| 100% | VIET | 4 | “The Sympathizer” novelist ___ Thanh Nguyen |
| 79% | VIET | 4 | ___ Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer-winning author of "The Sympathizer" |
| 77% | VIET | 4 | "The Sympathizer" author ___ Thanh Nguyen |
| 73% | CIA | 3 | Org. in Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer-winning novel "The Sympathizer" (abbr.) |
| 71% | VIET | 4 | Novelist ___ Thanh Nguyen |
| 71% | VIET | 4 | "The Sympathizer" Pulitzer winner __ Thanh Nguyen |
| 60% | SAIGON | 6 | City where the first scene of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s “The Sympathizer” takes place |
| 51% | VIET | 4 | Pulitzer Prize winner ___ Thanh Nguyen |
| 47% | TROLLOPE | 8 | The Barsetshire novels novelist |
| 47% | ANA | 3 | The Guardians novelist Castillo |
| 47% | RUSHDIE | 7 | The Satanic Verses novelist |
| 45% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | Novelist who penned The Godfather |
| 45% | MARY | 4 | HigginsClark, the novelist |
| 45% | AMANDA | 6 | Cross the novelist |
| 44% | DHLAWRENCE | 10 | Novelist/poet not playing the field? |
| 44% | AYN | 3 | Novelist ___ Rand of "We the Living" |
| 44% | TARTT | 5 | Novelist Donna, who wrote The Goldfinch |
| 44% | VIET | 4 | ___ Than Nguyen (Pulitzer-winning author of “The Sympathizer”) |
| 43% | KUNDERA | 7 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being novelist, Milan |
| 43% | CUSSLER | 7 | Novelist Clive who wrote Raise the Titanic! |
| 43% | CUSK | 4 | Novelist Rachel who wrote the “Outline” trilogy |
| 43% | AGATHACHRISTIE | 14 | Novelist known as the "Queen of Crime" |
| 43% | TOLSTOY | 7 | Novelist who fought in the Crimean War |
| 43% | PDJAMES | 7 | Novelist who created the detective Adam Dalgliesh |
| 43% | DEANKOONTZ | 10 | Novelist who wrote the "Odd Thomas" thrillers |
| 43% | DEFOE | 5 | "Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress" novelist |
| 43% | ALANPATON | 9 | "Cry, the Beloved Country" novelist |
| 43% | OUSTPROUST | 10 | Give novelist Marcel the boot? |
| 43% | AYNRAND | 7 | "We, the Living" novelist |
| 43% | SHUTE | 5 | "On the Beach" novelist |