| 100% | DOSPASSOS | 9 | John __, novelist of the USA trilogy |
| 61% | LECARRE | 7 | John __, novelist of The Night Manager |
| 57% | CORNELIAFUNKE | 13 | Novelist of 18-Across and the "Inkheart" trilogy (2 wds.) |
| 51% | RHYS | 4 | John ___-Davies of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy |
| 49% | IKE | 3 | 34th President of the USA |
| 49% | ATL | 3 | Ocean east of the USA |
| 49% | BALDEAGLE | 9 | National emblem of the USA |
| 49% | BALDEAGLE | 9 | "Hairless" bird of the USA |
| 49% | OAKS | 4 | National trees of the USA |
| 49% | EAGLE | 5 | Feathered symbol of the USA |
| 49% | TAFT | 4 | 27th President of the USA |
| 48% | TULANE | 6 | New Orleans university that's the alma mater of Pulitzer-winning novelist John Kennedy Toole |
| 48% | ALASKA | 6 | Most northern state of the USA |
| 48% | BIDEN | 5 | Joe ___, 46th President of the USA |
| 48% | JEMISIN | 7 | Author of the Broken Earth trilogy |
| 47% | OMAR | 4 | Actor Epps of the USA series "Shooter" |
| 47% | USSR | 4 | Cold War foe of the USA: Abbr. |
| 47% | MICHELLE | 8 | Obama, once First Lady of the USA |
| 47% | FORTKNOX | 8 | Location of the USA's bullion depository |
| 47% | GORE | 4 | Al ___, former Vice President of the USA |
| 47% | TRUMAN | 6 | Harry S. ___, 33rd President of the USA |
| 47% | DAN | 3 | ___ Brown, novelist of The Da Vinci Code |
| 47% | LEROUX | 6 | Gaston __, novelist of The Phantom of the Opera |
| 47% | SQMI | 4 | Any of the USA's 3.8 million |
| 46% | WESLEY | 6 | Snipes of the "Blade" movie trilogy |
| 46% | NOLAN | 5 | Director of the "Dark Knight" trilogy |
| 46% | SAMRAIMI | 8 | Director of the "Evil Dead" trilogy |
| 46% | DUNST | 5 | Kirsten of the "Spider-Man" trilogy |
| 46% | DELPY | 5 | Julie of the "Before" film trilogy |
| 46% | NEO | 3 | Hero of the "Matrix" trilogy |