| 100% | JEN | 3 | Gish ___, novelist of "The Resisters" and "Typical American" |
| 54% | KURTVONNEGUT | 12 | American novelist in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame who was born in 1922 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | CORNELIAFUNKE | 13 | Novelist of 18-Across and the "Inkheart" trilogy (2 wds.) |
| 51% | DVORAK | 6 | Composer of the American Quartet and the New World Symphony |
| 50% | HGWELLS | 7 | "War of the Worlds" and "The Invisible Man" novelist |
| 50% | DAVIDMAMET | 10 | Author of the stage plays American Buffalo and Speed-the-Plow |
| 50% | DIGGS | 5 | Actor Taye of the TV shows "Private Practice" and "All American" |
| 49% | STARS | 5 | The American and Chinese flags have 55 of them, collectively |
| 48% | PAT | 3 | "The Silence of the Girls" and "The Women of Troy" novelist Barker |
| 48% | LILLIAN | 7 | Actress Gish nicknamed the First Lady of American Cinema |
| 48% | DESADE | 6 | Infamous libertine and novelist of the 18th century, Marquis ___ |
| 48% | POUND | 5 | Ezra —, American poet; author of Ripostes and The Cantos |
| 48% | ELMS | 4 | Symbols of hope during the American and French Revolutions |
| 48% | MAY | 3 | First name of the pen name that novelist and poet Eleanore Marie Sarton used |
| 47% | EAST | 4 | American League division of the Yankees and the Red Sox |
| 47% | JAMIE | 5 | "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" novelist Ford |
| 47% | FORD | 4 | "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" novelist Jamie |
| 47% | SEVENTEENEIGHTY | 15 | When the American Academy of Arts and Sciences was founded |
| 47% | EAGLE | 5 | Symbol in the logos of American Airlines, Barclays and Armani |
| 47% | LLAMA | 5 | South American relative of the alpaca and camel |
| 47% | RODRIGUEZ | 9 | Surname of the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007 |
| 47% | INDC | 4 | Visiting the Natl. Museum of African American History and Culture, say |
| 46% | INCA | 4 | South American empire of the 15th and 16th centuries |
| 46% | ANNE | 4 | ___ Bronte, novelist and poet who wrote under the pseudonym of Acton Bell |
| 46% | HOWE | 4 | Julia ___, first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters |
| 46% | FIERI | 5 | Guy, the chef, Emmy Award winner and collector of classic American cars |
| 46% | COATI | 5 | Central and South American omnivorous mammal of the raccoon family |
| 46% | ELVIS | 5 | Presley, one of the best-selling American artists who was called "The King of Rock and Roll" |
| 45% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Grisham, American novelist who studied at the University of Mississippi School of Law |
| 45% | CARL | 4 | ___ Icahn, American businessman, investor, and philanthropist who is the founder of Icahn Enterprises |