| 100% | NASH | 4 | Humorist who wrote "Progress might have been all right once, but it has gone on too long" |
| 34% | AHAB | 4 | Literary captain who says, "I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing" |
| 33% | PRYOR | 5 | Comedian Richard who wrote "What I'm saying might be profane, but it's also profound" |
| 31% | NASH | 4 | Humorist who wrote "Happiness is having a scratch for every itch" |
| 31% | MAEWEST | 7 | Actress who said "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough" |
| 30% | SARTRE | 6 | Who wrote "I exist, that is all, and I find it nauseating" |
| 30% | OGDENNASH | 9 | Humorist who wrote "Candy / Is dandy / But liquor / Is quicker" |
| 29% | JAMESBALDVVIN | 13 | Novelist and civil rights activist who wrote "Go Tell It on the Mountain" |
| 29% | ORANGECAB | 9 | It might have a long run on Broadway |
| 29% | REEDIT | 6 | What you might have to do when you find your earth-shattering column on dandelions is 372 words too long for the space allowed |
| 29% | SASH | 4 | Accessory that may have "Miss Universe" written on it |
| 29% | ANGLE | 5 | It may be right, but not left |
| 28% | MAP | 3 | It might have a "you are here" marker on it |
| 28% | AHA | 3 | It might be heard when a light bulb goes on |
| 28% | PALM | 4 | It has lines that can be read but not written |
| 28% | PAPERAIRPLANE | 13 | Flier that might have something written on it |
| 28% | LORIGREINER | 11 | American businesswoman known as the "Queen of QVC" who has been a "shark" on all but two of the 13 seasons of "Shark Tank" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | IAN | 3 | McKellen who once said, “Some fan attention is odd, but no odder than a cereal box with me as Magneto on it” |
| 28% | SINCEWHEN | 9 | "How long has that been going on?" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | EMAIL | 5 | It might be written on a tablet |
| 28% | LESSON | 6 | It may be written on a chalkboard |
| 28% | MENU | 4 | It may be written on a blackboard |
| 28% | EMAIL | 5 | It may be written on a tablet |
| 28% | MOLTENROCK | 10 | It might be underground now, but it’s going to be hot when it comes out |
| 28% | ERMA | 4 | Bombeck who wrote "Housework, if you do it right, will kill you" |
| 28% | MENU | 4 | It might be written on a restaurant blackboard |
| 27% | JULIANNEMOORE | 13 | "The Kids Are All Right" actress who wrote the kids' book "Freckleface Strawberry": 2 wds. |
| 27% | DRAG | 4 | Go on too long |
| 27% | AAMILNE | 7 | Author who wrote "Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them" |
| 27% | SCAM | 4 | In retrospect, it may have sounded too good to be true |