| 100% | JOHN | 4 | With 19-Down, mustachioed libertarian pundit who wrote the book “Give Me a Break” |
| 39% | TODD | 4 | "BoJack Horseman" character who writes the rock opera "Newtopia Rising, Book I: The Search for a New Utopia" |
| 35% | SUZEORMAN | 9 | Financial guru who wrote The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke |
| 35% | PIKE | 4 | American author Christopher ___ who wrote the "Remember Me" book series |
| 35% | VIOLA | 5 | Actress Davis who wrote the children's book "Corduroy Takes a Bow" |
| 34% | ANNE | 4 | Rice who wrote the upcoming book "Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat" |
| 34% | VIOLA | 5 | Actress Davis who wrote the 2018 children's book "Corduroy Takes a Bow" |
| 34% | BAEZ | 4 | Folk singer Joan who wrote the memoir "And A Voice to Sing With" |
| 34% | ALDA | 4 | Alan who wrote the book "If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?" |
| 33% | POE | 3 | Poet who wrote the line "But we loved with a love that was more than love" |
| 33% | CHELSEA | 7 | 1990s First Daughter Clinton who wrote the children's book "Start Now!: You Can Make a Difference" |
| 32% | RACHEL | 6 | With 31-Across, Debbie Downer portrayer on "SNL" who wrote the memoir "Girl Walks Into a Bar ..." |
| 32% | TSELIOT | 7 | Who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper" |
| 32% | OHMAN | 5 | “Dude, give me a break!” |
| 32% | FORHEAVENSSAKE | 14 | "Oh, give me a break!" |
| 32% | MOLLYSHANNON | 12 | "I Love That for You" actress who wrote the 2022 memoir whose title rhymes with a famous Broadway musical (2 wds.) |
| 32% | EVA | 3 | Chen who wrote the children’s book “I Am Golden” |
| 32% | GIULIANI | 8 | Politician who wrote the book "Leadership" |
| 32% | FINN | 4 | Twain protagonist who fled down the Mississippi with a runaway slave |
| 31% | FEY | 3 | Comedian Tina who wrote the book "Bossypants" |
| 31% | BULB | 4 | I'm the "smart" device that changes color with a tap. Who am I? |
| 31% | ALEC | 4 | Guinness who wrote “My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor” |
| 31% | NARRATE | 7 | To give a spoken or written account of something, as with books |
| 31% | NATE | 4 | Ruess who sang "Just Give Me a Reason" with Pink |
| 31% | NEDROREM | 8 | Composer who wrote the book "The Paris Diaries" |
| 31% | ALI | 3 | Comedian Wong who wrote the book "Dear Girls" |
| 31% | ELIOT | 5 | Poet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper" |
| 31% | ERMA | 4 | Bombeck who wrote If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? |
| 31% | DAMN | 4 | "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a ___" ("Gone With the Wind" quote) |
| 31% | DAMN | 4 | "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a ___" ("Gone With the Wind" line) |