| 100% | TORME | 5 | Mel who co-wrote “The Christmas Song” |
| 100% | TORME | 5 | Mel who co-wrote "The Christmas Song" |
| 80% | TORME | 5 | Singer who co-wrote "The Christmas Song" |
| 68% | TORME | 5 | "The Christmas Song" co-writer Mel |
| 67% | TORME | 5 | Crooner who co-wrote the "Chestnuts roasting ... " song |
| 65% | ELTON | 5 | John who co-wrote the song “Ego” and the book “Me” |
| 64% | LENNON | 6 | John ___, singer-songwriter who co-wrote the song "There's a Place" |
| 61% | ELLIE | 5 | Greenwich who co-wrote songs for the Ronettes and Crystals |
| 59% | TORME | 5 | Singer Mel who cowrote and sang "The Christmas Song" |
| 58% | MEL | 3 | Jazz singer Tormé who wrote "The Christmas Song" |
| 57% | MCCARTNEY | 9 | Paul who co-wrote "Drive My Car" (the 1965 song) |
| 55% | TORME | 5 | "The Christmas Song" composer Mel |
| 55% | TORME | 5 | "The Christmas Song" co-composer |
| 55% | TORME | 5 | "The Christmas Song" co-writer |
| 53% | SEUSS | 5 | "Doctor" who wrote "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" |
| 53% | ANNE | 4 | ___ Spielberg, screenwriter who co-wrote the movie "Big" |
| 53% | COHEN | 5 | Leonard who wrote the song "Hallelujah" |
| 53% | OTIS | 4 | Redding who wrote the song "Respect" |
| 53% | AIMECESAIRE | 11 | Co-founder of the Négritude movement who wrote “Discourse on Colonialism” |
| 52% | AGEE | 4 | James who co-wrote the script for 39-Across |
| 52% | ALAN | 4 | Astronaut Shepard who co-wrote the memoir "Moon Shot" |
| 52% | SARA | 4 | Bareilles who wrote the songs for "Waitress" |
| 52% | LYRICIST | 8 | One who writes the words for songs |
| 52% | AYN | 3 | Robbins who co-wrote the "Rocky" theme "Gonna Fly Now" |
| 51% | JEAN | 4 | Shepherd who co-wrote "A Christmas Story" |
| 51% | ERICHSEGAL | 10 | Author who co-wrote the screenplay for the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" |
| 51% | OCASEK | 6 | Ric who wrote the hit song "My Best Friend's Girl" |
| 51% | AIMEE | 5 | Mann who wrote most of the songs for the movie "Magnolia" |
| 51% | AGEE | 4 | Novelist James who co-wrote the screenplay for "The African Queen" |
| 51% | ALI | 3 | Boxer who co-wrote the memoir "The Soul of a Butterfly" |