| 100% | ERICAMBLER | 10 | "Epitaph for a Spy" author |
| 97% | AMBLER | 6 | "Epitaph for a Spy" author Eric |
| 82% | AMBLER | 6 | Eric —, author of novels Epitaph for a Spy and Judgment on Deltchev |
| 67% | RIPSNORTER | 10 | Epitaph for a bull? |
| 65% | INTEL | 5 | Info for a spy |
| 63% | COVERTOPERATIONS | 16 | *Good and bad for a spy |
| 61% | HERSEY | 6 | A Bell for Adano author |
| 59% | SAFEHOUSE | 9 | Place for a spy to hole up: 2 wds. |
| 59% | JEWELSVERNE | 11 | Nickname for a glitzy author? |
| 57% | INTEL | 5 | Information gathered by a spy, for short |
| 57% | MOLE | 4 | "Animal" name for a type of spy |
| 57% | INTEL | 5 | What a spy may collect, for short |
| 57% | INTEL | 5 | Info from a spy drone, for short |
| 55% | ROYALTY | 7 | Regal sounding term for a payment to an author |
| 55% | SECRETAGENT | 11 | Spy acting for a country |
| 54% | AMES | 4 | Aldrich who was a spy for the K.G.B. |
| 54% | TURNEDTERN | 10 | Shorebird who's become a spy for the other side? |
| 54% | BIO | 3 | Author's introduction in a book, for short |
| 54% | BIO | 3 | Author information on a dust jacket, for short |
| 53% | INFILTRATE | 10 | Join a group, as for spying |
| 53% | GHOSTWRITER | 11 | Author who'll never make a name for himself |
| 53% | EAPOE | 5 | Author of "MS. Found in a Bottle," for short |
| 52% | RUSHDIE | 7 | A fatwa was issued for this author in late 80s |
| 51% | PEN | 3 | Utensil for an author at a book signing |
| 51% | COMPILER | 8 | Author collecting sources for a paper |
| 51% | VERNE | 5 | Author with a restaurant at the Eiffel Tower named for him |
| 50% | BIO | 3 | "About the author" section in a book, for short |
| 50% | POSTOPERATIVE | 13 | Spy who works for a Washington paper? |
| 50% | AGATHAS | 7 | Mystery awards named for a British author |
| 49% | LECARRE | 7 | "A Perfect Spy" author |