| 100% | FUTILITY | 8 | Novel by Morgan Robertson that seemingly predicted the sinking of the Titanic |
| 41% | FOUR | 4 | "Nineteen Eighty-___," novel by George Orwell that seemingly predicted facial recognition technology |
| 39% | CARPATHIA | 9 | Ship that rescued survivors of the Titanic sinking |
| 39% | THOUSAND | 8 | "A ___ Ships," 2019 novel by Natalie Haynes that is a modern retelling of the Trojan War mythology |
| 38% | STAND | 5 | "___ on Zanzibar," novel by John Brunner that predicted the European Union |
| 37% | ELEVEN | 6 | "___ Minutes," 2003 novel by Paulo Coelho that follows the life of Maria |
| 37% | RAY | 3 | ___ Bradbury, author of "Fahrenheit 451," a novel that seemingly predicted modern reality TV |
| 37% | ELEKTRA | 7 | Novel by Jennifer Saint that's a retelling of Greek myths featuring the daughter of Agamemnon |
| 37% | DATE | 4 | "Save the ___," 2018 novel by Morgan Matson set against the backdrop of a wedding |
| 37% | SHIPS | 5 | "A Thousand ___," novel by Natalie Haynes that is a retelling of the Trojan War |
| 36% | ARIADNE | 7 | Novel by Jennifer Saint that's a retelling of Greek myths featuring the children of King Minos |
| 36% | SPOCKMUSTDIE | 12 | Original novel by 39-Across that was inspired by one of the principal characters of "Star Trek" (3 wds.) |
| 35% | SHINING | 7 | "The ___ Girls," 2013 novel by Lauren Beukes that was adapted into 2022 TV series of the same name |
| 35% | ROSE | 4 | "The Name of the ___," best-selling novel by Umberto Eco that was originally written in Italian |
| 35% | DOUBLEDUTCH | 11 | Sport that's the title of a 2002 novel by Sharon M. Draper |
| 35% | BIGLITTLELIES | 13 | Novel by 32-Across that was made into the 2017 HBO murder-mystery miniseries about seemingly perfect lives (3 wds.) |
| 35% | LIST | 4 | "The Guest ___," 2020 novel by Lucy Foley that is a murder mystery set against the backdrop of a wedding |
| 35% | EYRE | 4 | "Jane ___," a novel by Charlotte Bronte that has become one of the most famous novels of all time |
| 35% | THEMANSION | 10 | 1959 novel by William Faulkner that is the last of the trilogy on the Snopes family: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALEGACYOFSPIES | 14 | 2017 novel by John le Carré that wraps up the story of 30-Across (4 wds.) |
| 35% | ARAMIS | 6 | One of The Three Musketeers in the novel of that name by Alexandre Dumas |
| 35% | METRO | 5 | "___ 2033," video game that was inspired by Dmitry Glukhovsky novel of the same title |
| 35% | GAME | 4 | "Master of the ___," 1982 novel by Sidney Sheldon that follows Kate Blackwell's journey |
| 35% | DOMBEYANDSON | 12 | Novel by Charles Dickens that deals with the story of a shipping firm owner who is frustrated at not having a son to take care of the business: 3 wds. |
| 35% | SING | 4 | "Hear the Wind ___," 1979 novel by Haruki Murakami that is the first of the "Trilogy of the Rat" series |
| 35% | ALIVE | 5 | "Luckiest Girl ___," 2015 novel by Jessica Knoll that was adapted into 2022 mystery thriller movie of the same name |
| 35% | HAMMER | 6 | "The ___ of God," 1993 sci-fi novel by Arthur C. Clarke that is set in the year 2109 |
| 35% | KILLINGFLOOR | 12 | Debut novel by 25-Across that was the basis for the first season of "Reacher" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | PAST | 4 | "Remembrance of Things ___," book by Marcel Proust that holds the world record for longest novel |
| 34% | SONGS | 5 | "The ___ of Distant Earth," 1986 sci-fi novel by Arthur C. Clarke that is set in the early 3800s |