| 100% | ROGET | 5 | Author who wouldn't let bygones be bygones? |
| 48% | FORGIVE | 7 | Let bygones be bygones |
| 48% | FORGIVEANDFORGET | 16 | Let bygones be bygones |
| 48% | FORGIVING | 9 | Letting bygones be bygones |
| 46% | FORGIVE | 7 | Let bygones be bygones, __ and forget |
| 45% | SUE | 3 | Not let bygones be bygones, say |
| 41% | SARTRE | 6 | Author who wrote “Hell is other people” |
| 40% | EMINEM | 6 | Rapper who wouldn't let "Weird Al" Yankovic make a music video of the "Lose Yourself" parody "Couch Potato" |
| 40% | BERRA | 5 | Sports great who said "If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be" |
| 40% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Wings frontman who wouldn't let "Weird Al" Yankovic parody "Live and Let Die" as "Chicken Pot Pie": 2 wds. |
| 40% | PRINCE | 6 | Pop legend who wouldn't let "Weird Al" Yankovic parody "When Doves Cry," "Let's Go Crazy," "Kiss," or "1999" |
| 40% | RAND | 4 | Author who posed the question “Who is John Galt?” |
| 39% | AUSTEN | 6 | Author who wrote "Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance" |
| 38% | CAPOTE | 6 | Author who was a childhood friend of Harper Lee |
| 38% | COLETTE | 7 | French author who was also a mime |
| 38% | PLATO | 5 | “Apology” author who was Aristotle’s teacher |
| 37% | AAMILNE | 7 | Author who published Now We Are Six at age 45 |
| 37% | KITDEWAAL | 9 | English author who wrote My Name Is Leon |
| 37% | ELIOT | 5 | Author George who was a woman |
| 37% | POE | 3 | Author who was the subject of the 2012 movie "The Raven" |
| 37% | ELIZA | 5 | Musical character who sings "Wouldn't it be loverly?" |
| 37% | FORESTER | 8 | C S __, Hornblower author who was born Cecil Smith |
| 36% | CSLEWIS | 7 | Author who wrote "Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again" |
| 36% | KEPT | 4 | Wouldn't let go of |
| 36% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | Author who wrote the novel 15-Across was based on: 2 wds. |
| 36% | EMILEZOLA | 9 | Author who was the title subject of the Best Picture of 1937 |
| 36% | AAMILNE | 7 | Children's author who was a regular contributor to Punch |
| 35% | AAMILNE | 7 | Author who wrote "Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them" |
| 35% | ANDERSEN | 8 | Classic author who was the subject of a 1952 film musical |
| 35% | MISERY | 6 | Horror novel about an author who is kidnapped by a fan |