| Author/illustrator Richard of the Busytown books | 48 |
| Author/illustrator Maurice | 26 |
| Author/director Ephron | 22 |
| Author/critic John | 18 |
| Author/comic Fannie | 19 |
| Author/architect Buzzi | 22 |
| Author-vet Kovic | 16 |
| Author-turned-radio personality? | 32 |
| Author-turned-coroner? | 22 |
| Author-subject of epitaph | 25 |
| Author-scenarist James ___ | 26 |
| Author-photographer Barlett | 27 |
| Author-philosopher Sontag | 25 |
| Author-paid publishers | 22 |
| Author-paid publisher | 21 |
| Author-newscaster Newman | 24 |
| Author-movie critic James | 25 |
| Author-lecturer Mills | 21 |
| Author-journalist Goodman | 25 |
| Author-illustrator Maurice | 26 |
| Author-film critic: 1909–55 | 34 |
| Author-educator Angelo ___ | 26 |
| Author-editor Hubbard | 21 |
| Author-columnist Joseph | 23 |
| Author-clergyman | 16 |
| Author-actress Chase | 20 |
| Author, shore bird and actress | 30 |
| Author, 1956 award winner | 25 |
| Author, 1955 award winner | 25 |
| Author, 1953 award winner | 25 |
| Author, 1903-87 | 15 |
| Author, 1899-1961 | 17 |
| Author, 1340-1400 | 17 |
| Author" "Jaffe | 24 |
| Author's writer | 19 |
| Author's work | 17 |
| Author's victim? | 20 |
| Author's supply: Abbr. | 26 |
| Author's supply (abbr.) | 27 |
| Author's success | 20 |
| Author's submissions: Abbr. | 31 |
| Author's story? | 19 |
| Author's start | 18 |
| Author's song? | 18 |
| Author's sign-off? | 22 |
| Author's secret collaborator | 32 |
| Author's rewards | 20 |
| Author's reps. | 18 |
| Author's representative | 27 |
| Author's rep. | 17 |
| Author's rep | 16 |
| Author's pseudonym | 22 |
| Author's promoter | 21 |
| Author's pals | 17 |
| Author's output: Abbr. | 26 |
| Author's offerings (Abbr.) | 30 |
| Author's notebook items | 27 |
| Author's negotiator | 23 |
| Author's monogram | 21 |
| Author's letter to an editor | 32 |
| Author's last word? | 23 |
| Author's last word | 22 |
| Author's kiss of death | 26 |
| Author's inspiration | 24 |
| Author's hangout? | 21 |
| Author's hang-up | 20 |
| Author's explanation | 24 |
| Author's encore: Abbr. | 26 |
| Author's encl. | 18 |
| Author's employee | 21 |
| Author's dream | 18 |
| Author's desire | 19 |
| Author's decision | 21 |
| Author's concern | 20 |
| Author's choice | 19 |
| Author's chief work | 23 |
| Author's bane | 17 |
| Author's author | 19 |
| Author's assistant | 22 |
| Author's approach | 21 |
| Author's antique, perhaps | 29 |
| Author's alias | 18 |
| Author's address? | 21 |
| Author's acknowledgement | 28 |
| Author's "jackpot" | 32 |
| Author! Author! actress | 27 |
| Author _____ Gallant | 20 |
| Author _____ Chandler Harris | 28 |
| Author _____ Alexander | 22 |
| Author ____ Ingalls Wilder | 26 |
| Author ___-Michel Kpomassie | 27 |
| Author ___-Exupéry | 21 |
| Author ___ Yutang | 17 |
| Author ___ Virginia Woolf | 25 |
| Author ___ Stanley Gardner | 26 |
| Author ___ S. Connell | 21 |
| Author ___ Rogers St. Johns | 27 |
| Author ___ Roche | 16 |
| Author ___ Passos | 17 |
| Author ___ Neale Hurston | 24 |