| 100% | AESOP | 5 | One of his stories is the source of the "sour grapes" idiom |
| 46% | CONSTABLE | 9 | The Cornfield was one of his paintings, John __ |
| 45% | POLL | 4 | One might be the subject of an election news story |
| 43% | DRSEUSS | 7 | Source of the line "There is no one alive who is you-er than you!" |
| 42% | STURGEON | 8 | This fish is one of the main sources of caviar |
| 41% | SMART | 5 | Be the source of pain |
| 41% | POE | 3 | Netflix's "The Fall of the House of Usher" is based on his stories |
| 41% | ALICEMUNRO | 10 | The Canadian film "Away From Her" is based on one of her short stories |
| 41% | ATOMICPILE | 10 | The first one of these was built by Fermi and his team in 1942 |
| 41% | AESOP | 5 | "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" is one of his fables |
| 40% | DRSEUSS | 7 | One of his aliases was Theo. LeSieg |
| 40% | XERES | 5 | City whose name was the source of the word "sherry" |
| 40% | SOY | 3 | Kind of beans that are the source of 4-Down |
| 40% | CRIERS | 6 | Ones who are the talk of the town? |
| 40% | UTAH | 4 | One of its symbols is the sego lily |
| 40% | GIANTPANDA | 10 | One of its enemies is the snow leopard |
| 40% | SINGAPORE | 9 | One of its nicknames is the Lion City |
| 40% | XERES | 5 | Spanish city whose name is the source of the word sherry |
| 40% | ORYX | 4 | Animal some believe to be the source of the unicorn myth |
| 39% | NIALL | 5 | ___ Horan, member of the boy band One Direction who is known for his single "Slow Hands" |
| 39% | RITAMORENO | 10 | Puerto Rican actress from "West Side Story" who is one of the 12 people to have won the EGOT: 2 wds. |
| 39% | TUT | 3 | His relics were the subject of a 1970s Met exhibit |
| 39% | DREYFUS | 7 | His jailing was the subject of Zola's "J'Accuse...!" |
| 39% | ITASCA | 6 | Lake that is a source of the Mississippi |
| 39% | MAORI | 5 | People whose language is the source of "kiwi" |
| 39% | NUTMEG | 6 | Evergreen tree that is the source of mace |
| 39% | TOMLINSON | 9 | Louis ___, member of the boy band One Direction who is known for his single "Two of Us" |
| 39% | SOW | 3 | "You reap what you ___," fall-related idiom that means one will face the consequences of their actions |
| 39% | LIAM | 4 | ___ Payne, member of the boy band One Direction who is known for his single "Strip That Down" |
| 39% | DONALDPENN | 10 | Oakland Raiders offensive lineman who was one of the best in his position in 2016: 2 wds. |