| 100% | HENRY | 5 | O. ___ Award, an annual American award for short stories which is named after writer William Sydney Porter |
| 38% | BORGWARNER | 10 | Annual trophy named after an automotive supplier which is awarded to the Indianapolis 500 winner: Hyph. |
| 37% | HUGO | 4 | Set of literary awards for science-fiction and fantasy genre which is named after writer-editor Gernsback |
| 34% | OSCAR | 5 | Uncle for whom an annual award is supposedly named |
| 33% | OHENRY | 6 | Whom a short-story award is named for |
| 33% | PENN | 4 | William —, Quaker writer who founded a NE American state, after whose father it is named |
| 32% | OBITS | 5 | Horror short story by Stephen King that was nominated for an Edgar Award in 2016 |
| 31% | FERMIUM | 7 | Element with atomic the number 100 which was named after an Italian-American pioneer of nuclear physics |
| 31% | TRACKANDFIELD | 13 | Sport that gives out an annual award named for Jesse Owens, whose 100th birthday will be celebrated on September 12: 3 wds. |
| 31% | CLAUDIARANKINE | 14 | "Citizen: An American Lyric" writer who was honored with the 2014 Lannan Literary Award for Poetry (2 wds.) |
| 31% | OHENRY | 6 | Short-story writer for whom a literary prize is named (2 wds.) |
| 31% | COFFEEAND | 9 | An anthology of eleven short stories "___ Cigarettes" which was under production for 18 years before being released in 2003: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ZEPPELIN | 8 | English rock band Led ___ which is named after an airship |
| 30% | VINCELOMBARDI | 13 | Annual "Super Bowl" trophy named after a Green Bay Packers coach which is awarded to the NFL's championship-winning team: 2 wds. |
| 30% | RAMADA | 6 | Spanish name for an open porch, often roofed with branches, after which a hotel chain that started in Arizona, was named |
| 30% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | American drama film of 1982 starring Meryl Streep which is an adaptation of a novel of the same name by William Styron: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ELK | 3 | Deer that an American fraternal organization is named after |
| 30% | OHENRY | 6 | Writer with an award named after him |
| 29% | POE | 3 | Writer after whom the Edgar Award is named |
| 29% | POE | 3 | Writer for whom the Edgar Award is named |
| 29% | OHENRY | 6 | Writer who gave his name to an annual award |
| 29% | POE | 3 | Writer for whom literature's Edgar Award is named |
| 29% | TANGIERS | 8 | Moroccan port after which tangerines are named |
| 29% | MILK | 4 | Harvey ___ Plaza, transit plaza in San Francisco which is named after an LGBTQ civil rights activist |
| 29% | ASIMOV | 6 | Writer after whom an asteroid and Mars crater are named |
| 28% | ROTH | 4 | Senator William for whom an IRA is named |
| 28% | LIT | 3 | Category in which Bob Dylan was awarded his Nobel Prize, for short |
| 28% | OZAWA | 5 | Conductor for whom an annual Japanese music festival is named |
| 28% | UNESCO | 6 | Intl. grp. for which 47-Across was named an ambassador |
| 28% | PEARLJAM | 8 | American rock band which Eddie Vedder once jokingly claimed was named after his great-grandmother: 2 wds. |