| “The Faerie Queene” author Spenser | 42 |
| Poet Spenser | 12 |
| Orator Burke | 12 |
| Onetime Secretary of State Muskie | 33 |
| Name on the cover of "East of Everest" | 48 |
| Everest climber Hillary | 23 |
| Blackadder's first name | 27 |
| Name in the news 55 years ago today | 35 |
| Author Ferber | 13 |
| Novelist Ferber | 15 |
| Writer Ferber | 13 |
| Ferber | 6 |
| Tracy's mom in "Hairspray" | 40 |
| Novelist Ferber who wrote "So Big" | 44 |
| Millay | 6 |
| "Hairspray" mom | 25 |
| "Giant" author Ferber | 31 |
| Poet Millay | 11 |
| Mystery writer Buchanan | 23 |
| "Giant" writer Ferber | 31 |
| "Show Boat" author Ferber | 35 |
| Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay | 27 |
| Funny Dame | 10 |
| Best or Ferber | 14 |
| Ferber or Millay | 16 |
| ___ St. Vincent Millay | 22 |
| Writer Buchanan | 15 |
| Poet St. Vincent Millay | 23 |
| Irish author O'Brien | 24 |
| Dame ___ Everage | 16 |
| "So Big" author Ferber | 32 |
| Actress Purviance | 17 |
| Poet __ St. Vincent Millay | 26 |
| Crime writer Buchanan | 21 |
| Bart's teacher | 18 |
| "Laverne & Shirley" character Babish | 50 |
| Mrs. Krabappel | 14 |
| Actress Best | 12 |
| Made-up Dame | 12 |
| Flamboyant Dame | 15 |
| Ferber or O'Brien | 21 |
| Ferber of "Giant" fame | 32 |
| Dame played by Barry Humphries | 30 |
| Mrs. Turnblad in "Hairspray" | 38 |
| Miss Millay | 11 |
| Krabappel of "The Simpsons" | 37 |
| Ferber or Best | 14 |
| Dame Everage | 12 |
| Buchanan or Ferber | 18 |
| Best of Hollywood | 17 |
| ''Show Boat'' author Ferber | 43 |
| Mystery author Buchanan | 23 |
| Irish novelist O'Brien | 26 |
| Ferber of fiction | 17 |
| Cartoon character Krabappel | 27 |
| Best of the theater | 19 |
| Best of the movies | 18 |
| Best of films | 13 |
| Actress ___ May Oliver | 22 |
| "American Beauty" novelist Ferber | 43 |
| ''Giant'' author Ferber | 39 |
| Tracy Turnblad's mom in "Hairspray" | 49 |
| Tony-winning dame | 17 |
| She's a funny dame | 22 |
| Purviance of silents | 20 |
| Mrs. Garrett on "The Facts of Life" | 45 |
| John's role in "Hairspray" | 40 |
| Dame from Down Under | 20 |
| Dame ___ | 8 |
| Comedic Dame | 12 |
| "Show Boat" writer Ferber | 35 |
| "Show Boat" novelist Ferber | 37 |
| ''Hairspray'' mom | 33 |
| -- St. Vincent Millay | 21 |
| ___ May Oliver | 14 |
| Tracy Turnblad's mom, in "Hairspray" | 50 |
| St. Vincent Millay | 18 |
| Seymour Skinner's love interest, once | 41 |
| Purviance or Ferber | 19 |
| Novelist O'Brien | 20 |
| Ms. Krabappel | 13 |
| Mrs. Stengel | 12 |
| Millay or Ferber | 16 |
| Ferber, Oliver or O'Brien | 29 |
| Dame in drag | 12 |
| Best of the stage | 17 |
| Bart's teacher Krabappel | 28 |
| Author Buchanan | 15 |
| Animated schoolteacher Krabappel | 32 |
| Animated Krabappel | 18 |
| A Best | 6 |
| "The Simpsons" teacher Krabappel | 42 |
| "So Big" writer's first name | 42 |
| "So Big" writer Ferber | 32 |
| "So Big" novelist Ferber | 34 |
| "Giant" author's first name | 41 |
| "Dame" Everage | 24 |
| ''So Big'' author Ferber | 40 |
| ___ Turnblad ("Hairspray" role) | 41 |
| ___ Krabappel of "The Simpsons" | 41 |