| 100% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | 1977 novel by Toni Morrison which is about the life of an African-American man living in Michigan: 3 wds. |
| 46% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | 1977 novel by 43-Across about an African-American man in 1930s-1960s Michigan (3 wds.) |
| 44% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | Novel by 44-Across about an African American man in 1930s-1960s Michigan (3 wds.) |
| 44% | HOME | 4 | 2012 novel by Toni Morrison which is about a young veteran of the Korean War |
| 42% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | Novel by 44-Across about an African-American man in 1930s-1960s Michigan (3 wds.) |
| 38% | MRMOJORISIN | 11 | Phrase used in the song "L.A. Woman," by Jim Morrison which is an anagram of his name: 3 wds. |
| 36% | EYE | 3 | "The Bluest ___," 1970 novel written by Toni Morrison which is about a young girl growing up during the years of Great Depression |
| 35% | BIGLITTLELIES | 13 | Novel by 32-Across that was made into the 2017 HBO murder-mystery miniseries about seemingly perfect lives (3 wds.) |
| 35% | THEBLUESTEYE | 12 | Novel by 44-Across about an African American girl in 1940s Ohio (3 wds.) |
| 34% | HELPTHECHILD | 12 | "God ___," 2014 novel by Toni Morrison about a blue-black skinned girl who is neglected by her light-skinned parents: 3 wds. |
| 33% | THELOSTWORLD | 12 | Novel by Michael Crichton on which the sequel to 26a which was released in 1997 was based: 3 wds. |
| 33% | THEBLUESTEYE | 12 | Novel by 44-Across about an African-American girl in 1940s Ohio (3 wds.) |
| 32% | COUNTRYBLUES | 12 | Acoustic folk style of music in which the singer is accompanied by an acoustic guitar: 2 wds. |
| 32% | WORTHDYINGFOR | 13 | 2010 novel by Lee Child about Jack Reacher meets the Duncans and solves an old case of a missing child: 3 wds. |
| 32% | MADDINGCROWD | 12 | "Far from the ____," 1874 novel by Thomas Hardy which is about the farming community in Victorian England: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SULA | 4 | 1973 novel by Toni Morrison about two friends whose lives change after a tragic accident |
| 31% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | American drama film of 1982 starring Meryl Streep which is an adaptation of a novel of the same name by William Styron: 2 wds. |
| 31% | FINDMEGUILTY | 12 | Comedy drama crime film starring Peter Dinklage which is based on a true story of the longest Mafia trial in American history: 3 wds. |
| 31% | HOUSEOFCARDS | 12 | Popular American political thriller by Beau Willimon which is a story of a Democrat from South Carolina and is based on the novel of the same by Michael Dobbs: 3 wds. |
| 31% | THEBLUESTEYE | 12 | 1970 novel by 43-Across about an African-American girl in 1940s Ohio (3 wds.) |
| 30% | HAROLDBAINES | 12 | Third overall #1 draft pick to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, an outfielder drafted by the White Sox in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 30% | APAINTEDHOUSE | 13 | Novel by John Grisham which was made into a television film starring Scott Glenn in 2003: 3 wds. |
| 29% | HOME | 4 | 2012 novel by 43-Across about an African-American veteran of the Korean War |
| 29% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | 1977 Toni Morrison novel about Macon "Milkman" Dead growing into manhood: 3 wds. |
| 29% | DANIELDERONDA | 13 | Last novel completed by George Eliot which is the only known novel by her set in the contemporary Victorian society of her time: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BRIDGEOFSPIES | 13 | 2015 film starring Tom Hanks which is about a lawyer who negotiates the release of a U.S. pilot: 3 wds. |
| 29% | BADARTFRIEND | 12 | “Who Is the ___?” (viral Times Magazine article about a literary feud, whose theme of fictionalizing others’ lives without permission is also explored in Andrew Lipstein’s 2022 novel “Last Resort”) |
| 29% | TARBABY | 7 | 1981 Toni Morrison novel about an educated fashion model in love with a poor fugitive: 2 wds. |
| 29% | THEFALLEN | 9 | Thriller novel by David Baldacci which was part of "Memory Man" series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ASI | 3 | "___ Lay Dying," 1930 novel by William Faulkner, the title of which is derived from Homer's "Odyssey": 2 wds. |