| OUTLIERS | Malcolm Gladwell bat seller that explores the 10,000-hour rule |
| ENDURING | --- Love, Ian McEwan novel that explores the consequences of a bizarre accident |
| HOWITSMADE | TV series that explores the creation of everyday objects (3,3,4) |
| IROBOT | 1950 story collection that explores the moral implications of A.I. |
| TIPPING | *Malcolm Gladwell best seller, with "The" |
| DAVIDANDGOLIATH | ___ ___ ___: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (Bestseller by Malcolm Gladwell) |
| POINT | The Tipping ___, Malcolm Gladwell book (5) |
| BLINK | Best-selling 2005 book by Malcolm Gladwell |
| ROOTS | 1976 best seller that opens "four days upriver from the coast of The Gambia" |
| THEJOYOFSAX | '72 best-seller that opened the eyes about taboo subjects for many jazz musicians? |
| SEEDS | Brittany Shyne-directed film that will screen at Sundance; it explores the experience of Black farmers in the American South |
| MADE | Acronym for the Ballarat museum that explores democracy? (1,1,1,1) |
| ROVER | Type of vehicle which explores the surface of Mars and the moon. (5) |
| SEUSS | Author of a best seller that used only 50 different words |
| ATIMETOKILL | John Grisham's 1989 best seller that started his Jake Brigance series: 4 wds. |
| FANDANGO | Movie ticket seller that owns Rotten Tomatoes |
| ZEN | ___ and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance 1974 book by philosopher Robert M. Pirsig that explores his concept of Quality |
| BLUEPLANET | - - II; documentary in which Sir David Attenborough explores the oceans; the most-watched programme of 2017 (4,6) |
| ANIMALDREAMS | 1990 Barbara Kingsolver novel set in Arizona that explores Native American themes: 2 wds. |
| MRROBOT | 2010s TV series that explores hacktivism |