| 100% | AHAT | 4 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for ___" (Oliver Sacks book) |
| 95% | HAT | 3 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a ___" (Oliver Sacks book) |
| 81% | AHAT | 4 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for ____" (1985 book) |
| 81% | AHAT | 4 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for ___" (1985 book) |
| 80% | OLIVER | 6 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" writer Sacks |
| 80% | SACKS | 5 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" writer Oliver |
| 73% | NYMAN | 5 | Michael —, composer whose works include 1986 opera The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat |
| 71% | AHAT | 4 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for ___" (1985 best seller) |
| 53% | HAT | 3 | Oliver Sacks wrote (in 1985) about Dr. P who apparently mistook his wife for one of these |
| 45% | IAN | 3 | English author ___ McEwan who won the Man Booker Prize for his novel "Amsterdam" |
| 41% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | Ernest ___, American novelist who is famous for his novel "The Old Man and the Sea" |
| 39% | LOT | 3 | His wife took a turn for the worse |
| 39% | RARE | 4 | The man asked for his steak cooked medium-___ |
| 39% | SALMANRUSHDIE | 13 | Author who won the Man Booker Prize in 1981 for "Midnight's Children": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ELEANORCATTON | 13 | Canadian author who won the Man Booker Prize for "The Luminaries": 2 wds. |
| 39% | WIDOWER | 7 | A man who has lost his wife |
| 38% | ISAACHAYES | 10 | "Soul Man" singer who won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his work on the film "Shaft": 2 wds. |
| 38% | HILARYMANTEL | 12 | English writer who has won two Man Booker Prizes for her novels "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up The Bodies": 2 wds. |
| 37% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | "Lilies of the Field" actor who won a Grammy for the spoken word recording of his book "The Measure of a Man": 2 wds. |
| 37% | JULIANBARNES | 12 | English author who won the Man Booker Prize for "The Sense of an Ending": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ERRED | 5 | The man asked his wife which tie she pref___ him to wear |
| 36% | ELI | 3 | One of the Manning brothers who plays for New York Giants |
| 36% | MARGARET | 8 | ___ Atwood, author who won the Man Booker Prize in 2000 for "The Blind Assassin" |
| 36% | YANN | 4 | ___ Martel, author who won the Man Booker Prize in 2002 for "Life of Pi" |
| 36% | PENELOPE | 8 | Wife of 16-Across who waited patiently for his return |
| 36% | ATE | 3 | The young man was late for his d___ with girlfriend |
| 36% | ELI | 3 | Manning who has been quarterback for the Giants since 2004 |
| 35% | MARKTWAIN | 9 | Pen name of Samuel Clemens who is famous for his book "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer": 2 wds. |
| 35% | HERA | 4 | Zeus' wife, who competed for the apple of discord |
| 35% | OLGA | 4 | Tokarczuk who won the 2018 Man Booker International Prize |