| 100% | GIVER | 5 | Dystopian 1993 novel about a colorless world, with "The" |
| 48% | WHATYOUWISHFOR | 14 | Katherine Center novel about a school librarian and her relationship with the principal (4 wds.) |
| 47% | IDIOT | 5 | Dostoyevsky novel about a "positively beautiful man," with "The" |
| 46% | WHEREWEBELONG | 13 | Emily Giffin novel about a television producer reunited with the daughter she gave up for adoption (3 wds.) |
| 45% | FLA | 3 | *One with a minority opinion about the shape of the world |
| 45% | MRSDALLOWAY | 11 | Virginia Woolf's novel about a day in the life of a woman in England post World War I: 2 wds. |
| 44% | THEHUNTRESS | 11 | Kate Quinn historical novel about the search for a war criminal after World War II (2 wds.) |
| 43% | SSN | 3 | Tom Clancy's '96 techno-thriller novel about a nuclear attack sub that tied in with a video game of the same name |
| 42% | CARRIE | 6 | Horror novel about a girl with telekinetic powers |
| 42% | DEENIE | 6 | Judy Blume novel about a girl with scoliosis |
| 41% | SMILE | 5 | Raina Telgemeier graphic novel about a girl with braces |
| 41% | DRUNKONLOVE | 11 | Jasmine Guillory novel about a Napa Valley winery co-owner who has a one-night stand with the winery's newest hire, featuring a North Carolina university |
| 41% | AMILLIONJUNES | 13 | Emily Henry novel about a young woman who finds a connection with the son of her family's enemy when he returns home one summer (3 wds.) |
| 41% | INSOMNIA | 8 | Stephen King novel about a man with a sleep disorder |
| 41% | LEAKHOUSE | 9 | Charles Dickens novel about a residence with constant plumbing problems? |
| 40% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | 1993 sci-fi adventure film about cloned dinosaurs which was based on a Michael Crichton novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THEDIAMONDEYE | 13 | Kate Quinn historical novel about a World War II sniper (3 wds.) |
| 39% | SPHERE | 6 | Michael Crichton sci-fi novel about a round spaceship found on the ocean floor |
| 38% | HELLOSTRANGER | 13 | Katherine Center novel about a portrait artist who is diagnosed with face blindness (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ABBEY | 5 | "Northanger ___" (Jane Austen novel about the daughter of a rural clergyman) |
| 38% | AMANCALLEDOVE | 13 | 2014 best-selling novel about a neighborhood curmudgeon who befriends the family next door: 4 wds. |
| 37% | YOGIBERRA | 9 | Player with the most seasons (10) on a World Series-winning team |
| 37% | SEVEN | 5 | With 42-Down, "All the world's a stage" subject |
| 37% | INDOORCAT | 9 | Family member with a window to the world |
| 37% | HOMEWARDBOUND | 13 | "___: The Incredible Journey," 1993 adventure comedy film starring Robert Hays which is about three pets that embark on a journey to reunite with their owners: 2 wds. |
| 37% | STARDUST | 8 | 39-Across novel about a half-Faerie boy who rescues a girl who falls from the sky |
| 37% | HAPPYPLACE | 10 | Emily Henry novel about a couple pretending to still be together while vacationing with friends (2 wds.) |
| 37% | TARBABY | 7 | 1981 novel about the interplay of privilege and poverty in a Caribbean romance |
| 37% | FRANKMUIR | 9 | Author of 1993 novel The Walpole Orange and 1997 autobiography A Kentish Lad |
| 37% | LADYEVE | 7 | 1941 Preston Sturges comedy about a con artist and her father, with The |