| Writer who said "What I cannot love, I overlook" | 58 |
| Writer who said, "I am not young enough to know everything" | 69 |
| Writer who was a source for Verdi's "Rigoletto" | 61 |
| Writer whose stories inspired "Guys and Dolls" | 56 |
| Writer with the most combined Tony and Oscar nominations | 56 |
| Writer/director of the last "MASH" episode | 52 |
| Writer/director who doesn't test audio equipment | 52 |
| Writer/illustrator of the story "Gertrude McFuzz" | 59 |
| Writers Guild of America's best-written TV series of all time | 65 |
| Writes ''hiar'' for ''hair,'' e.g. | 66 |
| Writing assignment that, through complete luck, got an A? | 57 |
| WWII aircraft carrier known as the "Mighty Stinger" | 61 |
| WWII aircraft carrier nicknamed "Tokyo Express" | 57 |
| WWII boat featured in "Saving Private Ryan" | 53 |
| WWII flying ace who became a noted children's author | 56 |
| Wyatt's piggish brother, in "Weird Science" | 57 |
| Wynton Marsalis's first trumpet was a gift from him | 55 |
| Wyoming city nicknamed "Gem City of the Plains" | 57 |