| 100% | KAHN | 4 | Gus who wrote the words to "Makin' Whoopee" |
| 59% | JOHNNYMERCER | 12 | Lyricist born 11/18/1909 who wrote the words to the 10 songs with asterisked clues |
| 51% | LYRICIST | 8 | One who writes the words for songs |
| 47% | MILEY | 5 | Singer Cyrus who wrote the memoir "Miles to Go" |
| 47% | LAWRENCE | 8 | Jack who wrote the lyrics to "Tenderly" |
| 46% | HAN | 3 | Author Jenny who wrote the To All the Boys series |
| 46% | ANAISNIN | 8 | Who wrote "The only abnormality is the incapacity to love" |
| 46% | BASCO | 5 | Actor Dante who wrote the memoir “From Rufio to Zuko” |
| 46% | MERCER | 6 | Johnny who wrote the lyrics to "Moon River" |
| 46% | BRIAN | 5 | Wilson who wrote the lyrics to 75-Across |
| 46% | ANKA | 4 | Paul who wrote the lyrics to "My Way" |
| 46% | SHEL | 4 | Silverstein who wrote the words and music for Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" |
| 45% | BECHDEL | 7 | Alison who wrote the graphic memoir "The Secret to Superhuman Strength" |
| 45% | LAWSON | 6 | TV personality Nigella ___ who wrote the best-seller "How to Eat" |
| 45% | IRA | 3 | Gershwin who wrote the lyrics to "I Got Rhythm" |
| 45% | AXTON | 5 | Hoyt who wrote "Joy to the World" |
| 45% | WOOLF | 5 | Author Virginia, who wrote To The Lighthouse |
| 45% | LYRICISTS | 9 | People who write words to hit songs |
| 45% | ALEC | 4 | Greven who wrote the 2008 best seller "How to Talk to Girls" |
| 45% | WHEATLEY | 8 | Phillis who wrote the poem “On Being Brought from Africa to America” |
| 45% | ALDA | 4 | Actor who wrote the memoir “Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself” |
| 45% | ADAMS | 5 | Douglas who wrote "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" |
| 44% | AIMEE | 5 | Mann who wrote the theme song to the podcast "I Said No Gifts!" |
| 44% | ALDA | 4 | Actor Alan who wrote the memoir "Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself" |
| 44% | BAEZ | 4 | Folk singer Joan who wrote the memoir "And A Voice to Sing With" |
| 44% | DAVIDBALDACCI | 13 | Former lawyer who wrote the bestselling novel "Long Road to Mercy" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ISAAC | 5 | ___ Watts, English hymnist who wrote "Joy to the World" |
| 44% | NIETZSCHE | 9 | German philosopher who wrote about the "will to power" |
| 44% | HEIDI | 5 | Schreck who wrote "What the Constitution Means to Me" |
| 44% | SPENCE | 6 | Trial lawyer who wrote "O.J.: The Last Word" |