| 100% | BRYSON | 6 | Bill —, author of books A Short History of Nearly Everything and A Walk in the Woods |
| 46% | LEWYCKA | 7 | Marina —, author of the novels Two Caravans and A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian |
| 40% | FELIXSALTEN | 11 | Author of 1923 children's book Bambi, a Life in the Woods |
| 37% | BRYSON | 6 | "a walk in the woods" author |
| 36% | NOLTE | 5 | Nick of "A Walk in the Woods" |
| 36% | SHORT | 5 | Bill Bryson's "A ___ History of Nearly Everything" |
| 36% | JKROWLING | 9 | Author of the best-selling book series in history |
| 35% | WIT | 3 | "___ and wisdom" (phrase in the title of a book of quotes, maybe) |
| 35% | MASON | 5 | A E W —, author of the novels The Prisoner in the Opal and The Four Feathers |
| 35% | ALEC | 4 | & 19D Author of novels A Spy in the Family and The Loom of Youth |
| 35% | ALEC | 4 | & 9D Author of novels A Spy in the Family and The Loom of Youth |
| 35% | ALEC | 4 | & 22A Author of novels A Spy in the Family and The Loom of Youth |
| 35% | JEREMIAH | 8 | Hebrew prophet and author of a Book of the Bible |
| 34% | BIO | 3 | "About the author" section in a book, for short |
| 34% | HIKE | 4 | Go for a walk in the woods |
| 34% | HIKINGBOOTS | 11 | Footwear for a walk in the woods |
| 34% | KEBLE | 5 | John —, a leader of the Oxford Movement and author of book of poems The Christian Year |
| 34% | BOFA | 4 | Financial institution with a stylized version of the Stars and Stripes in its logo, for short |
| 34% | BYATT | 5 | A S —, author of the novels Still Life and The Virgin in the Garden |
| 34% | STICK | 5 | Fetch item during a walk in the woods |
| 34% | CIRCA | 5 | Around the year of, in a history book |
| 34% | NIN | 3 | Anais —, author of 1954 short novel A Spy in the House of Love |
| 33% | NATURIST | 8 | Person who appreciates a walk in the woods, say |
| 33% | KRISTENSCHAAL | 13 | Stand-up comedian who stars in "A Walk in the Woods" and "All Nighter" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ONDAATJE | 8 | Michael —, author of novels Anil’s Ghost and In the Skin of a Lion |
| 33% | ERICHKASTNER | 12 | Author of "Lottie and Lisa" which inspired 29a and a Walt Disney movie of the same name in 1961: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TICKS | 5 | Things to check for after a walk in the woods |
| 33% | UKRAINIAN | 9 | A Short History of Tractors in __: Marina Lewycka |
| 33% | CAMPTIGER | 9 | Children's book by 52-Across and illustrator John Rocco that features a big cat in the woods (2 wds.) |