| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| FPA | Former columnist |
| GEORGEWILL | Former Newsweek columnist |
| HEDDA | Former columnist Hopper. |
| HEDDA | Former columnist Hopper |
| HEDDAHOPPER | Former gossip columnist |
| RONA | Former gossip columnist Barrett |
| ALSOP | Former political columnist Joseph |
| ELS | Former "Golf Digest" columnist |
| ELSA | Former US columnist Maxwell |
| KENNEDYMASON | Former first lady-comic-political columnist |
| WILLIAMSAFIRE | Former "On Language" New York Times columnist who died on 9-27-09 |
