| 100% | AMAD | 4 | 1967 novel by Sue Kaufman "Diary of ___ Housewife": 2 wds. |
| 48% | VIS | 3 | "___ for Vengeance," novel by Sue Grafton: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MIS | 3 | "___ for Malice," novel by Sue Grafton: 2 wds. |
| 48% | AIS | 3 | "___ for Alibi," novel by Sue Grafton: 2 wds. |
| 41% | AMAD | 4 | "Diary of ___ Housewife": 2 wds. |
| 40% | THEMANSION | 10 | 1959 novel by William Faulkner that is the last of the trilogy on the Snopes family: 2 wds. |
| 40% | INWHITE | 7 | "Vision ___," 2009 novel by Nora Roberts which depicts the story of Mac Elliot and Carter Maguire: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ASI | 3 | "___ Lay Dying," 1930 novel by William Faulkner, the title of which is derived from Homer's "Odyssey": 2 wds. |
| 39% | THEFALLEN | 9 | Thriller novel by David Baldacci which was part of "Memory Man" series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 39% | AMERICANWOMAN | 13 | Novel by 52-Across based on the 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst (2 wds.) |
| 39% | LONGISLAND | 10 | 2024 novel by 38-Across featuring the heroine of 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | SILASMARNER | 11 | Third novel by George Eliot (birthday yesterday) "___: The Weaver of Raveloe" which is a simple tale of a linen weaver: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ATALE | 5 | "___ of Two Cities" novel by Charles Dickens: 2 wds. |
| 38% | HELLOBEAUTIFUL | 14 | 2023 novel by 52-Across that's a retelling of "Little Women" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ATALE | 5 | "___ of Two Cities," novel by Charles Dickens: 2 wds. |
| 37% | AURORADAWN | 10 | Debut novel by 43-Across subtitled "Or, the True History of Andrew Reale" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | CONCRETEROSE | 12 | 2021 bestselling novel by Angie Thomas that is a prequel of 13-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | NAKEDSUN | 8 | "The ___," 1957 sci-fi novel by Isaac Asimov that was adapted into an episode of the TV series "Out of the Unknown": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ATALE | 5 | "____ of Two Cities," novel by Charles Dickens: 2 wds. |
| 37% | IIS | 3 | "___ for Innocent" by Sue Grafton: 2 wds. |
| 37% | OFO | 3 | "Story ___," novel by Anne Desclos: 2 wds. |
| 37% | COMINGUP | 8 | "___ for Air," 1939 satirical novel by George Orwell: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ACALL | 5 | "Secret Diary of ___ Girl" (Showtime series): 2 wds. |
| 37% | SOBIG | 5 | Pulitzer-winning novel by Edna Ferber: 2 wds. |
| 36% | HANDMAIDSTALE | 13 | "The ___," 1985 dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood: 2 wds. |
| 36% | INOUR | 5 | "The Fault ___ Stars," novel by John Green: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TIGEREYES | 9 | Young adult novel by 38-Across about a girl coping with the death of her father (2 wds.) |
| 35% | THEPILOTSWIFE | 13 | Novel by 29-Across about the aftermath of a plane crash (3 wds.) |
| 35% | THESCHOLOMANCE | 14 | Trilogy of novels by 27-Across set in a magic school (2 wds.) |
| 34% | STRIPTEASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was made into a movie starring Demi Moore: 2 wds. |