| 100% | BASHO | 5 | Matsuo —, 17th-century Japanese poet known for The Narrow Road to the Deep North |
| 76% | BASHO | 5 | 17th-century Japanese poet best known for the book The Narrow Road to the Deep North |
| 52% | FLANAGAN | 8 | Richard ___, author who won the Man Booker Prize in 2014 for "The Narrow Road to the Deep North" |
| 34% | EDO | 3 | Japanese historical period from the 17th to 19th centuries |
| 34% | PETRARCH | 8 | Francesco —, 14th-century Italian poet known for the Rime Sparse |
| 33% | HOWE | 4 | Julia Ward ___, poet and activist known for writing the lyrics to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" |
| 31% | SUBARU | 6 | Japanese brand known for the Legacy and Outback |
| 30% | SONY | 4 | Japanese brand known for the PS-5 that also sells 43a |
| 30% | JOHNDONNE | 9 | English poet known for The Flea and The Sun Rising |
| 30% | SAPPHO | 6 | Ancient Greek poet from the island of Lesbos, known for her lyric poetry such as "The Ode to Aphrodite" |
| 29% | MET | 3 | Got to know for the first time |
| 29% | HOMER | 5 | Ancient Greek epic poet known for the classic epics "Iliad" and "Odyssey" |
| 28% | IKEBANA | 7 | Japanese art of flower arranging dating back to the seventh century |
| 28% | HANDLEBARS | 10 | What to grab for the road? |
| 28% | HAIRPIN | 7 | Road to Hana is known for these terrifying turns |
| 28% | RUNNER | 6 | The Road__ is known for speed, a cartoon character |
| 27% | OLDS | 4 | Sharon ___, modern poet known for the collection "Stag's Leap" who has received the Pulitzer Prize |
| 27% | KURALT | 6 | Charles known for his "On the Road" segments |
| 27% | OREG | 4 | California's neighbor to the north, for short |
| 27% | ETH | 3 | Neighbour to the north of Kenya, for short |
| 27% | WHEELER | 7 | Ella ___ Wilcox, 19th century American author and poet known for "Poems of Passion" |
| 27% | RAL | 3 | North Carolina city known as the "City of Oaks," for short |
| 26% | LOVETT | 6 | 1996 Grammy winner for the album "The Road to Ensenada" |
| 26% | WORDSWORTH | 10 | William ___, English Romantic poet known for "The Prelude" |
| 26% | NOYES | 5 | Poet best known for "The Highwayman" |
| 26% | EZRA | 4 | Poet ___ Pound known for "The Cantos" |
| 26% | HOMER | 5 | Ancient Greek poet known for his epic poems such as the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" |
| 26% | BLANCO | 6 | Richard ___, modern poet known for his reading of "One Today" at the 2013 presidential inauguration |
| 26% | BOYZIIMEN | 9 | Terribly spelled band known for "End of the Road": 3 wds. |
| 26% | RICHARD | 7 | With 38-Across, exercise guru known for "Sweatin' to the Oldies" |