| 100% | COLDMOUNTAIN | 12 | One of the best-selling historical novels of the 90s written by Charles Frazier about a soldier's journey back home during the Civil war: 2 wds. |
| 42% | HANNIBAL | 8 | One of the best-selling gothic novels of the 90s written by Thomas Harris that revolves around Lecter's life as a serial killer |
| 36% | INSOMNIA | 8 | One of the best-selling horror novels of the 90s written by Stephen King which revolves around Ralph Roberts and his dead wife |
| 35% | BADROMANCE | 10 | A 2009 hit by Lady Gaga which won two Grammys and has gone on to become one of the best selling singles of all time: 2 wds |
| 33% | SINGLELADIES | 12 | "___ (Put a Ring on It)," a song by Beyonce that has become one of the best-selling singles of all time: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HAMONRYE | 8 | Semi-autobiographical novel written by Charles Bukowski that tells of his coming-of-age during the Great Depression: 3 wds. |
| 31% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | One Direction's "Tell Me a Lie" was written by ___, winner of the first season of "American Idol": 2 wds. |
| 31% | NEUTRALTONES | 12 | 1867 melancholic poem written by Thomas Hardy about the end of a relationship: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MRSDALLOWAY | 11 | Virginia Woolf's novel about a day in the life of a woman in England post World War I: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ANNASEWELL | 10 | English novelist who published only one novel in her lifetime, "Black Beauty," which is one of the top ten best selling children's novels: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEANTIDOTE | 11 | 2025 novel by 30-Across about a Nebraska town during the Great Depression: 2 wds. |
| 30% | AYRTONSENNA | 11 | Brazilian F1 driver, regarded as one of the best ever, and died in a crash during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix : 2 wds. |
| 30% | BELL | 4 | "For Whom the ___ Tolls," novel by Ernest Hemingway about a volunteer attached to a guerrilla unit during Spanish Civil War |
| 30% | 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.) |
| 30% | THEPROPHET | 10 | Classic mystical work by 28-Across that's one of the best-selling books of all time (2 wds.) |
| 29% | SOCIALNETWORK | 13 | With "The," 2010 film about the early days of Facebook with a screenplay written by Aaron Sorkin : 2 wds. |
| 29% | DEARJOHN | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a US Army soldier whose father suffers from Asperger's syndrome: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LOVEYOURSELF | 12 | Justin Bieber's acoustic pop song written by him along with Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco which was the seventh best-selling song of 2016: 2 wds. |
| 29% | EYE | 3 | "The Bluest ___," 1970 novel written by Toni Morrison which is about a young girl growing up during the years of Great Depression |
| 29% | TAMBOURINEMAN | 13 | "Mr. ___," 1965 song written by Bob Dylan which is a part of his album, "Bringing It All Back Home": 2 wds. |
| 29% | THEHUNTRESS | 11 | Kate Quinn historical novel about the search for a war criminal after World War II (2 wds.) |
| 28% | ANXIOUSPEOPLE | 13 | 2020 best-selling novel about a group held hostage by a bank robber: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ROBERTCORMIER | 13 | "I Am the Cheese" writer whose 1974 novel, "The Chocolate War," was one of the ALA's Best Books for Young Adults (2 wds.) |
| 28% | TOLLS | 5 | "For Whom the Bell ___," novel by Ernest Hemingway, set in the Spanish Civil War and is regarded as one of his best works |
| 28% | TIGEREYES | 9 | Young adult novel by 38-Across about a girl coping with the death of her father (2 wds.) |
| 28% | THEVELVETEEN | 12 | "___ Rabbit," children's book written by Margery Williams about a stuffed rabbit's desire to come to life through the owner's love: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JIMMYCARTER | 11 | Former US president who authored the book "The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War": 2 wds. |
| 28% | ASI | 3 | "___ Lay Dying," 1930 novel by William Faulkner, the title of which is derived from Homer's "Odyssey": 2 wds. |
| 27% | TOCALIFORNIA | 12 | "Going ___" 1971 ballad written by the rock band Led Zeppelin which was a part of the band's untitled fourth album: 2 wds. |
| 27% | UNCLEOSWALD | 11 | "My ___," Roald Dahl's adult novel published in 1979 about a man discovering the aphrodisiac powers of the Sudanese blister beetle: 2 wds. |