| 100% | VANITIES | 8 | "The Bonfire of the ___," 1987 satirical novel authored by Tom Wolfe |
| 50% | HUCKLEBERRY | 11 | "Adventures of ___ Finn," satirical novel written by Mark Twain which is a direct sequel to the "Adventures of Tom Sawyer" |
| 50% | VANITIES | 8 | The Bonfire of the __, Tom Wolfe's iconic 80s tale |
| 43% | SHARPE | 6 | Tom —, author of novels Porterhouse Blue and The Throwback |
| 43% | OMERTA | 6 | Final novel by the author of ''the great 'GF''' |
| 43% | INJUNJOE | 8 | Villain in 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain |
| 43% | DESAI | 5 | Anita —, author of the novels In Custody and The Village by the Sea |
| 42% | NERO | 4 | Detective Wolfe who was the subject of 33 mystery novels by Rex Stout |
| 42% | OPERA | 5 | "The Phantom of the ___" (novel by French author Gaston Leroux) |
| 42% | WRATH | 5 | "The Grapes of ___," novel by American author John Steinbeck based on the struggles of migrant farmworkers |
| 41% | ANITA | 5 | &25A Author of novels In Custody and The Village by the Sea |
| 41% | TOM | 3 | "The Bonfire of the Vanities" novelist Wolfe |
| 41% | WOLFE | 5 | "The Bonfire of the Vanities" novelist Tom |
| 40% | IANRANKIN | 9 | Author of the Inspector Rebus novels |
| 40% | FLAGG | 5 | Fannie —, author of 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café |
| 40% | GOD | 3 | "To a ___ Unknown," novel by American author John Steinbeck about the relationship of a man to his land |
| 40% | SAWYER | 6 | "The Adventures of Tom ___," novel by Mark Twain |
| 40% | CLAREQUILTY | 11 | Author of playlet The Enchanted Hunters murdered by Humbert Humbert in 1955 Vladimir Nabokov novel Lolita |
| 40% | WORLDS | 6 | The War of the __, novel by UK writer HG Wells |
| 40% | JULES | 5 | With 49-Across, author of the novel suggested by this puzzle's theme; the movie debuted 10/17/1956 |
| 39% | IAMCHARLOTTE | 12 | & 22A 2004 novel by Tom Wolfe |
| 39% | FURPHY | 6 | Joseph —, Australian author of novel Such is Life: Being Certain Extracts from the Diary of Tom Collins, published in 1903 |
| 39% | BACKTOBLOOD | 11 | Novel about Cuban immigrants by Tom Wolfe (3 wds.) |
| 39% | MEGROSOFF | 9 | Author of the 2022 YA novel, Friends Like These |
| 39% | BOLUBABALOLA | 12 | Author of the 2022 romance novel “Honey and Spice” |
| 39% | PHANTOM | 7 | The__ of the Opera, novel written by Gaston Leroux |
| 39% | WERTHER | 7 | The Sorrows of Young __, novel by Goethe |
| 39% | MARTIN | 6 | & 10A The Life and Adventures of —, 1844 novel by Charles Dickens featuring the character Tom Pinch |
| 39% | PATRIOTGAMES | 12 | 1987 novel by Tom Clancy |
| 39% | TROLLOPE | 8 | Author of the Barsetshire novels |