| 100% | CENTENARY | 9 | The __ of the Crossword, book by John Halpern |
| 57% | HOLYGHOST | 9 | Book by John Sandford which was part of the "Virgil Flowers" novel series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 56% | KAYHARKER | 9 | Hero of children's books The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights by John Masefield |
| 56% | OURSTARS | 8 | The Fault in __, 2012 book by John Green |
| 55% | OURSTARS | 8 | The Fault in __, book by John Green |
| 54% | LORD | 4 | "The ___ of the Rings," book by J.R.R. Tolkien |
| 53% | ACTS | 4 | Book of the Bible after John |
| 52% | NOBODY | 6 | The Diary of a __, humorous book by the Grossmiths |
| 52% | SPEED | 5 | "Business @ the ___ of Thought" (second book by Bill Gates) |
| 51% | ANSWERS | 7 | They're often at the back of a crossword book |
| 51% | ACTS | 4 | Fifth book of the New Testament, after John |
| 50% | PANAMA | 6 | The Tailor of __, spy novel by John le Carré |
| 50% | IKEA | 4 | Swedish store that's the subject of the book "Leading by Design" |
| 50% | BANVILLE | 8 | John —, author of 2005 Man Booker Prize winner The Sea |
| 50% | OLGADAPOLGA | 11 | The Tales of —, 1971 children’s book by Michael Bond |
| 50% | EZRA | 4 | Author of the Books of Chronicles, by tradition |
| 50% | IDINA | 5 | Real first name of the singer introduced by John Travolta at the 2014 Oscars as "Adele Dazeem" |
| 49% | WITCH | 5 | "The ___ of Portobello," 2006 book by Paulo Coelho that follows the life of Athena |
| 49% | HORNETSNEST | 11 | The —, 2003 book by Jimmy Carter subtitled A Novel of the Revolutionary War |
| 49% | JUDGES | 6 | Book of the Old Testament preceded by the Book of Joshua |
| 49% | ONLIBERTY | 9 | John Stuart Mill book that describes the tyranny of the majority |
| 49% | ZEN | 3 | "___ and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," book by Robert M. Pirsig |
| 49% | OUTLIERS | 8 | "___: The Story of Success," non-fiction book by Malcolm Gladwell |
| 49% | ZEN | 3 | "___ in the Art of Archery," book by Eugen Herrigel |
| 49% | OUR | 3 | "The Fault in ___ Stars," book by John Green |
| 48% | GIMLI | 5 | "The Lord of the Rings" dwarf played by John Rhys-Davies |
| 48% | BIGGLES | 7 | The pilot hero of W. E. Johns' children's books |
| 48% | EUPHUES | 7 | 1578 novel by John Lyly subtitled The Anatomy of Wit |