| 100% | KRISTINHANNAH | 13 | Novelist whose bestseller "The Great Alone" is set in Alaska (2 wds.) |
| 65% | JONKRAKAUER | 11 | Nonfiction writer whose bestseller "Into the Wild" is set in Alaska (2 wds.) |
| 50% | JAMESMICHENER | 13 | Novelist whose bestseller "Alaska" is, well, you know (2 wds.) |
| 45% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| 45% | ELMORELEONARD | 13 | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "Get Shorty": 2 wds. |
| 45% | GREYSANATOMY | 12 | ABC's medical drama TV series starring Ellen Pompeo that is set in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital: 2 wds. |
| 44% | THOMASHARRIS | 12 | Suspense novelist whose book was the basis for the movie "The Silence of the Lambs": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ANNBRASHARES | 12 | YA novelist whose "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" book series was adapted into movies starring America Ferrera: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BARRYBONDS | 10 | Considered one of the greatest in baseball, he was a key figure in the BALCO(steroids) scandal: 2 wds. |
| 41% | STEPHENKING | 11 | "Carrie" author whose stories are usually set in Maine: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LOUISEERDRICH | 13 | "The Round House" author whose stories are usually set in North Dakota: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CARLHIAASEN | 11 | "Strip Tease" author whose stories are usually set in Florida: 2 wds. |
| 40% | RICHARDPOWERS | 13 | American novelist whose novel "The Overstory" won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 40% | PEDROMARTINEZ | 13 | An MLB hall of famer considered one of the greatest pitchers of all time, whose number (45) was retired by the Boston Red Sox: 2 wds |
| 40% | THEDUSTBOWL | 11 | 2012 documentary by 43-Across that was set in the 1930s: 3 wds. |
| 40% | GODOWN | 6 | "I will ___ in history as the greatest..." (make a name): 2 wds. |
| 40% | THEGOLDBERGS | 12 | ABC comedy series set in the 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 40% | STRANGERTHINGS | 14 | Netflix horror series set in the 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THEAMERICANS | 12 | FX spy series set in the 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sitcom set in New York city that was a spin-off of "All in the Family" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | THEGREATALONE | 13 | 2018 novel by 44-Across set in Alaska after the Vietnam War (3 wds.) |
| 39% | ELLEFANNING | 11 | "Maleficent" actress who plays Catherine the Great in "The Great": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ADVENTURETIME | 13 | Animated Cartoon Network series set in the Land of Ooo: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DIEHARD | 7 | Action film set in the fictional Nakatomi Plaza: 2 wds. |
| 39% | AMERICANHUSTLE | 14 | 2013 Christian Bale film set in the 1970s: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SOUTHPARK | 9 | Long-running animated series set in the Rockies: 2 wds. |
| 39% | NESTEGGS | 8 | Funds that are set aside for the future: 2 wds. |
| 39% | KATEMORTON | 10 | Australian novelist whose mother, an antique dealer, instilled in her a fascination with objects from the past (2 wds.) |
| 39% | SALLYROONEY | 11 | Novelist whose "Beautiful World, Where Are You" won the 2021 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction (2 wds.) |
| 39% | LANDONDONOVAN | 13 | US soccer great whose name was added to the MLS MVP Award in 2015: 2 wds. |