| 100% | CLOUDATLAS | 10 | 2004 novel by David Mitchell shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize |
| 77% | CLOUD | 5 | & 25A 2004 novel by David Mitchell short-listed for the Man Booker Prize |
| 77% | CLOUD | 5 | & 4A 2004 novel by David Mitchell short-listed for the Man Booker Prize |
| 77% | CLOUD | 5 | & 2D 2004 novel by David Mitchell short-listed for the Man Booker Prize |
| 54% | BEWILDERMENT | 12 | Novel by 30-Across shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize |
| 49% | HIBISCUS | 8 | "Purple ___," novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that was longlisted for the 2004 Booker Prize |
| 49% | TYLL | 4 | Novel by Daniel Kehlmann which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020 |
| 46% | IAN | 3 | English author ___ McEwan who won the Man Booker Prize for his novel "Amsterdam" |
| 44% | SEASON | 6 | "Hurricane ___," novel by Fernanda Melchor which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020 |
| 44% | MEMORY | 6 | "The ___ Police," novel by Yoko Ogawa which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020 |
| 43% | THENICEAND | 10 | & 14D 1968 novel by Iris Murdoch nominated for the 1969 Booker Prize |
| 42% | BOOK | 4 | Candidate for the Man Booker Prize or Newbery Medal |
| 42% | REAL | 4 | With 27-Across, novel by 42-Across that was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize |
| 41% | TIMESARROW | 10 | 1991 Martin Amis novel shortlisted for the Booker Prize |
| 41% | SHAME | 5 | 1983 Salman Rushdie novel shortlisted for the Booker Prize |
| 41% | HILARYMANTEL | 12 | English writer who has won two Man Booker Prizes for her novels "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up The Bodies": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ORFEO | 5 | Novel by Richard Powers which was on the longlist for the 2014 Man Booker Prize |
| 40% | GREENGAGE | 9 | "The Enlightenment of the ___ Tree," novel by Shokoofeh Azar which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020 |
| 40% | CHINA | 5 | "The Adventures of ___ Iron," novel by Gabriela Cabezon Camara which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020 |
| 39% | ELEANORCATTON | 13 | Canadian author who won the Man Booker Prize for "The Luminaries": 2 wds. |
| 38% | MARGARET | 8 | ___ Atwood, author who won the Man Booker Prize in 2000 for "The Blind Assassin" |
| 38% | YANN | 4 | ___ Martel, author who won the Man Booker Prize in 2002 for "Life of Pi" |
| 38% | ATLAS | 5 | "Cloud ___," novel by David Mitchell where the story is told through interconnected nested stories |
| 38% | SALMANRUSHDIE | 13 | Author who won the Man Booker Prize in 1981 for "Midnight's Children": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ENRIGHT | 7 | Anne —, author of 2007 Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Gathering |
| 38% | AVNIDOSHI | 9 | American writer whose debut novel, "Burnt Sugar," was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize (2 wds.) |
| 38% | BRANDONTAYLOR | 13 | American writer whose debut novel, "Real Life," was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize (2 wds.) |