| 100% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | Ernest ___, American novelist who is famous for his novel "The Old Man and the Sea" |
| 54% | ERNEST | 6 | ___ Hemingway, author who referenced Joe DiMaggio in his novel "The Old Man and the Sea" |
| 53% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American writer who is famous for his work "The Pit and the Pendulum": 3 wds. |
| 48% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | American who wrote The Old Man and the Sea |
| 44% | FROST | 5 | Robert ___, American poet who is famous for his poem "The Road Not Taken" |
| 43% | ARCHIMEDES | 10 | Greek mathematician, who gave the accurate value of "pi" and is famous for his "Eureka!" |
| 42% | ERNEST | 6 | "The Old Man and the Sea" novelist Hemingway |
| 42% | CATCHACCOUNT | 12 | "The Old Man and the Sea," for example? |
| 41% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | Ernest ___, the author of "The Old Man and the Sea" |
| 41% | ERNEST | 6 | ___ Hemingway who authored "The Old Man and the Sea" |
| 40% | SEA | 3 | "The Old Man and the ___," Ernest Hemingway novel |
| 40% | SEA | 3 | "The Old Man and the ___," Ernest Hemingway's novel |
| 40% | SEA | 3 | "The Old Man and the ___," novel by Ernest Hemingway |
| 39% | CHUCKBERRY | 10 | American songwriter who was one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll and was known for his song "Johnny B. Goode": 2 wds. |
| 39% | TOLLS | 5 | "For Whom the Bell ___," novel by Ernest Hemingway, set in the Spanish Civil War and is regarded as one of his best works |
| 38% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | American writer Ernest, who won the Nobel in 1954 and whose debut novel was "The Sun Also Rises" |
| 37% | MYSTERIO | 8 | A diminutive masked wrestler, Rey ___ who was known for his famous acrobatic finishing move called the "619" |
| 37% | SEA | 3 | "The Old Man and the ___" (Ernest Hemingway novel) |
| 36% | JANETWEISS | 10 | American musician who was the drummer for bands like Sleater-Kinney and Wild Flag: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MICHAEL | 7 | ___ Jackson, former member of the Jackson 5 who is known for his solo hits like "Thriller" and "Billie Jean" |
| 36% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | Author of The Old Man and the Sea |
| 36% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | "The Old Man and the Sea" writer |
| 36% | MARLIN | 6 | "The Old Man and the Sea" fish |
| 36% | MARLIN | 6 | "The Old Man and the Sea" catch |
| 36% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | "The Old Man and the Sea" author |
| 36% | IAN | 3 | English author ___ McEwan who won the Man Booker Prize for his novel "Amsterdam" |
| 36% | WEUGENESMITH | 12 | American photojournalist and pioneer in photo-essays who is known for his brutally vivid World War II photographs: 3 wds. |
| 36% | ERNEST | 6 | Author of The Old Man and the Sea, __ Hemingway |
| 36% | DAVEGROHL | 9 | American musician who was the drummer for Nirvana and lead vocalist of Foo Fighters: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ERNEST | 6 | Hemingway of "The Old Man and the Sea" |