| 100% | MYRONBOLITAR | 12 | Fictional basketball player-turned-sports agent who solves mysteries in a series of novels by 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | TESSMONAGHAN | 12 | Reporter-turned-investigator in a series of novels by 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ARMANDGAMACHE | 13 | Chief inspector in a series of mystery novels by Louise Penny (2 wds.) |
| 42% | TESSMONAGHAN | 12 | Reporter-turned-investigator in a series of crime novels by 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | DARKOFTHEMOON | 13 | First book in a series of novels by John Sandford featuring 46-Across (4 wds.) |
| 42% | CORKOCONNOR | 11 | Former small-town sheriff featured in a series of novels by William Kent Krueger, including "Iron Lake," 18-Across, and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | EVEDUNCAN | 9 | Forensic sculptor in a series of novels by Iris Johansen (2 wds.) |
| 40% | WAYSIDESCHOOL | 13 | Setting for a series of novels by 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | JOHNNYENGLISH | 13 | Fictional spy portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in a series of parody films: 2 wds. |
| 39% | KATHRYNDANCE | 12 | Fictional California Bureau of Investigation special agent created by 32-Across who appears in crossover novels with 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | THESCHOLOMANCE | 14 | Trilogy of novels by 27-Across set in a magic school (2 wds.) |
| 36% | THESEARCHER | 11 | 2020 novel by Tana French about a retired detective who begins investigating an old mystery in rural Ireland (2 wds.) |
| 36% | KILGORETROUT | 12 | Fictional novelist who appears in several novels by 41-Across, including "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Breakfast of Champions" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | WALTLONGMIRE | 12 | Sheriff of the fictional county of Absaroka, Wyoming, who is featured in 20 books by 40-Across and a 2012-2017 television series (2 wds.) |
| 34% | CASCA | 5 | Roman soldier in a series of novels by Barry Sadler beginning with 1979's The Eternal Mercenary |
| 34% | RAMONATHEPEST | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a girl starting kindergarten: 3 wds. |
| 34% | TRUEBELIEVER | 12 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a science journalist who falls in love with a girl in Boone Creek: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ONTOUR | 6 | Performing concerts in a series of locations: 2 wds. |
| 34% | HENRYANDRIBSY | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a boy and his dog: 3 wds. |
| 33% | EARTHSEACYCLE | 13 | Series of high fantasy novels and stories by 44-Across set on an otherworldly archipelago in an uncharted ocean (2 wds.) |
| 33% | TWILIGHT | 8 | First book in a series of vampire novels by Stephenie Meyer |
| 33% | THEFALLEN | 9 | Thriller novel by David Baldacci which was part of "Memory Man" series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 33% | WILLIAMMONK | 11 | Victorian inspector in a mystery series by novelist Anne Perry (2 wds.) |
| 32% | LASTSONG | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a 17 year old teen who is sent to stay with her father in the summer, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 32% | ELENASTANDISH | 13 | Photographer in a post-WWI mystery series by novelist Anne Perry (2 wds.) |
| 32% | TIMETRAVELERS | 13 | "The ___ Wife," bestselling debut novel by Audrey Niffenegger published in 2003 about a man who moves through time and his wife: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BOOKLOVERS | 10 | 2022 romance novel by 44-Across about a literary agent and an editor who meet cute while on vacation (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ALICEMCKINLEY | 13 | Character who progresses from childhood to adulthood over a series of 28 novels by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (2 wds.) |
| 32% | MALORY | 6 | "___ Towers," series of novels by Enid Blyton that is set in a girls' boarding school |
| 32% | THEPITTFAMILY | 13 | Household of Victorian investigators in a mystery series by novelist Anne Perry (3 wds.) |