| 100% | AISFORALIBI | 11 | Title of the first book in the 17-Across series |
| 63% | ZISFORZERO | 10 | Title of the unwritten finale to the 17-Across series |
| 62% | GOT | 3 | First book in the series "A Song of Ice and Fire," familiarly |
| 57% | ATLANTA | 7 | Georgia city that's the title location of 17-Across's FX series about cousins in the rap industry |
| 56% | WIMPY | 5 | Meek, as in the title of a "Diary" series of kids' books |
| 56% | RLSTINE | 7 | Author referred to as "Stephen King of children's literature" who wrote the first book of the Goosebumps series in 1992 |
| 55% | PROVOLONE | 9 | In favor of the first book?: Abbr. |
| 55% | ABANDONED | 9 | Deserted, and the title of the second novel in 27-Across's "Donovan" series |
| 55% | PARIAH | 6 | Outcast, and the title of the third novel in 27-Across's "Donovan" series |
| 55% | ADRIFT | 6 | Floating aimlessly, and the title of the fifth novel in 27-Across's "Donovan" series |
| 55% | RECKONING | 9 | Final settlement, and the title of the sixth novel in 27-Across's "Donovan" series |
| 54% | DEADHOUSE | 9 | "Welcome to ___," the first book in the original Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine: 2 wds. |
| 54% | DEADSIMPLE | 10 | 2005 novel by Peter James; first book in the Roy Grace series |
| 54% | LORDBROCKTREE | 13 | First book (chronologically) in the "Redwall" series by 50-Across (2 wds.) |
| 53% | DARKOFTHEMOON | 13 | First book in a series of novels by John Sandford featuring 46-Across (4 wds.) |
| 53% | ADAM | 4 | First human in the Book of Genesis |
| 53% | THEROGUECREW | 12 | Last book in the "Redwall" series of children's fantasy novels by 50-Across (3 wds.) |
| 53% | JAY | 3 | First name of the title character in "The Great Gatsby" |
| 52% | HAN | 3 | First name of the title character in "Solo" |
| 52% | WISDOM | 6 | "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of ___": Thomas Jefferson |
| 52% | HONESTY | 7 | "The first chapter in the book of wisdom," to Jefferson |
| 52% | TOY | 3 | First word in the titles of three Pixar movies |
| 52% | TOY | 3 | First word in the titles of four Pixar movies |
| 52% | BANG | 4 | Sound suggested by the first letters of the words in 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across |
| 52% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | EDEN | 4 | Humans' first home in the Book of Genesis |
| 51% | TWILIGHT | 8 | First book in a series of vampire novels by Stephenie Meyer |
| 51% | ILUVU | 5 | Start of the song title in the 25 Across clue, but imagine it on Valentine's Day candy |
| 50% | BABAR | 5 | King of the elephants in a children's book series |
| 50% | EVE | 3 | First woman mentioned in the Book of Genesis |