| 100% | MYANTONIA | 9 | Final novel in 29-Across's Great Plains trilogy (2 wds.) |
| 83% | OPIONEERS | 9 | First novel in 29-Across's Great Plains trilogy (2 wds.) |
| 55% | THEFOURWINDS | 12 | Novel by 29-Across set in the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl era (3 wds.) |
| 53% | OPIONEERS | 9 | First novel in Willa Cather's Great Plains trilogy |
| 46% | WILLACATHER | 11 | American novelist who wrote the Great Plains trilogy of 15-Across, "The Song of the Lark," and 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | OPIONEERS | 9 | First novel in Cather's "Great Plains" trilogy |
| 45% | THESCHOLOMANCE | 14 | Trilogy of novels by 27-Across set in a magic school (2 wds.) |
| 43% | THEAWAKENING | 12 | First novel in 39-Across's "The Dragon Heart Legacy" fantasy series (2 wds.) |
| 42% | GOINGROGUE | 10 | Novel in Janet Evanovich's 32-Across series subtitled "Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | BREAKINGDAWN | 12 | Fourth and final novel in "The Twilight Saga" which was released as a two part movie in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PRETTYBIRDS | 11 | Bestselling novel by 29-Across/30-Across set in 1990s Sarajevo (2 wds.) |
| 40% | BILLMURRAY | 10 | "Groundhog Day" actor who played Peter Venkman in 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THEADDRESS | 10 | Novel by 39-Across set in New York City's apartment building The Dakota (2 wds.) |
| 40% | DANAYKROYD | 10 | "The Blues Brothers" actor who played Ray Stantz in 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | TOMMYKIRK | 9 | "Old Yeller" actor who played Wilby Daniels as a boy in 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | HEAVENSRIVER | 12 | Fourth novel in the "Bobiverse" science-fiction series by 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | BETTEMIDLER | 11 | "Beaches" actress who played witch Winnie Sanderson in 29-/30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DEADMANSWALK | 12 | Novel in 32-Across's "Lonesome Dove" adventure series that was adapted as a TV miniseries (3 wds.) |
| 38% | KATHYNAJIMY | 11 | "Sister Act" actress who played witch Mary Sanderson in 29-/30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GLASSHOUSES | 11 | Most recent novel in the mystery series by 40-Across featuring 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | SHADOWTYRANTS | 13 | 2018 novel in the Oregon Files series by 18-Across and 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | JUSTONEEVILACT | 14 | Eighteenth novel in Elizabeth George's mystery series featuring 32-Across (4 wds.) |
| 38% | PAYMENTINBLOOD | 14 | Second novel in Elizabeth George's mystery series featuring 32-Across (3 wds.) |
| 37% | THEBATTLEOF | 11 | With 29-Across, subtitle of the final installment of the "Hobbit" trilogy: 3 wds. |
| 37% | AMERICANRUST | 12 | Novel by 31-Across set in a declining Pennsylvania steel town (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SMALLMERCIES | 12 | 2023 novel by 48-Across set in Boston (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MAYARUDOLPH | 11 | "Bridesmaids" actress who voices Smiler in 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | NEWMOON | 7 | Second novel in the "Twilight" series (2 wds.) |
| 37% | WINTERGARDEN | 12 | Novel by 29-Across that weaves a Russian fairy tale with a family's history (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MANNYJACINTO | 12 | Actor who played Yao on "Nine Perfect Strangers" and costarred in 29- and 42-Across: 2 wds. |