| 100% | WASHINGTONBLACK | 15 | 2018 Esi Edugyan novel about a slave’s path to freedom |
| 32% | OFMICEANDME | 11 | Novel about a research-lab assistant's reminiscences? |
| 31% | OREO | 4 | 1974 Fran Ross novel about a biracial woman on a mission to find her Jewish father |
| 31% | TWISTOLIVER | 11 | Charles Dickens novel about commanding comedian John to do a 1960s dance? |
| 31% | HAPPYPLACE | 10 | Emily Henry novel about a couple pretending to still be together while vacationing with friends (2 wds.) |
| 30% | FISHRUMBLE | 10 | S.E. Hinton novel about a melee between aquatic schools? |
| 30% | PUDDNHEADWILSON | 15 | Mark Twain novel about a Northern lawyer who moves to the Deep South, featuring a New York college |
| 30% | THECOUNTOFMONTECRISTO | 21 | Alexandre Dumas novel about Edmond Dantès's journey from wrongful imprisonment to becoming a rich nobleman, featuring a Massachusetts university |
| 29% | JANEEYRE | 8 | Charlotte Brontë's novel about a governess |
| 29% | MADAMEOVARY | 11 | Novel about a surrogate mother? |
| 29% | PONYO | 5 | 2018 Hayao Miyazaki film about a goldfish who longs to be human |
| 29% | INVISIBLEMAN | 12 | Ralph Ellison novel about a nameless protagonist's journey in racist America |
| 29% | CHANGEOFHEART | 13 | Jodi Picoult novel about a man on trial for murder who wishes to make a life-saving organ donation (3 wds.) |
| 29% | NICHOLAS | 8 | With 62 Across, Charles Dickens novel about a man trying to support his sister and widowed mother, featuring a Maine college |
| 29% | ROBINSON | 8 | Daniel Defoe's novel about a castaway, __ Crusoe |
| 29% | OMENS | 5 | "Good ___" (Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman novel about an angel and a demon collaborating to stop the Apocalypse) |
| 29% | GEISHASMEMOIRS | 14 | Novel about a Japanese entertainer, abridged? |
| 28% | THEMEMORYPOLICE | 15 | Yoko Ogawa novel about a draconian law enforcement group that tries to prevent people from recalling lost objects, featuring a Georgia university |
| 28% | BARBADOS | 8 | Island setting of Esi Edugyan's novel "Washington Black" |
| 28% | MIND | 4 | “The Life of the ___,” Christine Smallwood novel about lost opportunities to become a mother and professor (March, 2021) |
| 28% | TIME | 4 | "A ___ To Dance," novel by Padma Venkatraman about her journey as a dancer with prosthesis |
| 28% | OMOO | 4 | 1847 novel about a mutiny |
| 28% | INAMERICA | 9 | Susan Sontag novel about an immigrant to the U.S. |
| 28% | CRADLECATS | 10 | Kurt Vonnegut novel about felines in a baby's bed? |
| 28% | THECORE | 7 | 2003 disaster movie about a mission to Earth's center |
| 28% | LUCINDA | 7 | Oscar and __, Carey's novel about a glass church |
| 28% | LORDJIM | 7 | Joseph Conrad's 1899 novel about a young seaman |
| 28% | MANSFIELDPARK | 13 | Novel by 18-Across about Fanny Price, a girl sent to live with wealthy relatives: 2 wds. |
| 28% | AIDA | 4 | Verdi opera about a slave girl |
| 28% | ZORRO | 5 | Allende novel about a masked hero |