| 100% | THEROUX | 7 | Paul __, travel-writer, The Mosquito Coast author |
| 60% | THEROUX | 7 | Paul —, author of the novels The Mosquito Coast and Doctor Slaughter |
| 56% | THEROUX | 7 | Paul __, travel writer of Riding the Iron Rooster |
| 45% | JANMORRIS | 9 | Travel writer and author of Pax Britannica |
| 42% | ALLIE | 5 | "The Mosquito Coast" hero |
| 41% | GALLICO | 7 | Paul —, author of 1941 novella The Snow Goose |
| 41% | ENO | 3 | "Dancing Past the Graveyard" writer Paul ___ |
| 41% | WEIR | 4 | "The Mosquito Coast" director Peter |
| 40% | ANN | 3 | "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" writer Brashares |
| 40% | ANN | 3 | "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" author Brashares |
| 40% | LII | 3 | Year in the apostle Paul's travels |
| 39% | FRANROSS | 8 | Comedy writer and author of the novel Oreo |
| 39% | BRASHARES | 9 | Ann, writer of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants |
| 39% | CONTI | 5 | “Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic” author Paul |
| 38% | GALLICO | 7 | Author Paul who wrote The Poseidon Adventure |
| 38% | JOHNB | 5 | With 65-Across, Irish writer and author of the quote |
| 38% | AESOP | 5 | Famed fable writer who authored "The Crow and the Pitcher" |
| 38% | THEROUX | 7 | Paul __, US travel writer of railway journeys |
| 38% | GALLICO | 7 | Paul __, children's author of The Snow Goose |
| 37% | CHATWIN | 7 | Bruce __, travel writer/author, Moleskine advocate |
| 37% | AMYTAN | 6 | Author of "Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir" (HarperCollins Publishers, 2017) |
| 37% | FARRELLY | 8 | Peter —, film director and author of 1998 novel The Comedy Writer |
| 37% | BOURGET | 7 | Paul —, French author of novels The Disciple and Cosmopolis |
| 36% | NELLIEBLY | 9 | Writer, who traveled around the world in 72 days |
| 36% | PECK | 4 | Author of "The Road Less Traveled" |
| 36% | KEENE | 5 | Writer Carolyn, the pen name of more than 10 authors of the Nancy Drew series |
| 36% | ABOUT | 5 | “___ the Author” (writer’s bio) |
| 36% | GIDE | 4 | "Travels in the Congo" writer |
| 35% | TONIMORRISON | 12 | "The best American writer? The author of 'Beloved,' if you ask me." |
| 35% | MISERY | 6 | King novel about writer Paul Sheldon that shared the first Bram Stoker Award ('87) |