| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Blonde" author (In this clue's answer, notice letters 8 to 5) | Universal | 21 Sep 2021 |
| An emcee might introduce her as "1970 National Book Award winner for 'them'" | ||
| An emcee might introduce her as "1970 National Book Award winner for 'them'" | Universal | 01 Jan 2019 |
| 'Blonde' novelist | The Washington Post | 04 Feb 2017 |
| ''Black Water'' novelist | Newsday | 26 Mar 2015 |
| "Black Water" novelist | ||
| "Bellefleur" novelist | ||
| Author and longtime professor of writing at Princeton | ||
| "American Appetites" novelist | ||
| "On Boxing" essayist | ||
| 20th-century writer | ||
| "On Boxing" author | ||
| She wrote "Angel of Light" | ||
| "Bellefleur" author | ||
| Author of "Night-Side" |