| 100% | SORROWSONG | 10 | Poem about the innocence of children by 49-Across in her 1987 Pulitzer Prize-nominated collection "Next: New Poems" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | HOMAGETOMYHIPS | 14 | Poem about body autonomy by 49-Across in her 1980 Juniper Prize-winning collection "Two-Headed Woman" (4 wds.) |
| 38% | EDITHWHARTON | 12 | 13-Across and 25-Across writer who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Literature, for her 1920 novel "The Age of Innocence" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | THEWILDIRIS | 11 | Collection by 36-Across that won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1993 (3 wds.) |
| 34% | THESEVENAGES | 12 | Collection by 36-Across that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2002 (3 wds.) |
| 34% | NOTTAKEN | 8 | "The Road ___," poem by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Frost (birthday yesterday) that was published in 1916: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SAMSHEPARD | 10 | Playwright whose "Buried Child" won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979: 2 wds. |
| 33% | OCTOBER | 7 | "Poppies in ____," poem written by Sylvia Plath about the complexities of life which is included in the collection, "Ariel" |
| 33% | NEUTRALTONES | 12 | 1867 melancholic poem written by Thomas Hardy about the end of a relationship: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SUSANAMARTINEZ | 14 | In 2010, she became the first woman to be elected governor of New Mexico: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TIGEREYES | 9 | Young adult novel by 38-Across about a girl coping with the death of her father (2 wds.) |
| 33% | RICHARDWILBUR | 13 | American poet behind "Things of This World" who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1957 and 1989: 2 wds. |
| 32% | FOREVERYOUNG | 12 | Memoir by 35-Across about her time as a child star in Hollywood (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ARTHURCURRY | 11 | The real name of Aquaman, from Cartoon Network's "Justice League," played by Jason Momoa in the new film: 2 wds. |
| 31% | PINBALLWIZARD | 13 | Song performed by Elton John in the film adaptation of 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | STARRCARTER | 11 | Character played by Amandla Stenberg in the movie adaptation of 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MARYKATEOLSEN | 13 | Actress who shared the role of Michelle Tanner with her twin sister, Ashley in the 1987 sitcom "Full House:" 2 wds. |
| 31% | AUGUSTWILSON | 12 | Playwright whose "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson" won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1987 and 1990: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DIANAPRINCE | 11 | The real name of Wonder Woman, from Cartoon Network's "Justice League," played by Gal Gadot in the new film: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HOLLYHUNTER | 11 | Actress nominated for an Oscar for her role as TV producer Jane Craig in 1987's "Broadcast News": 2 wds. |
| 31% | DADDY | 5 | 1962 poem written by Sylvia Plath about the complex relationship with her father which was included in the collection, "Ariel" |
| 31% | DANIELDERONDA | 13 | Last novel completed by George Eliot which is the only known novel by her set in the contemporary Victorian society of her time: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ANNEHECHE | 9 | Actress who starred in the 1998 remake of 49-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TULIPS | 6 | 1961 poem written by Sylvia Plath about the flowers she received in a hospital which was included in the collection "Ariel" |
| 30% | BROOKLYN | 8 | 2009 novel by 38-Across about an Irish woman who moves to New York in the 1950s (2 wds.) |
| 30% | SONG | 4 | "Morning ___," poem by Sylvia Plath written in 1961 about an artist's freedom of expression which was included in the collection, "Ariel" |
| 30% | PRINCESSLEIA | 12 | Rebel Alliance fighter captured by 42-Across in 1983's "Return of the Jedi": 2 wds. |
| 30% | BETTEDAVIS | 10 | Iconic Hollywood actress who's the subject of the new memoir "Miss D and Me" by her personal assistant Kathryn Sermak: 2 wds. |
| 30% | RAISINGARIZONA | 14 | 1987 Coen brothers comedy about the kidnapping of a quintuplet: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ROBINWRIGHT | 11 | Actor from "Forrest Gump", who plays the wife of the character played by 18-Across in "House of Cards": 2 wds. |