| 100% | POLO | 4 | Source for "Book of the Marvels of the World," circa 1300 |
| 48% | EREADER | 7 | Source of books adapted for the screen |
| 46% | EDDA | 4 | Source for Wagner's "The Ring of the Nibelung" |
| 45% | PAST | 4 | "Remembrance of Things ___," book by Marcel Proust that holds the world record for longest novel |
| 45% | ATLAS | 5 | Book of the world |
| 42% | DNS | 3 | The "phone book of the internet," for short |
| 42% | ENGADGET | 8 | One of the highest-paid blogs in the world which is the go-to source for tech news and reviews |
| 42% | TANEHISICOATES | 14 | African-American author of "Between the World and Me," winner of the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TEMPEST | 7 | Source of the phrase "brave new world," with "The" |
| 42% | EPH | 3 | The tenth book of the New Testament, for short |
| 42% | ESTHER | 6 | Books of the Bible named for women: Ruth and __ |
| 42% | ETS | 3 | "The War of the Worlds" villains, for short |
| 42% | PAPYRUS | 7 | Material for the Book of the Dead |
| 42% | MACC | 4 | Hebrew book of the Bible, for short |
| 41% | EPH | 3 | Tenth book of the New Testament, for short |
| 41% | EQUATOR | 7 | Source of division around the world? |
| 41% | GREY | 4 | "Fifty Shades of ___," book by E. L. James that holds the world record for fastest adult paperback to sell a million copies |
| 41% | SEVENSEAS | 9 | Collective name for all of the world's oceans |
| 41% | ARABIANSEA | 10 | Locale for much of the world's oil shipping |
| 41% | MUGS | 4 | Keepsakes for some of the world's greatest dads? |
| 41% | WAKANDA | 7 | Source of Vibranium in the Marvel universe |
| 41% | ATLAS | 5 | Book that readers think the world of |
| 41% | RINGS | 5 | "The Lord of the ___," book by J. R. R. Tolkien that holds the world record for the novel with the most video games based on it |
| 41% | EWE | 3 | Source of the milk for Romano cheese |
| 41% | GOAT | 4 | Source of the milk for chèvre cheese |
| 40% | YWCA | 4 | Org. that once used the slogan "In Service for the Girls of the World" |
| 40% | WOBBLIES | 8 | Nickname for members of the Industrial Workers of the World |
| 40% | EWE | 3 | Source of the milk for pecorino Romano cheese |
| 40% | ALPACA | 6 | Source of the robe material for Incan royalty |
| 40% | CPA | 3 | Balancer of the books, for short |