| BLATTY | William Peter ?, author of 1971 novel The Exorcist |
| WOUK | Herman ?, author of 1971 novel The Winds of War (4) |
| HERMANWOUK | Author of 1971 novel The Winds of War (6,4) |
| HAROLDROBBINS | Author of 1971 novel The Betsy (6,7) |
| MORDECAIRICHLER | Montreal-born author of 1971 novel St. Urbain's horseman: 2 wds. |
| ZINDEL | Paul ?, author of 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (6) |
| WEISS | Peter ?, author of the stage works The Investigation and Marat/Sade (5) |
| ACKROYD | Peter ?, author of novels Chatterton and The Lambs of London (7) |
| HOLLANDER | Xaviera ?, author of 1971 memoir The Happy Hooker |
| BARNES | Peter ?, author of stage plays Red Noses and The Ruling Class |
| BENCHLEY | Peter ?, author of 1974 novel Jaws |
| NICHOLS | Peter ?, author of 1969 stage play The National Health, or Nurse Norton's Affair (7) |
| SHAFFER | Peter ?, author of stage plays Equus and Amadeus (7) |
| CAREY | Peter ?, author of novels Bliss and Illywhacker (5) |
| MAYLE | Peter ?, author of 1989 memoir A Year in Provence |
| LOVESEY | Peter ?, author of novels Rough Cider and Wobble to Death |
| STRAUB | Peter ?, author of novels Shadowland and Floating Dragon |
| EXORCIST | "The ...", 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty (8) |
| FRAYN | Michael, author of 1971 play The Sandboy (5) |
| EXORCISM | Event in a classic William Peter Blatty novel |
