| 100% | SAGE | 4 | "Riders of the Purple ___" (Zane Grey novel) |
| 95% | SAGE | 4 | "Riders of the Purple ___" (Tom Mix film based on a Zane Grey novel) |
| 71% | ZANE | 4 | "Riders of the Purple Sage" author Grey |
| 71% | ZANE | 4 | "Riders of the Purple Sage" novelist Grey |
| 67% | ZANEGREY | 8 | Riders of the Purple Sage author |
| 63% | ZANE | 4 | Grey who wrote "Riders of the Purple Sage" |
| 61% | PECOS | 5 | Zane Grey's "West of the ___" |
| 59% | SAGE | 4 | "Riders of the Purple _____" |
| 58% | GREY | 4 | "Riders of the Purple Sage" novelist |
| 58% | GREY | 4 | "Riders of the Purple Sage" author |
| 58% | TOMMIX | 6 | "Riders of the Purple Sage" star |
| 58% | ZANEGREY | 8 | "Riders of the Purple Sage" author |
| 58% | GREY | 4 | "Riders of the Purple Sage" writer |
| 58% | UTAH | 4 | "Riders of the Purple Sage" setting |
| 57% | JILLY | 5 | & 18D Author of the novels Polo and Riders |
| 54% | ANNEBRONTE | 10 | Author of the novels Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall |
| 54% | WALKER | 6 | Alice —, author of 1982 novel The Color Purple |
| 53% | ANNE | 4 | & 9A Author of the novels Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall |
| 51% | AYESHA | 6 | 1905 novel by H Rider Haggard subtitled The Return of She |
| 51% | ZORRO | 5 | Rider of the horse Tornado |
| 51% | ELCID | 5 | Rider of the steed Babieca |
| 51% | OLLIVANT | 8 | Alfred —, author of 1898 novel Owd Bob: The Grey Dog of Kenmuir |
| 50% | ALICEWALKER | 11 | Author of the 1982 novel "The Color Purple," which was made into a 1985 movie: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ELCID | 5 | Rider of the war horse Babieca |
| 49% | ODIN | 4 | Rider of the eight-legged horse Sleipnir |
| 47% | ERNE | 4 | Zane Grey's masked rider |
| 47% | ZHIVAGO | 7 | Title character of the 1958 Nobel novel |
| 46% | EYE | 3 | "___ of the Needle" (Ken Follett spy novel) |