| 100% | NAOMIKLEIN | 10 | Author who described her book “Doppelganger” as being about “the horror of the society that flips fascist from within” (September, 2023) |
| 33% | JESMYNWARD | 10 | Author of “Let Us Descend,” about Annis, a enslaved girl who is separated from her mother and sold by her white father (October, 2023) |
| 32% | TOMWOLFE | 8 | Author of the 1979 book about space flight that 34-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 31% | FLAVIA | 6 | ___ Bujor, "The Prophecy of the Stones" author who published her first book when she was a teen |
| 30% | STEPHENKING | 11 | American author described as the "King of Horror" with the most number of book to film adaptations: 2 wds. |
| 29% | NOSE | 4 | Part of the face that could be described as Roman or Grecian |
| 28% | YODA | 4 | Movie character who is of the same species as Grogu from "The Mandalorian" |
| 28% | HOMECOMING | 10 | 2023 novel by 37-Across that tells the story of a journalist who uncovers secrets from the past |
| 27% | CARRIEFISHER | 12 | Author who wrote the film adaptation of her own "Postcards From the Edge": 2 wds. |
| 27% | PERES | 5 | Israeli president who was the author of 11 books |
| 27% | SANTOS | 6 | Congressman who was expelled from the House of Representatives following a months-long ethics investigation (December, 2023) |
| 27% | GIFT | 4 | "The Supreme ___," 1991 book by Paulo Coelho that was adapted from the works of Henry Drummond |
| 27% | SPARE | 5 | Royal memoir that was the best-selling nonfiction book of 2023 |
| 27% | KATHY | 5 | She is an American business leader who was appointed as the CEO of distribution company Graybar in 2012 |
| 27% | NAZGUL | 6 | Group of nine humans who are also known as the Black Riders from "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 26% | MARGARET | 8 | ___ Fuller, writer of the Transcendentalism era who is known for her book "Summer on the Lakes" |
| 26% | FIRE | 4 | Did you know that the book "___ from Heaven" by Mary Renault is about 44a's childhood? |
| 26% | KEVINMCCARTHY | 13 | Republican congressman who served as Speaker of the House from January to October 2023: 2 wds. |
| 26% | VELMA | 5 | ___ Dinkley, TV character from "Scooby-Doo" who is extremely smart and is seen as the "brains" of the group |
| 26% | SONDHEIM | 8 | Composer who wrote, about crosswords, "A good clue can give you all the pleasures of being duped that a mystery story can" |
| 26% | RANDY | 5 | ___ Breuer, NBA player from Milwaukee Bucks who at 7ft 3in was listed as one of the tallest players |
| 26% | CODA | 4 | Oscar winner about a teenager who is the only hearing member of her family |
| 26% | WANDER | 6 | "...Not all those who ___ are lost...," quote from "The Lord of the Rings" that is part of a poem written by Bilbo Baggins |
| 26% | OPRAH | 5 | Her first book club choice was "The Deep End of the Ocean" |
| 26% | INDRA | 5 | She is an Indian-American business head who was appointed as the CEO of food and beverage giant PepsiCo in 2006 |
| 26% | RLSTINE | 7 | Author referred to as "Stephen King of children's literature" who wrote the first book of the Goosebumps series in 1992 |
| 26% | GERTRUDESTEIN | 13 | "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" author who also wrote the children's book "The World Is Round" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | MING | 4 | Yao ___, Chinese NBA player from Houston Rockets who at 7ft 6in was listed as one of the tallest players |
| 26% | BHULLAR | 7 | Sim ___, Canadian NBA player from Sacramento Kings who at 7ft 5in was listed as one of the tallest players |
| 26% | MARKEATON | 9 | NBA player from Utah Jazz who at 7ft 4in was listed as one of the tallest players: 2 wds. |