| 100% | BIOS | 4 | "About the author" write-ups, for short |
| 70% | BIO | 3 | "About the author" info, for short |
| 70% | BIO | 3 | "About the Author" section, for short |
| 70% | BIOS | 4 | "About the author" sections, for short |
| 67% | BIO | 3 | "About the author" section in a book, for short |
| 66% | BIO | 3 | Blurb in an "About the Author" section, for short |
| 56% | LECARRE | 7 | Author known for the intelligence of his writing? |
| 56% | BIO | 3 | Blurb about an author, for short |
| 55% | NONFICTION | 10 | Type of book where the author writes about real events like Michelle Obama's "Becoming": Hyph. |
| 55% | RABELAIS | 8 | French author, wrote about the giant Pantagruel |
| 54% | OKED | 4 | Gave the thumbs up, for short |
| 54% | MAX | 3 | The upper limit, for short |
| 54% | BIO | 3 | "About Me" write-up, for short |
| 54% | TIL | 3 | Up to the time that, for short |
| 54% | TIL | 3 | Up to the point that, for short |
| 54% | TBA | 3 | Up in the air, for short |
| 54% | TBD | 3 | Up in the air, for short |
| 53% | BAUM | 4 | Author who wrote about the Land of Oz |
| 52% | ORR | 3 | Author of the short story on which All About Eve was based, Mary ___ |
| 52% | AYNRAND | 7 | Author who wrote "Anyone who fights for the future, lives in it today" |
| 52% | OBIT | 4 | Write-up about a recently deceased person, for short |
| 52% | BOOKREPORT | 10 | Write-up about a novel, for example |
| 52% | DANRHODES | 9 | Author of 2001 short story collection Don't Tell Me the Truth About Love |
| 51% | SEN | 3 | Upper chamber of the Congress, for short |
| 51% | OBIT | 4 | Memorial write-up, for short |
| 50% | ONKP | 4 | Cleaning up the mess, for short? |
| 50% | CHEM | 4 | Science class in which you learn about the periodic table, for short |
| 49% | RAS | 3 | They may do write-ups, for short |
| 49% | AMP | 3 | To pump up the sound, for short |
| 49% | TBD | 3 | Still up in the air, for short |