| 100% | SUSIE | 5 | "Fat Is a Feminist Issue" writer Orbach |
| 45% | MARY | 4 | I wrote "Frankenstein" and shared my name with my mother who was a writer and a feminist philosopher |
| 42% | GERTRUDESTEIN | 13 | ''Rose is a rose . . .'' writer |
| 40% | AHMED | 5 | "Living a Feminist Life" writer Sara |
| 40% | DANTE | 5 | He was a hell of a writer! |
| 40% | USBORDER | 8 | Part of it was a 2016 campaign issue |
| 39% | TEXT | 4 | Be all thumbs as a writer? |
| 39% | EGG | 3 | Poultry output that is a healthy source of fat |
| 39% | ROB | 3 | "Love Is a Mix Tape" writer Sheffield |
| 39% | EDICT | 5 | A famous one was issued at Nantes |
| 38% | MARDIGRAS | 9 | A celebration that is French for Fat Tuesday |
| 38% | IJEOMA | 6 | This Oluo is a Nigerian-American writer |
| 38% | INARABIC | 8 | How a fatwa might be issued |
| 37% | GERTRUDESTEIN | 13 | "A rose is a rose is a rose . . ." writer |
| 37% | DUMASPERE | 9 | Writer whom a Paris Métro station is named for |
| 37% | CARSON | 6 | "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" writer McCullers |
| 37% | INKWELL | 7 | Where a writer's point might be? |
| 36% | RUSHDIE | 7 | A fatwa was issued for this author in late 80s |
| 36% | RIPE | 4 | What an issue must be before a court |
| 36% | IDA | 3 | "The Business of Being a Woman" writer Tarbell |
| 36% | RECALL | 6 | It may be issued for a defective product |
| 36% | STET | 4 | "Leave as is," to a writer (anagram of "test") |
| 36% | HUGO | 4 | Writer who was a source for Verdi's "Rigoletto" |
| 36% | OZEKI | 5 | Ruth, writer of A Tale For The Time Being |
| 36% | BARBARELLA | 10 | 1968 Jane Fonda film, which she later said “could have been a feminist movie—and just as sexy” |
| 35% | OLIVE | 5 | Mediterranean fruit commonly used in Italian cuisine that is a healthy source of fat |
| 35% | AMYTAN | 6 | Writer whose first novel was adapted as a film by Wayne Wang |
| 35% | GLORIASTEINEM | 13 | Feminist who was a founder of Ms. magazine: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DENT | 4 | Fender issue that might be "popped out" by a mechanic |
| 35% | OCTAVIABUTLER | 13 | First science-fiction writer to be awarded a MacArthur grant |