| 100% | THIEN | 5 | Madeleine ___, Canadian short story writer and novelist known for her novel "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" |
| 43% | AGATHA | 6 | ___ Christie, English mystery novelist known for her classic detective novels and short stories |
| 28% | OHENRY | 6 | Short story writer known for his surprise endings |
| 28% | JOELCHANDLER | 12 | US journalist and writer known for 1881 story collection Uncle Remus |
| 27% | ATWOOD | 6 | Margaret ___, Canadian writer known for her works like "Alias Grace" and "The Handmaid's Tale" |
| 26% | TMI | 3 | "I did NOT need to know that," for short |
| 26% | TONI | 4 | ___ Morrison, writer known for her novel "Beloved" |
| 25% | TWOD | 4 | Having length and width but not depth, for short |
| 25% | KAFKA | 5 | Bohemian novelist and short story writer Franz |
| 25% | MOTHERTERESA | 12 | Canonized nun who is known for her work in India and has a "family" name: 2 wds. |
| 24% | LETS | 4 | "___ not and say we did" |
| 24% | LETS | 4 | "___ not and say we did!" |
| 24% | LISE | 4 | ___ Meitner, Austrian-Swedish physicist who is known for her work on nuclear fission and has an element named after her |
| 24% | MUNRO | 5 | Alice —, Canadian short-story writer whose volumes include Open Secrets and Runaway |
| 23% | LETS | 4 | “___ not and say we did” |
| 23% | SALLY | 5 | ___ Rooney, millennial author known for her novel "Normal People" |
| 23% | SARAH | 5 | ___ Waters, historical fiction author known for her novel "Fingersmith" |
| 23% | NAH | 3 | "Let's not and say we did" |
| 23% | DONNE | 5 | “I am two fools, I know, / For loving, and for saying so / In whining Poetry” writer |
| 23% | TANA | 4 | ___ French, American-Irish mystery novelist known for her psychological thrillers |
| 23% | WEIR | 4 | Alison ___, historical fiction author known for her novel "Innocent Traitor" |
| 23% | EMILY | 5 | Charlotte Bronte's sister known for her novel "Wuthering Heights" |
| 23% | MIRIAMTOEWS | 11 | Canadian writer who has published nine novels, including "All My Puny Sorrows" and 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 23% | TEA | 3 | ___ Obreht, millennial author known for her novel "The Tiger's Wife" |
| 23% | KATE | 4 | ___ Quinn, historical fiction author known for her novel "The Alice Network" |
| 23% | MEA | 3 | National flag-carrier that does not fly to the US and has its base at Rafic Hariri International Airport (abbr.) |
| 23% | AGATHA | 6 | ___ Christie, best known for her detective novels |
| 22% | HILARYMANTEL | 12 | English writer who has won two Man Booker Prizes for her novels "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up The Bodies": 2 wds. |
| 22% | CLEO | 4 | Egyptian queen known for her beauty, for short |