| 100% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | "Vision in White" romance novelist who also writes police procedurals as J.D. Robb: 2 wds. |
| 45% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | Romance writer who also wrote under the pen name J.D. Robb (2 wds.) |
| 43% | NORA | 4 | Romance novelist Roberts who writes mysteries as J.D. Robb |
| 36% | NORA | 4 | ___ Roberts, romance novelist known for "Northern Lights" who also wrote under the pseudonym J.D. Robb |
| 36% | ELOISAJAMES | 11 | Romance novelist who wrote the Desperate Duchesses series, among many others: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DEBBIEMACOMBER | 14 | Romance novelist who wrote the Blossom Street series, among many others: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | Romance novelist who wrote the Chesapeake Bay series, among many others: 2 wds. |
| 35% | NORA | 4 | Roberts who also writes under the pseudonym J. D. Robb |
| 35% | SOPHIEKINSELLA | 14 | Author of the "Shopaholic" novels who also wrote stand-alone novels as Madeleine Wickham: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LIANEMORIARTY | 13 | "Truly Madly Guilty" novelist who also wrote 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | STEPHENKING | 11 | "Carrie" author who also wrote horror novels as Richard Bachman: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MIRANDAJAMES | 12 | Novelist who writes the Cat in the Stacks mystery series (2 wds.) |
| 30% | NORA | 4 | Romance author Roberts who is also J.D. Robb |
| 30% | DANIELLESTEEL | 13 | Bestselling romance novelist who has written more than 200 books, including 18-Across and 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | FAYEKELLERMAN | 13 | Novelist who wrote "The Ritual Bath," a murder mystery set in a Jewish community in California (2 wds.) |
| 30% | RINGOSTARR | 10 | 19-Across drummer who also wrote and sang 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SANDRABROWN | 11 | "Tailspin" novelist who received the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | NICKFROST | 9 | Co-star of the Cornetto trilogy who also plays Nion in "Snow White & the Huntsman" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | Singer famous for her hit song "On the Floor" with Pitbull, who also starred as the lead role in the film "Maid in Manhattan": 2 wds. |
| 29% | HARRYKEMELMAN | 13 | Novelist who wrote "Friday the Rabbi Slept Late," a murder mystery set in a Jewish community in Massachusetts (2 wds.) |
| 29% | MICHAELCHABON | 13 | Novelist who wrote "The Yiddish Policemen's Union," a murder mystery set in a Jewish community in Alaska (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ALEXANDREDUMAS | 14 | French novelist who wrote "The Three Musketeers": 2 wds. |
| 29% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | "Angels Fall" novelist who received the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | RUTHWARE | 8 | British novelist who wrote the bestsellers "The Woman in Cabin 10," 15-Across, and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | Singer/actress who also stars in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BEVERLYJENKINS | 14 | "Second Time Sweeter" novelist who received the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | Mystery writer who (as J.D. Robb) created Lieutenant Eve Dallas and Detective Delia Peabody (2 wds.) |
| 29% | CAMUS | 5 | Novelist who wrote L'Etranger, as it's called in its original language |
| 29% | FREIDAMCFADDEN | 14 | "The Teacher," 19-Across, and 42-Across bestselling novelist who is also a physician specializing in brain injuries (2 wds.) |
| 29% | KAZUOISHIGURO | 13 | British novelist who wrote 19-Across and 31-Across and was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |