| RITADOVE | U.S. poet laureate who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1987 |
| OSCAR | President of Costa Rica (1986-90, 2006-10) awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 'for his work for lasting peace in Central America' (5) |
| ARIAS | President of Costa Rica (1986-90, 2006-10) awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 'for his work for lasting peace in Central America' (5) |
| SANCHEZ | President of Costa Rica (1986-90, 2006-10) awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 'for his work for lasting peace in Central America' (7) |
| AIKEN | Poet Conrad who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1930 |
| BUCK | The last name of the woman who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1932 for her novel, "The Good Earth" (or slang word for a dollar) |
| THORNELL | Jack R. --, American photographer who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1967 (8) |
| LAMAR | Rapper Kendrick who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 |
| MAMET | David -, playwright whose Glengarry Glen Ross won a Pulitzer Prize in 1984 |
| WOODWARD | Bob _, journalist whose investigation of the Watergate scandal with a fellow Washington Post reporter won the newspaper a Pulitzer Prize in 1973 (8) |
| AUDEN | Poet awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for The Age of Anxiety (5) |
| BERRYMAN | Poet John who won a Pulitzer Prize for "77 Dream Songs" |
| LEE | Harper -; author awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1961 for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (3) |
| BENET | Either of two brothers with a Pulitzer Prize in poetry |
| MENOTTI | Italian-American composer who won a Pulitzer Prize for "The Saint of Bleecker Street" |
| MILEY | Italian-American composer who won a Pulitzer Prize for "The Saint of Bleecker Street" |
| IRA | NPR host Glass who won a Pulitzer Prize for audio reporting |
| UPTON | Sinclair who won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction |
| LURIE | Novelist Alison who won a Pulitzer Prize for "Foreign Affairs" |
| AKINS | Zoe who won a Pulitzer Prize for the 1935 play "The Old Maid" |
