| 100% | MAILER | 6 | The Executioner's Song author Norman | 
| 65% | MAILER | 6 | "The Executioner's Song" author | 
| 44% | SHOUT | 5 | Author and journalist Philip Norman's first book which is considered a biography of The Beatles | 
| 43% | WILLA | 5 | “The Song of the Lark” author Cather | 
| 43% | HINTON | 6 | S E —, author of 1967 novel The Outsiders | 
| 43% | HINTON | 6 | S E -, author of 1967 novel The Outsiders | 
| 41% | LEE | 3 | Tommy ___ Jones, "The Executioner's Song" actor | 
| 41% | TAMORA | 6 | Author Pierce of the fantasy series "The Song of the Lioness" | 
| 40% | LONGFELLOW | 10 | Henry Wadsworth —, author of poem The Song of Hiawatha | 
| 40% | HOOD | 4 | Thomas —, author of 1843 poem The Song of the Shirt | 
| 39% | RRR | 3 | 2022 S. S. Rajamouli epic featuring the song "Naatu Naatu" | 
| 39% | FORESTER | 8 | C S —, author of novels The Commodore and Lord Hornblower | 
| 39% | NORMANMAILER | 12 | "The Executioner's Song" novelist who won Pulitzer Prizes for both Fiction and General Nonfiction: 2 wds. | 
| 38% | PAPERBACKWRITER | 15 | Author's favorite Beatles song? | 
| 38% | SANFORDANDSON | 13 | 1970s Norman Lear sitcom with the theme song "The Streetbeater" (3 wds.) | 
| 38% | TSE | 3 | Monogram of the author of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” | 
| 38% | TSE | 3 | Initials of the author of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” | 
| 37% | KOKO | 4 | The Mikado's Lord High Executioner | 
| 37% | ARIA | 4 | Diva's song at the opera | 
| 37% | DEEP | 4 | Adele's song "Rolling in the ___" | 
| 37% | AGAR | 4 | The People's Choice author | 
| 37% | ABOUT | 5 | “___ the Author” (writer’s bio) | 
| 37% | WILLIAM | 7 | ___ S. Burroughs, author of "Naked Lunch" and a major figure of the Beat Generation | 
| 36% | MATTHAIG | 8 | Author of 2020's The Midnight Library | 
| 36% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | Author Brontë's section of the internet? | 
| 36% | ERESTU | 6 | 1970's song subtitled "Touch the Wind" | 
| 36% | AGONY | 5 | Song from Sondheim's "Into the Woods" | 
| 36% | SHACK | 5 | The B-52's hit song "Love ___" | 
| 36% | AIRPLAY | 7 | Song's broadcast time on the radio | 
| 36% | YMCA | 4 | The Village People's most famous song |