| 100% | LEGUIN | 6 | Ursula K. ___, "A Wizard of Earthsea" author who founded a publishing cooperative called "Book View Cafe": 2 wds. |
| 43% | LEGUIN | 6 | Ursula K. __, A Wizard of Earthsea author |
| 37% | GRACEBYERS | 10 | "Empire" actress who authored a children's book called "I Am Enough": 2 wds. |
| 37% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | Author who took 24 years to publish a sequel to "The Witches of Eastwick": 2 wds. |
| 37% | JASONMOTT | 9 | Author who won the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction for "Hell of a Book": 2 wds. |
| 36% | MOLLYSIMS | 9 | Model/actress who authored a book on organizing and decorating called "Everyday Chic": 2 wds. |
| 36% | DANRATHER | 9 | Former news anchor who's published a collection of essays called "What Unites Us": 2 wds. |
| 36% | FANNIEFLAGG | 11 | Author of "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" who cameoed as a teacher in the 1991 film adaptation: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JIMMYCARTER | 11 | Former US president who authored the book "The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War": 2 wds. |
| 34% | COLLEENHOOVER | 13 | Author of "It Ends With Us" who gained fame after self-publishing romance books: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GLORIASTEINEM | 13 | Feminist who was a founder of Ms. magazine: 2 wds. |
| 34% | WONDERWOMAN | 11 | Fictional superhero appearing in comic books who is a founding member of the Justice League and an ambassador of the Amazon people: 2 wds. |
| 32% | PETERBENCHLEY | 13 | Author of "Jaws" who cameoed as a reporter in the 1975 film adaptation: 2 wds. |
| 32% | KAZUOISHIGURO | 13 | Author who won the Booker Prize for "The Remains of the Day": 2 wds. |
| 32% | FRANKMCCOURT | 12 | "Angela's Ashes" author who started publishing books in his 60s: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | Former US President who authored the book "The Audacity of Hope": 2 wds. |
| 32% | TINMAN | 6 | "Wizard of Oz" character who wanted a heart: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MARGARETATWOOD | 14 | Author who took 34 years to publish a sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale": 2 wds. |
| 31% | BERNIEWORRELL | 13 | Composer and founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic who wrote a concerto at age 8: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MARIOPRADA | 10 | Italian designer who founded a brand in 1913 which also has a subsidiary brand called "Miu Miu": 2 wds. |
| 31% | STEPHENCHBOSKY | 14 | Author who wrote the film adaptation of his own "The Perks of Being a Wallflower": 2 wds. |
| 31% | JAYASHER | 8 | Author whose book "Thirteen Reasons Why" was adapted into a Netflix show of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 31% | JULIANBARNES | 12 | English author who won the Man Booker Prize for "The Sense of an Ending": 2 wds. |
| 30% | FLAVIA | 6 | ___ Bujor, "The Prophecy of the Stones" author who published her first book when she was a teen |
| 30% | MARTINGOODMAN | 13 | American publisher of comic books who founded Timely Publications which later evolved into Marvel Comics: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ROBREINER | 9 | Director of 33-Across who will write a foreword for the book by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | RACHELMADDOW | 12 | MSNBC host who won a 2021 Grammy for the audiobook of her nonfiction book "Blowout": 2 wds. |
| 30% | SCOTTJUREK | 10 | American ultramarathoner and bestselling author of "Eat & Run" who has been a vegan since 1999: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SELENAGOMEZ | 11 | "Wizards of Waverly Place" actress who was named a UNICEF Ambassador in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 30% | STARJONES | 9 | Former cohost of "The View" who's maintained a weight loss of over 100 pounds since 2003: 2 wds. |