 | "___ Groove" a 1985 song by Madonna which was featured in the film "Desperately Seeking Susan": 2wds. |
| 27% | MRSROBINSON | 11 | Song by Simon & Garfunkel which was included in the 1967 film "The Graduate" and originally appeared on the album "Bookends": 2 wds. |
| 26% | THERE | 5 | "___ Was a Little Girl," autobiography written by Brooke Shields about her relationship with her mother |
| 26% | BOOK | 4 | "The Ring and the ___," narrative poem written by Robert Browning that is set in Rome |
| 26% | FALL | 4 | "The ___ of Gondolin," one of the original Lost Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien which is about a secret city of elves in the First Age of Middle-earth |
| 26% | EARRING | 7 | "Girl with a Pearl ___," an oil painting by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer which is housed in the Mauritshuis, The Hague |
| 26% | FAERIES | 7 | Creatures of which Gloriana is the “Queene,” in a work by Edmund Spenser |
| 25% | LILIES | 6 | "...And ___ face the March-winds in full blow..." (2nd line of a spring-themed poem written by 14a) |
| 25% | ASTRONOMY | 9 | Poem by A. E. Housman which is also the study of celestial objects and space phenomena |
| 25% | ROAD | 4 | "Song of the Open ___," poem by Walt Whitman which is about the expansion of America |
| 25% | HOME | 4 | 2012 novel by Toni Morrison which is about a young veteran of the Korean War |
| 25% | UPSIDEDOWN | 10 | An 80s hit by Diana Ross from her tenth album "Diana" and which was written by the duo from "Chic": 2 wds. |
| 25% | MAN | 3 | "___ and Superman," four-act drama written in 1903 by George Bernard Shaw which is based on the Don Juan theme |