| 100% | CORNEILLE | 9 | Playwright admired by Voltaire |
| 51% | GOETHE | 6 | German playwright deeply admired by Beethoven |
| 48% | DEISM | 5 | Faith espoused by Voltaire |
| 43% | BALZAC | 6 | Author admired by Proust |
| 43% | LENI | 4 | Filmmaker admired by Adolf |
| 43% | DANTE | 5 | Poet admired by Boccaccio |
| 43% | IDOL | 4 | Celebrity admired by many |
| 43% | PAINE | 5 | Activist admired by Edison |
| 43% | TEENIDOL | 8 | Performer admired by adolescents |
| 42% | STENDHAL | 8 | French novelist admired by Zola |
| 42% | ART | 3 | Something admired by an aesthete |
| 42% | HOGARTH | 7 | Engraver admired by Charles Lamb |
| 42% | CORELLI | 7 | Italian composer admired by Bach |
| 41% | ODETTA | 6 | Folk singer admired by Dr. King |
| 41% | IDOL | 4 | Star who's admired by many |
| 40% | AYN | 3 | Author Rand admired by the Tea Party |
| 40% | RLS | 3 | Author admired by Sirs ACD and JMB |
| 40% | GREGSON | 7 | Tobias __, Scotland Yard man admired by Sherlock |
| 40% | IDOLS | 5 | People who are admired by many fans |
| 39% | ODETS | 5 | "Clash by Night" playwright |
| 38% | AAMILNE | 7 | "Mr. Pim Passes By" playwright |
| 35% | AMARANTH | 8 | Flower admired by a rose for its longevity, in an Aesop fable |
| 35% | ATHOS | 5 | Character with a “lordly air and austere bearing” admired by D’Artagnan |
| 34% | ORTON | 5 | Playwright Joe portrayed by Gary Oldman in “Prick Up Your Ears” |
| 32% | ALCESTIS | 8 | Athenian romantic tragedy written by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides |
| 32% | DUCK | 4 | "The Wild ___," 1884 play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen |
| 31% | NAMED | 5 | "A Streetcar ___ Desire," 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams |
| 29% | BYANYOTHERNAME | 14 | 2024 novel by 45-Across about two playwrights living centuries apart (4 wds.) |
| 25% | LOOKEDUPTO | 10 | Admired |
| 25% | ESTEEMED | 8 | Admired |