| 100% | KIDNAPPED | 9 | Adventure novel by 27-Across/46-Across published in 1886 |
| 51% | SALLY | 5 | "The Adventures of ___," novel by P.G. Wodehouse first published as a book in 1922 |
| 51% | THESCHOLOMANCE | 14 | Trilogy of novels by 27-Across set in a magic school (2 wds.) |
| 47% | THEPURSUED | 10 | 1935 novel by C S Forester first published in 2011 |
| 47% | THEMARTIAN | 10 | Novel by George du Maurier published posthumously in 1897 |
| 45% | ULYSSES | 7 | Novel by James Joyce published in 1922 |
| 45% | MARTIAN | 7 | The —, novel by George du Maurier published posthumously in 1897 |
| 45% | TIME | 4 | "Cocktail ___," novel by P.G. Wodehouse first published in 1958 |
| 45% | JIM | 3 | "Piccadilly ___," novel by P.G. Wodehouse first published in 1917 |
| 45% | EIGHTY | 6 | "Around the World in ___ Days," adventure novel by Jules Verne |
| 45% | OMERTA | 6 | Novel by Mario Puzo published posthumously in 2000 |
| 45% | THEPROFESSOR | 12 | Novel by Charlotte Bronte published posthumously in 1857 |
| 45% | DARKOFTHEMOON | 13 | First book in a series of novels by John Sandford featuring 46-Across (4 wds.) |
| 44% | JOY | 3 | "___ in the Morning," novel by P.G. Wodehouse first published in 1946 |
| 44% | FREE | 4 | "The World Set ___," novel by H.G. Wells published in 1914 |
| 44% | RING | 4 | "___ for Jeeves," novel by P.G. Wodehouse first published in 1953 |
| 43% | RAINBOWROWELL | 13 | 15-Across and 46-Across writer whose third "Simon Snow" novel was published in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MUSKETEERS | 10 | "The Three ___," adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas that was originally written in French |
| 43% | BELOVED | 7 | "Journey to ___," novel by Oprah Winfrey published in 1998 |
| 43% | NOTES | 5 | "___ From Underground," novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky published in 1864 |
| 43% | GAMBLER | 7 | "The ___," short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky published in 1866 |
| 43% | BRAVE | 5 | Dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley first published in 1932 |
| 43% | VATHEK | 6 | Gothic novel by William Beckford first published in 1786 |
| 42% | SIR | 3 | "The Wife of ___ Isaac Harman," drama novel by H.G. Wells published in 1914 |
| 42% | DONQUIXOTE | 10 | Novel by Miguel de Cervantes published in two parts in 1605 and 1615 |
| 41% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Next number in a series suggested by the starts of 17-, 27-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 41% | CRIME | 5 | "___ and Punishment," novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky published in twelve installments in 1866 |
| 41% | GIRLFRIDAY | 10 | 2009 novel by Jane Green published in the US as Dune Road |