| 100% | THURBER | 7 | James who wrote "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" |
| 73% | THURBER | 7 | "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" writer James |
| 63% | PENN | 4 | "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" costar Sean |
| 58% | BEN | 3 | Actor Stiller of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" |
| 58% | THURBER | 7 | James —, US humorist whose short stories include The Catbird Seat and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
| 53% | MITTY | 5 | "The Secret Life of Walter ___" |
| 53% | MITTY | 5 | "The Secret Life of Walter __" |
| 51% | GUNN | 4 | James who wrote and directed both "Guardians of the Galaxy" films |
| 50% | MITTY | 5 | "The Secret Life of Walter ___ " (2013 Ben Stiller film) |
| 50% | SECRET | 6 | "The ___ Life of Walter Mitty" |
| 49% | MITTY | 5 | "The Secret Life of Walter ___," American adventure film starring Ben Stiller |
| 49% | FERRANTE | 8 | Elena who wrote the Neapolitan bildungsroman “The Lying Life of Adults” (September, 2020) |
| 48% | AUSTINSTOWELL | 13 | "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" actor who plays 40-Across on 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | BENSTILLER | 10 | Director and co-star of 2013's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" |
| 48% | BETTYFORD | 9 | First Lady who wrote the 1978 memoir "The Times of My Life": 2 wds. |
| 48% | ERICIDLE | 8 | Who wrote and sang "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" |
| 48% | SECRET | 6 | "The ___ Life of Walter Mitty" (2013 Ben Stiller film) |
| 47% | WALTER | 6 | "The Secret Life of ___ Mitty," an adventure film in which Ben Stiller travels to Greenland, Iceland, and the Himalayas |
| 47% | DAVEGROHL | 9 | Foo Fighters founder who wrote the 2021 memoir "The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | MONKKIDD | 8 | The Secret Life of Bees author Sue |
| 46% | READ | 4 | Actor James who plays Clyde Weston on the still-running "Days of Our Lives" |
| 46% | SOPHIEOKONEDO | 13 | "The Secret Life of Bees" actress who appeared in "Hotel Rwanda": 2 wds. |
| 45% | IDLE | 4 | Monty Python member Eric who wrote "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography" |
| 44% | FREY | 4 | James who wrote the best seller "A Million Little Pieces" |
| 44% | ERMA | 4 | Bombeck who wrote If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? |
| 44% | CHELSEAHANDLER | 14 | Comedian who wrote the memoir “Life Will Be the Death of Me” |
| 44% | LIFE | 4 | "The Secret ___ of Walter Mitty" |
| 43% | TEVIS | 5 | Walter who wrote "The Hustler" and "The Color of Money" |
| 43% | AGEE | 4 | James who wrote "A Death in the Family" |