| Writer exiled by Claudius | 25 |
| Writer Ferber and others | 24 |
| Writer Fleming, for one | 23 |
| Writer Foote detects an owl? | 28 |
| Writer Frances Parkinson | 24 |
| Writer Francis or Roger | 23 |
| Writer friend of Chopin | 23 |
| Writer from Hannibal, Mo. | 25 |
| Writer from Terre Haute | 23 |
| Writer from Zanesville | 22 |
| Writer Gardner and namesakes | 28 |
| Writer George or T. S. | 22 |
| Writer Germaine de ___ | 22 |
| Writer gets a connection | 24 |
| Writer Hecht and others | 23 |
| Writer Hentoff and others | 25 |
| Writer in cipher, maybe | 23 |
| Writer Isak Dinesen, e.g. | 25 |
| Writer James and family | 23 |
| Writer James and others | 23 |
| Writer James from Tennessee | 27 |
| Writer James: 1909–55 | 28 |
| Writer John Dickson -- | 22 |
| Writer John Dickson ___ | 23 |
| Writer Jong and others | 22 |
| Writer Joyce Carol ___ | 22 |
| Writer Katherine ___ Porter | 27 |
| Writer Kesey or Follett | 23 |
| Writer Kingsley or Martin | 25 |
| Writer known as Artemus Ward | 28 |
| Writer known for irony | 22 |
| Writer known for moralizing | 27 |
| Writer known for twists | 23 |
| Writer known for Wimsey | 23 |
| Writer Leon and family | 22 |
| Writer LeShan and others | 24 |
| Writer like Agnes Repplier | 26 |
| Writer Madeleine L'___ | 26 |
| Writer Marilyn __ Savant | 24 |
| Writer Marilyn ___ Savant | 25 |
| Writer Medeleine L'___ | 26 |
| Writer Moore or Moorehead | 25 |
| Writer Morrison and others | 26 |
| Writer named for a singer? | 26 |
| Writer Nevil and family | 23 |
| Writer O'Faolain et al. | 27 |
| Writer O'Flaherty et al. | 28 |
| Writer of Metamorphoses | 26 |
| Writer of 40-plus novels | 24 |
| Writer of a 1939 Lincoln bio | 28 |
| Writer of almost 2,000 poems | 28 |
| Writer of animal stories | 24 |
| Writer of boys' books | 25 |
| Writer of boys' tales | 25 |
| Writer of creamy messages | 25 |
| Writer of gold rush stories | 27 |
| Writer of gold-rush stories | 27 |
| Writer of hard-boiled fiction | 29 |
| Writer of heavy poetry? | 23 |
| Writer of inferior verse | 24 |
| Writer of jazz anthems? | 23 |
| Writer of medical thrillers | 27 |
| Writer of pieces in passing? | 28 |
| Writer of praiseful poems | 25 |
| Writer of sardonic humor | 24 |
| Writer of short letters | 23 |
| Writer of spy thrillers | 23 |
| Writer of success stories | 25 |
| Writer of suspense tales | 24 |
| Writer of sweet words? | 22 |
| Writer of the 95 theses | 23 |
| Writer of the Middle Ages | 25 |
| Writer on class struggle | 24 |
| Writer on Mulberry Street | 25 |
| Writer on music David ___ | 25 |
| Writer on population: 1798 | 26 |
| Writer Oscar's groupies? | 28 |
| Writer painted by Manet | 23 |
| Writer Peter B. and family | 26 |
| Writer Roald and others | 23 |
| Writer Robert or singer Harve | 29 |
| Writer Robert ___ Warren | 24 |
| Writer Rogers St. John | 22 |
| Writer Rogers St. Johns | 23 |
| Writer Santha Rama ___ | 22 |
| Writer Sarah -- Jewett | 22 |
| Writer Sarah --- Jewett | 23 |
| Writer Sarah __ Jewett | 22 |
| Writer Sarah ___ Jewett | 23 |
| Writer Seton and others | 23 |
| Writer Shirley Ann ___ | 22 |
| Writer Sontag or Faludi | 23 |
| Writer St. Johns et al. | 23 |
| Writer Stieg Larsson, e.g. | 26 |
| Writer Sylvia's family | 26 |
| Writer T. S. or George | 22 |
| Writer Tan and singer Grant | 27 |
| Writer Tarbell and others | 25 |
| Writer Victor's family | 26 |
| Writer Walker and others | 24 |