| 100% | MAYAANGELOU | 11 | Poet who read "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Clinton's 1993 inauguration: 2 wds. |
| 83% | MAYAANGELOU | 11 | Poet who read "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's first inauguration (2 wds.) |
| 70% | MAYA | 4 | Angelou who read "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Clinton's first inauguration in '93 |
| 69% | ANGELOU | 7 | Poet Maya who read "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's first inauguration |
| 52% | ANGELOU | 7 | Poet who read at President Clinton's 1993 inauguration |
| 52% | ROBERTFROST | 11 | Poet who read "The Gift Outright" at President Kennedy's 1961 inauguration: 2 wds. |
| 50% | RICHARDBLANCO | 13 | Poet who read "One Today" at President Obama's 2013 inauguration: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ANGELOU | 7 | She recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at Clinton's first inauguration |
| 49% | MARILYNHORNE | 12 | Opera singer who performed at Clinton's 1993 inauguration and received the National Medal of Arts in 1992: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ROBERTFROST | 11 | Poet who read "The Gift Outright" at John F. Kennedy's inauguration (2 wds.) |
| 41% | JOHNKEATS | 9 | Romantic poet who died at the age of 25, but left a lasting impression on the literary world through his odes like "To Autumn": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ANGELOU | 7 | Poet who read at Clinton's first inauguration |
| 40% | RICHARDBLANCO | 13 | Poet who read "One Today" at Barack Obama's second inauguration (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ANGELOU | 7 | Poet who read an original piece at Clinton's first inauguration |
| 38% | GERALDFORD | 10 | 38th US president (1974-1977) who was on the varsity football team at the University of Michigan: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANGELOU | 7 | "On the Pulse of Morning" poet |
| 37% | ANGELOU | 7 | "On the Pulse of Morning" poet Maya |
| 37% | GEORGEBUSH | 10 | 41st US president (1989-1993) who was on the varsity baseball team at Yale: 2 wds. |
| 36% | AMANDA | 6 | Poet Gorman who read at President Biden's inauguration |
| 36% | AMANDAGORMAN | 12 | "The Hill We Climb" poet who is the youngest poet to read at a presidential inauguration (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CHARLESDARWIN | 13 | "On the Origin of Species" author who is buried at Westminster Abbey: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PULSE | 5 | "On the ___ of Morning," poem written and read by Maya Angelou at Bill Clinton's Presidential inauguration |
| 34% | AMANDAGORMAN | 12 | "The Hill We Climb" poet who is one of Time's 2022 Women of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MELISSAGILBERT | 14 | "Little House on the Prairie" actress who was SAG president, 2001-2005: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BILL | 4 | President Clinton, who's the father of 18-Across |
| 32% | MILEYCYRUS | 10 | "Wrecking Ball" singer who performs on the remix of 49-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BLANCO | 6 | Richard ___, modern poet known for his reading of "One Today" at the 2013 presidential inauguration |
| 31% | BILLIEPIPER | 11 | "Doctor Who" actress who plays Isadora Capri, the head of music at Nevermore Academy, on "Wednesday": 2 wds. |
| 31% | ELLEMACPHERSON | 14 | Australian model who's been on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue five times: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HARRISONFORD | 12 | "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" actor who plays Jimmy's mentor Paul on "Shrinking": 2 wds. |