| 100% | KITERUNNER | 10 | The —, 2003 debut novel by Khaled Hosseini |
| 67% | THEKITERUNNER | 13 | 2003 novel by Khaled Hosseini: 3 wds. |
| 54% | KITE | 4 | “The ___ Runner” (novel by Khaled Hosseini) |
| 50% | SUNS | 4 | “A Thousand Splendid ___” (novel by Khaled Hosseini) |
| 49% | RATS | 4 | The —, 1974 debut novel by James Herbert |
| 49% | BEACH | 5 | The —, 1996 debut novel by Alex Garland |
| 49% | DESCENDANT | 10 | The —, 1897 debut novel by Ellen Glasgow |
| 49% | MONKEYKING | 10 | The —, 1978 debut novel by Timothy Mo |
| 49% | AURORADAWN | 10 | Debut novel by 43-Across subtitled "Or, the True History of Andrew Reale" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | KITERUNNER | 10 | Best-selling 2003 Khaled Hosseini novel, with "The" |
| 48% | KILLINGFLOOR | 12 | Debut novel by 25-Across that was the basis for the first season of "Reacher" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | GREATINDOORS | 12 | The —, 2003 novel by Sabine Durrant |
| 47% | KNOW | 4 | The —, 2003 novel by Martina Cole |
| 47% | GOODWIFE | 8 | The —, 2003 novel by Elizabeth Buchan |
| 46% | MANOFWAR | 8 | 2003 novel by Alexander Kent set in the West Indies |
| 46% | TIMETRAVELERS | 13 | "The ___ Wife," bestselling debut novel by Audrey Niffenegger published in 2003 about a man who moves through time and his wife: 2 wds. |
| 46% | HORNETSNEST | 11 | The —, 2003 book by Jimmy Carter subtitled A Novel of the Revolutionary War |
| 46% | THEHORNETSNEST | 14 | 2003 novel by 46-Across about the Revolutionary War (3 wds.) |
| 46% | KITE | 4 | "The ___ Runner" book by Khaled Hosseini |
| 46% | ATHOUSANDSPLENDIDSUNS | 21 | 2007 Khaled Hosseini novel celebrating many, many great Phoenix NBA players throughout the years? |
| 45% | KITE | 4 | "The ___ Runner," book by Khaled Hosseini which features the line "For you, a thousand times over" |
| 44% | THEKITERUNNER | 13 | Khaled Hosseini novel on the American Library Association's Top Ten Challenged Books List for 2012: 3 wds. |
| 43% | FACTORY | 7 | The Wasp __, debut dystopian novel by Iain Banks |
| 43% | QUEENIE | 7 | Debut novel by Candice Carty-Williams |
| 43% | UNCOMMON | 8 | Debut novel by Tom Hanks, __ Type |
| 42% | WENDY | 5 | & 7A The —, 2003 novel by Imogen Edwards-Jones |
| 42% | TATTOOED | 8 | & 22D The —, 2003 novel by Joyce Carol Oates |
| 42% | CASINOROYALE | 12 | 1953 debut novel by Ian Fleming |
| 42% | ATIMETOKILL | 11 | 1989 debut novel by John Grisham |