| 100% | ADAIR | 5 | "Love and Death on Long Island" writer Gilbert ___ |
| 100% | ADAIR | 5 | Love and Death on Long Island writer Gilbert ___ |
| 90% | ADAIR | 5 | “Love and Death on Long Island” writer Gilbert ___ |
| 77% | ADAIR | 5 | "Love and Death on Long Island" novelist Gilbert |
| 70% | ADAIR | 5 | Gilbert who wrote "Love and Death on Long Island" |
| 65% | ADAIR | 5 | Gilbert —, author of novels The Holy Innocents and Love and Death on Long Island |
| 64% | ADAIR | 5 | Gilbert —, author of the novels The Holy Innocents and Love and Death on Long Island |
| 38% | THEINN | 6 | Large non-profit org. based on Long Island that addresses the challenges of hunger, homelessness and poverty |
| 36% | HOFSTRA | 7 | University on Long Island |
| 36% | ADELPHI | 7 | University on Long Island |
| 36% | RYE | 3 | New York city on Long Island Sound...and a homophone of 11 Across |
| 35% | RYE | 3 | Town on Long Island Sound |
| 35% | MINEOLA | 7 | County seat on Long Island |
| 34% | NORTHSHORE | 10 | Where Port Jefferson is on Long Island |
| 34% | ISLIP | 5 | Town on Long Island's southern shore |
| 34% | ISLIP | 5 | Town on Long Island's South Shore |
| 34% | RYE | 3 | New York city on Long Island Sound |
| 34% | ISLIP | 5 | Town on Long Island’s South Shore |
| 33% | ODE | 3 | "___ to the Women on Long Island" (Olivia Gatwood poem) |
| 32% | BROOKLYN | 8 | Borough of New York City; westernmost county on Long Island |
| 31% | HITE | 4 | "Women and Love" writer |
| 31% | SHEREHITE | 9 | "Women and Love" writer |
| 30% | HITE | 4 | "Women and Love" writer Shere |
| 30% | SKI | 3 | Travel over snow on long and narrow pieces of wood |
| 30% | HMSPINAFORE | 11 | Gilbert and Sullivan operetta set on a ship |
| 30% | AKAROA | 6 | Long harbor on New Zealand's South Island |
| 29% | SCYTHE | 6 | Long curved blade on a handle carried by Death |
| 29% | NOEND | 5 | On and on for a long time (2 wds) |
| 29% | ECLAIR | 6 | Long pastry with chocolate on top and cream inside |
| 29% | PROSPER | 7 | On Star Trek, completes the phrase "Live Long and" |