| 100% | KYD | 3 | English author of "The Spanish Tragedy" Thomas ____ |
| 64% | KYD | 3 | Thomas —, 16th-century English dramatist who authored The Spanish Tragedy |
| 59% | AQUINAS | 7 | Author of the Summa Theologica: St. Thomas __ |
| 59% | MALTHUS | 7 | Thomas —, English economist who authored 1798's An Essay on the Principle of Population |
| 57% | SOPHOCLES | 9 | Author of the ancient Greek tragedy "Oedipus Rex" |
| 56% | ANSTEY | 6 | F —, English author of the novels The Tinted Venus and Vice Versa |
| 56% | ANSTEY | 6 | F -, English author of the novels The Tinted Venus and Vice Versa |
| 54% | BLAKE | 5 | William —, English author of The Marriage of Heaven and Hell and The Book of Los |
| 54% | REUELTOLKIEN | 12 | John Ronald ___, English author of the fantasy work "The Lord of the Rings": 2 wds. |
| 53% | ANSTEY | 6 | F —, English author of novels The Tinted Venus and Vice Versa |
| 52% | AND | 3 | English equivalent of the French word "et" or the Spanish "y" |
| 51% | TALLIS | 6 | Thomas __, the father of English cathedral music |
| 51% | JACOBS | 6 | W W —, English author of 1902 short story collection The Lady of the Barge |
| 51% | OTWAY | 5 | Thomas —, English author of 1675 stage play Alcibiades |
| 50% | TOLKIEN | 7 | J.R.R ___, English author of "The Lord of the Rings" who studied at Exeter College, Oxford |
| 50% | KYD | 3 | "The Spanish Tragedy" dramatist Thomas |
| 49% | MANN | 4 | Thomas —, author of the novels Buddenbrooks and The Magic Mountain |
| 49% | NEILGAIMAN | 10 | English author of "Stardust," "American Gods" and "The Graveyard Book" |
| 48% | PEACOCK | 7 | Thomas Love —, author of the 1831 satire Crotchet Castle |
| 48% | JULIANBARNES | 12 | English author who won the Man Booker Prize for "The Sense of an Ending": 2 wds. |
| 48% | DELA | 4 | Of the Spanish? |
| 47% | HUGHLAURIE | 10 | English actor; author of 1996 novel The Gun Seller |
| 47% | NASHE | 5 | Thomas —, author of 1594 novel The Unfortunate Traveller |
| 47% | LEOCHERNE | 9 | Author of the quote |
| 47% | CHARLESDICKENS | 14 | Author of the quote |
| 47% | REDSMITH | 8 | Author of the Stepquote |
| 47% | OSCARWILDE | 10 | Author of the quip |
| 47% | ALFREDENEUMAN | 13 | Author of the quip |
| 47% | NAPOLEON | 8 | Author of the advice |
| 47% | SAINTEXUPERY | 12 | Author of the stepquote |