| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ESSAYIST | Writer | |
| SCRIBE | Writer | |
| AUTHOR | Writer | |
| NOVELIST | Writer | |
| PENCIL | Writer | |
| ASTROLOGIST | Horoscope writer | |
| PENS | Writer’s tools | |
| STORYTELLER | Fiction writer | |
| DICKENS | Victorian-era writer | |
| MANUSCRIPT | Writer’s work | |
| DRAMATIST | Stage writer | |
| ROGET | Thesaurus writer | |
| PENNAME | Writer's pseudonym | |
| JANEAUSTEN | Emma writer | |
| JOURNALIST | Newspaper writer | |
| TOLSTOY | Russian writer | |
| POETESS | Verse writer | |
| AESOP | Ancient writer | |
| TABLET | Writer's block | |
| PENPAL | Letter writer | |
| COMPOSER | Music writer | |
| CATO | Roman writer | |
| MATTHEW | Gospel writer | |
| SETTER | Crossword writer | |
| JOHN | Gospel writer | |