| 100% | DAS | 3 | The beginning of Lothar-Günther Buchheim's 1973 novel that follows U-96 |
| 38% | ERA | 3 | The Postwar ___ (span of US history that began in 1945) |
| 37% | SHUTTERISLAND | 13 | 2010 psychological thriller directed by Martin Scorsese that follows the story of a U.S. Marshal's investigation of a psychiatric facility: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TALE | 4 | "The Handmaid's ___," Margaret Atwood's 1985 dystopian novel that follows the journey of a woman in a totalitarian state |
| 35% | NAUSEA | 6 | 1938 novel that begins, “These notebooks were found among the papers of Antoine Roquentin. They are published without alteration” |
| 34% | NEW | 3 | Word that begins the names of four US states |
| 34% | MORTALENEMIES | 13 | Pair at the beginning of some romance novels |
| 34% | ATL | 3 | Ocean that's east of the US: Abbr. |
| 33% | SEIS | 4 | Número of Mexican states that border the U.S. |
| 33% | MEXICO | 6 | Country that is directly south of the U.S. |
| 33% | DUNE | 4 | Novel that begins on the planet Caladan |
| 33% | HER | 3 | "___ Story," interactive video game that follows the case of Hannah Smith's dead husband |
| 33% | EROICA | 6 | Symphony that marked the beginning of Beethoven's "middle period" |
| 33% | EAGLE | 5 | "Bald" raptor that's the national bird of the US |
| 33% | EUDORA | 6 | & 19D US author of 1972 novel The Optimist's Daughter |
| 33% | EUDORA | 6 | & 3D US author of 1972 novel The Optimist's Daughter |
| 33% | MAINE | 5 | State that's the largest U.S. producer of lobsters |
| 33% | NIAGARA | 7 | River that forms part of the U.S.-Canada border |
| 33% | RECESS | 6 | Disney's animated series that follows the lives of six elementary school children |
| 32% | TURNAROUND | 10 | Refrain that begins Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” |
| 32% | RUGRATS | 7 | Cartoon that follows the adventures of toddlers |
| 32% | BAHAI | 5 | Faith that follows teachings of The Báb |
| 32% | ISLAM | 5 | Religion that follows the teachings of Muhammad |
| 32% | EAST | 4 | Part of the U.S. that's usually first with election returns |
| 32% | WACOTEXAS | 9 | Southwestern city that produces most of the U.S.'s Snickers bars |
| 32% | IRS | 3 | Organization that collects taxes on behalf of the U.S. government: Abbr. |
| 32% | KUDZU | 5 | Plant that has become invasive in much of the Eastern U.S. |
| 32% | CSPAN | 5 | TV channel that streams the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives |
| 32% | CRASH | 5 | 1973 novel about symphorophilia, or the erotic fetishization of tragedies |