| 100% | ECO | 3 | "A Theory of Semiotics" author |
| 67% | JOHNRAWLS | 9 | US philosopher who authored A Theory of Justice |
| 59% | LOCKE | 5 | Philosopher John who posited a theory of social contract |
| 57% | BIGBANG | 7 | A theory that explains the origin of the universe |
| 57% | GOGOL | 5 | "Diary of a Madman" author |
| 57% | DALI | 4 | "Diary of a Genius" author |
| 57% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | Author of A Moveable Feast |
| 56% | DEFOE | 5 | Author of a 1719 literary sensation |
| 56% | LEE | 3 | Author of "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 56% | HARPERLEE | 9 | Author of To Kill a Mockingbird |
| 54% | LEE | 3 | Author Harper ___ of "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 54% | LEE | 3 | Author Harper of "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 54% | SCHEMA | 6 | A drawing representative of an idea or theory |
| 54% | MAO | 3 | Author of a once-popular book of quotations |
| 54% | MILNE | 5 | A. A. ___, the author of "Winnie the Pooh" |
| 53% | LOTT | 4 | Author of "Herding Cats: A Life in Politics" |
| 53% | UFO | 3 | Subject of a tinfoil hat theory |
| 53% | UFO | 3 | Subj. of a certain conspiracy theory |
| 53% | SARTON | 6 | "Journal of a Solitude" author May |
| 53% | CHOICE | 6 | Rational __ theory, a theory of economics |
| 52% | RLS | 3 | Author of a classic novel about treasure hunters: Abbr. |
| 52% | EAPOE | 5 | Author of "MS. Found in a Bottle," for short |
| 52% | ITALOSVEVO | 10 | Author of novels A Life and Zeno's Conscience |
| 52% | MILLER | 6 | American author of Death of a Salesman |
| 52% | LEE | 3 | Harper ___, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 51% | ERICIDLE | 8 | Author of "The Greedy Bastard Diary: A Comic Tour of America" |
| 50% | NICKHORNBY | 10 | Author of novels About A Boy and A Long Way Down |
| 50% | HALEY | 5 | Author with a book subtitled "The Saga of an American Family" |
| 50% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of a 1952 novel published in full in Life magazine |
| 50% | MERCURYWELLS | 12 | "The Island of Dr. Moreau" author, to a chemist? |