| 100% | EAPOE | 5 | "The Pit and the Pendulum" author, in brief |
| 73% | POE | 3 | "The Pit and the Pendulum" author |
| 72% | POE | 3 | "The Pit and the Pendulum" author, Edgar Allan ___ |
| 72% | POE | 3 | "The Pit and the Pendulum" author Edgar Allan ___ |
| 59% | POE | 3 | "The Pit and the Pendulum" writer |
| 59% | POETALE | 7 | "The Pit and the Pendulum," e.g. |
| 55% | NYC | 3 | Home of the Met and the Mets, in brief |
| 54% | ETAL | 4 | And all the rest, in brief |
| 53% | ORGS | 4 | Red Cross and the like, in brief |
| 53% | ETAL | 4 | And more of the same, in brief |
| 53% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American writer who is famous for his work "The Pit and the Pendulum": 3 wds. |
| 51% | BENJONSON | 9 | Author of stage plays The Alchemist and Volpone who died in 1637 |
| 51% | MLK | 3 | Author of the "Letter From Birmingham Jail," in brief |
| 50% | BBQS | 4 | Things with spits and pits, in brief |
| 50% | ANON | 4 | Like the author of "Beowulf," in brief |
| 50% | LYNNE | 5 | Author of the novels The Indian in the Cupboard and The L-Shaped Room |
| 49% | NEIL | 4 | & 12D Author of stage plays Barefoot in the Park and The Dinner Party |
| 49% | JONSON | 6 | Ben —, author of stage plays The Alchemist and Volpone who died in 1637 |
| 49% | NYC | 3 | Home of the Met, the Whitney and the Frick, in brief |
| 49% | SNL | 3 | Source of the films "The Blues Brothers" and "Coneheads," in brief |
| 49% | NGOS | 4 | The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund, e.g., in brief |
| 49% | DRSEUSS | 7 | Author of Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham |
| 49% | NEIL | 4 | & 14A Author of the stage plays Barefoot in the Park and The Dinner Party |
| 49% | GIBB | 4 | Camilla —, author of novels Sweetness in the Belly and The Beauty of Humanity Movement |
| 49% | ALEC | 4 | & 19D Author of novels A Spy in the Family and The Loom of Youth |
| 49% | ALEC | 4 | & 9D Author of novels A Spy in the Family and The Loom of Youth |
| 49% | ALEC | 4 | & 22A Author of novels A Spy in the Family and The Loom of Youth |