| 100% | JACK | 4 | ___ Kerouac, Beat Generation writer best known for his work "On the Road" |
| 63% | NEAL | 4 | ___ Cassady, Beat Generation writer best known for his autobiographical novel "The First Third" |
| 60% | BURROUGHS | 9 | William S. ___, Beat Generation writer best known for his novel "Naked Lunch" |
| 47% | GINSBERG | 8 | Allen ___, Beat Generation poet best known for his poem "Howl" |
| 46% | GARY | 4 | ___ Snyder, Beat Generation poet best known for his collection of poems "Turtle Island" |
| 46% | DIXON | 5 | Jeremiah —, English surveyor best known for his work with Charles Mason on resolving a boundary dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania |
| 45% | DIXON | 5 | Jeremiah —, 18th-century English surveyor best known for his work with Charles Mason on resolving a boundary dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania |
| 43% | KURALT | 6 | Charles known for his "On the Road" segments |
| 43% | GALEN | 5 | Ancient doctor known for his work on anatomy |
| 43% | DARWIN | 6 | Evolutionist known for his work on giant tortoises |
| 43% | ALAN | 4 | Composer ___ Menken best known for his work with Disney |
| 43% | BOOLE | 5 | Mathematician George known for his work on logic gates |
| 42% | PENN | 4 | ___ Jillette, magician best known for his work with fellow magician Teller |
| 41% | EULER | 5 | Leonhard —, 18th-century mathematician noted for his work on the calculus of variation |
| 41% | IAN | 3 | ___ Somerhalder, actor best known for his role on "The Vampire Diaries" |
| 40% | PRATCHETT | 9 | Terry —, late fantasy writer best known for the Discworld series of novels |
| 39% | DOPPLER | 7 | Christian —, 19th-century mathematician and physicist noted for his work on the frequency of light and sound waves |
| 39% | AHA | 3 | Band best known for the hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 39% | AHA | 3 | Band best known for the song "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 39% | PAT | 3 | ___ on the back (appreciation for good work) |
| 38% | MICHELANGELO | 12 | Sculptor best known for the Pietà and his statue of David |
| 38% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American gothic writer known for his works like "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart": 3 wds. |
| 38% | DANNY | 5 | ___ Trejo, Mexican-American actor well known for his role as Machete in the "Spy Kids" series |
| 37% | HPLOVECRAFT | 11 | American gothic writer known for his works like "The Shadow Out of Time" and "The Dunwich Horror": 3 wds. |
| 37% | TINA | 4 | ___ Fey, comedian best known for her work on SNL |
| 37% | STEPHENKING | 11 | American gothic writer known for his works like "It" and "The Shining" that were adapted into movies: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PAVE | 4 | Work on the road |
| 37% | PAVES | 5 | Works on the road? |
| 37% | PAVED | 5 | Worked on the road? |
| 37% | TARS | 4 | Works on the road |