| 100% | PETULENGRO | 10 | Jasper —, character in novels by George Borrow including The Romany Rye and Lavengro |
| 36% | UNCLASSED | 9 | The —, 1884 novel by George Gissing featuring the characters Osmond Waymark and Julian Casti |
| 35% | SHIP | 4 | "___ of Theseus," novel by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst where the story includes notes in the margins and hidden letters |
| 33% | SHADESOFGREY | 12 | "Fifty ___," erotic novel trilogy written by E.L. James in which the main characters are Christian Grey and Ana Steele: 3 wds. |
| 31% | SOREL | 5 | Julien —, central character in 1830 Stendhal novel The Red and the Black |
| 31% | MARTIAN | 7 | The —, novel by George du Maurier published posthumously in 1897 |
| 31% | AMYDORRIT | 9 | Title character of an 1857 novel by Charles Dickens born and raised in the Marshalsea debtors' prison |
| 31% | MIKEHAMMER | 10 | Private eye in novels by Mickey Spillane, such as I, the Jury and My Gun Is Quick |
| 31% | HAMMER | 6 | Mike —, private eye in novels by Mickey Spillane, such as I, the Jury and My Gun Is Quick |
| 30% | BETHMARCH | 9 | Character in Louisa M Alcott novel Little Women played on screen by Claire Danes and Jean Parker |
| 30% | VESPERLYND | 10 | Character in Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale portrayed on screen by Ursula Andress and Eva Green |
| 30% | THELUCKOFTHE | 12 | & 8A 1935 novel by P G Wodehouse featuring the characters Lotus Blossom and Gertrude Butterwick |
| 30% | SURVIVOR | 8 | 1999 satirical novel by Chuck Palahniuk in which the chapters and pages are numbered backwards |
| 30% | THEROMANYRYE | 12 | 1857 semi-autobiographical novel by George Borrow |
| 30% | THEROMANYRYE | 12 | Semi-autobiographical 1857 novel by George Borrow |
| 30% | JOHNSTEED | 9 | Character played by Patrick Macnee in ITV series The Avengers and The New Avengers |
| 30% | ANITA | 5 | &25A Author of novels In Custody and The Village by the Sea |
| 30% | DOC | 3 | Character voiced by Roy Atwell in 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| 30% | SNEEZY | 6 | Character voiced by Billy Gilbert in 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| 29% | DESAI | 5 | Anita —, author of the novels In Custody and The Village by the Sea |
| 29% | BENSONDUBOIS | 12 | TV character played by Robert Guillaume in the 1970s and 1980s (2 wds.) |
| 29% | STRANGER | 8 | "The ___," novel by Albert Camus published in 1942 which follows the life of a character named Meursault |
| 29% | DELATOUR | 8 | Georges —, French Baroque painter whose works include Job Taunted by his Wife and The Dice Players |
| 29% | DANIELDERONDA | 13 | 1876 novel by 42-Across featuring the characters Hugo Mallinger and Gwendolen Harleth (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ADAMSEL | 7 | & 25A 1919 P G Wodehouse novel featuring the characters Maud Marsh and George Bevan |
| 29% | THOMASLYNLEY | 12 | Fictional Scotland Yard inspector featured in 20 novels by Elizabeth George, including 16-Across and 49-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | GAMP | 4 | Sarah —, character in 1844 Charles Dickens novel The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit noted for her large umbrella |