| 100% | MERRYANDBRIGHT | 14 | 2017 Christmas romance novel by Debbie Macomber (3 wds.) |
| 86% | THESNOWBRIDE | 12 | 2003 Christmas romance novel by Debbie Macomber (3 wds.) |
| 78% | ALASKANHOLIDAY | 14 | 2018 Christmas romance novel by Debbie Macomber (2 wds.) |
| 53% | COMESUNDOWN | 11 | 2017 bestselling romance novel by 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | THELASTLETTER | 13 | 2019 military romance novel by 47-Across (3 wds.) |
| 46% | NIGHT | 5 | "Starry ___" a Christmas-themed novel by Debbie Macomber |
| 40% | HOUSEOFSPIES | 12 | 2017 bestselling novel by Daniel Silva featuring 42-Across (3 wds.) |
| 40% | THEBLUESTEYE | 12 | 1970 novel by 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 40% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | 1977 novel by 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 40% | THEKITERUNNER | 13 | 2003 novel by Khaled Hosseini: 3 wds. |
| 39% | YEARONE | 7 | 2017 bestselling fantasy novel by 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ONCHESILBEACH | 13 | Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by 48-Across adapted as a 2017 film starring Saoirse Ronan (3 wds.) |
| 39% | BIGLITTLELIES | 13 | Novel by 32-Across that was made into the 2017 HBO murder-mystery miniseries about seemingly perfect lives (3 wds.) |
| 38% | THEROOSTERBAR | 13 | 2017 bestselling novel by 38-Across about law school students who open a tavern (3 wds.) |
| 37% | AROUNDTHEMOON | 13 | Science fiction novel by Jules Verne that features a lunar trip: 3 wds. |
| 36% | MRSFLETCHER | 11 | 2017 bestselling novel by 37-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | LOOKBOTHWAYS | 12 | 2019 novel by 30-Across that was a National Book Award finalist: 3 wds. |
| 35% | THEHOUSEOF | 10 | With 39-Across, 1982 debut novel by 29-Across: 3 wds. |
| 35% | APAINTEDHOUSE | 13 | Novel by John Grisham which was made into a television film starring Scott Glenn in 2003: 3 wds. |
| 35% | ATIMETO | 7 | "___ Kill," novel by John Grisham which was made into a movie starring Sandra Bullock: 3 wds. |
| 35% | RAGEOFANGELS | 12 | 1980 novel by Sidney Sheldon which revolves around a young female attorney's journey: 3 wds. |
| 35% | HAPPYPLACE | 10 | 2023 romance novel by 44-Across about a separated couple pretending to still be together while vacationing with friends (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BOOKLOVERS | 10 | 2022 romance novel by 44-Across about a literary agent and an editor who meet cute while on vacation (2 wds.) |
| 35% | THELOSTWORLD | 12 | Novel by Michael Crichton on which the sequel to 26a which was released in 1997 was based: 3 wds. |
| 34% | THEIDENTICALS | 13 | 2017 bestselling novel by Elin Hilderbrand featuring twin sisters in Nantucket (2 wds.) |
| 34% | OLDMANAND | 9 | "The ___ the Sea," short novel by Ernest Hemingway which tells the story of a Cuban fisherman: 3 wds. |
| 34% | AHISTORYOF | 10 | With 47-Across, 1997 graphic novel by John Wagner, later made into a David Cronenberg film: 3 wds. |
| 34% | THEDUTCHHOUSE | 13 | 2019 bestselling novel by 28-Across (3 wds.) |
| 34% | ALEGACYOFSPIES | 14 | 2017 novel by John le Carré that wraps up the story of 30-Across (4 wds.) |
| 34% | FUNNYSTORY | 10 | 2024 romance novel by 44-Across about a librarian who becomes roommates with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex (2 wds.) |